Buffalo Bulls vs Central Michigan Chippewas Prediction, 1/14/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Buffalo Bulls vs Central Michigan Chippewas

Date: Saturday, January 14, 2023

Location: McGuirk Arena in Mount Pleasant, MI

TV: Youtube TV

McGuirk Arena is where the Central Michigan Chippewas (6-10) will go up against the Buffalo Bulls (8-8) on Saturday.

The Buffalo Bulls faced Miami and took a loss by a final of 91-80 in their last contest. When talking about fouls, the Bulls ended up finishing with 19 and Miami accumulated 26 fouls. They also made 11 of their 27 attempts from long range. Miami finished the game shooting 85.7% at the free throw line by knocking down 18 of 21 attempts. Furthermore, Miami pulled down 31 boards (10 offensive, 21 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Miami earned 16 assists and had 5 steals in the matchup. When talking about defending, Buffalo let their opponent shoot 51.7% from the floor on 31 of 60 shooting. They also doled out 10 assists in the game as well as forcing the other team into 20 turnovers and having 13 steals. When discussing grabbing rebounds, they earned a total of 30 with 11 of them being of the offensive variety. From the charity stripe, the Bulls buried 23 of 38 shots for a percentage of 60.5%. Buffalo wrapped up the game having earned a 46.6% FG percentage (27 of 58) and converted 3 out of their 17 3-point attempts.

Yazid Powell is a guy who was a major contributor in this contest. He ended up going 41.7% from the field and also totaled 1 assist. He was on the court for 29 mins and grabbed 4 rebounds. He walked away with 20 points on 5 of 12 shooting.

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Buffalo steps onto the court with a win-loss record of 8-8 this season. They turn it over 14.9 times per game and as a squad they commit 19.0 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Buffalo is pulling in 37.8 boards per contest and is sitting with 232 dimes on the campaign, which is 137th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. The Bulls are shooting 32.2% on 3-pointers (111 of 345) and 67.7% from the free throw line. They have an average of 78.8 points per contest (47th in D-1) while connecting on 46.0% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Bulls are forcing 15.5 turnovers every game while drawing 17.4 fouls. They currently rank 256th in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 225 conceded this season. The Bulls are allowing a field goal percentage of 43.8% (424 of 969) and they surrender 35.8 boards per contest as a basketball team. They are giving up 33.2% from 3-point land while they are 341st in Division 1 in points per game allowed (76.9).

In their last game, the Central Michigan Chippewas went home defeated by a final of 73-54 when they faced Northern Illinois. When it comes to team rebounding, Central Michigan permitted Northern Illinois to get 31 in all (6 on the offensive glass). They wrapped up this game 44.4% from three-point range by going 8 of 18 and walked away from this one shooting 15 out of 27 from the charity stripe (55.6%). The Chippewas permitted Northern Illinois to convert 25 of their 51 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 49.0% for the matchup. Overall, the Chippewas went 18 for 49 from the field which had them shooting 36.7%. When discussing 3-point shots, Central Michigan made 6 of their 23 tries (26.1%). They were able to knock down 12 of the free throws for a percentage of 54.5%. Northern Illinois committed 22 fouls in this contest which took the Chippewas to the free throw line for 22 attempts. They turned it over 22 times, while earning 9 steals for this game. The Chippewas collected 24 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 33 for the matchup.

Brian Taylor ended up having an impact for the Chippewas for this game. He recorded 15 points in his 40 minutes on the hardwood and earned 1 assist for the game. He made 6 of 16 in this matchup for a rate of 37.5%, and had 11 rebounds.

Central Michigan has a mark of 6-10 this season. When it comes to offensive execution, the Chippewas are shooting 41.7% from the floor, which is 314th in college basketball. Central Michigan has tallied 1,075 points for the year (67.2 per contest) and they average 38.3 boards per contest. They are assisting teammates 11.1 times per contest (327th in Division 1) and they are losing possession via turnover 16.2 times per contest. The Chippewas commit 20.0 personal fouls every game while shooting 70.1% from the charity stripe.

The Central Michigan defense allows 29.9% on three-point shots (116 of 388) and their opposition knocks down 64.2% of their free throw attempts. They relinquish 12.4 dimes and 35.9 boards per game, which has them ranked 167th and 270th in those categories. The Chippewas defensively are ranked 182nd in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 68.8. They have forced 14.8 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 41.7% from the field (116th in college basketball).

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Central Michigan

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