Buffalo Bulls vs Miami RedHawks Prediction, 1/10/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Buffalo Bulls vs Miami RedHawks

Date: Tuesday, January 10, 2023

Location: Millett Hall in Oxford, OH

TV: Youtube TV

The Buffalo Bulls (8-7) are headed to Millett Hall on Tuesday where they will meet the Miami RedHawks (6-9).

The Buffalo Bulls faced Northern Illinois and earned the victory with a final of 80-62 in their last contest. Buffalo wrapped up the contest having earned a 47.6% FG percentage (30 out of 63) and knocked down 11 of their 26 3-point shots. From the charity stripe, the Bulls knocked down 9 of their 17 attempts for a percentage of 52.9%. Pertaining to getting rebounds, they earned 43 with 15 of them being of the offensive variety. They also recorded 17 dimes in the matchup while forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and earning 7 steals. When it comes to the defense, Buffalo allowed their opponent to shoot 38.2% from the field on 21 out of 55 shooting. Northern Illinois recorded 11 dimes and had 10 steals in the matchup. Moreover, Northern Illinois snagged 26 rebounds (8 offensive, 18 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Northern Illinois shot 56.0% at the free throw line by knocking down 14 of their 25 shots. They knocked down 6 out of their 16 tries from three-point range. When talking about personal fouls, the Bulls ended up walking away with 20 and Northern Illinois had 12 personal fouls.

Curtis Jones is one guy who was a major contributor for this contest. He ended up scoring 19 points on 7 of 12 shooting. He saw the court for 34 mins played and also pulled down 5 boards. He walked away from this one shooting 58.3% from the field and also distributed 2 assists.

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Buffalo enters this matchup with a mark of 8-7 this season. They turn it over 14.7 times per game and as a basketball team they are committing 19.0 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Buffalo is pulling down 38.2 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 222 assists on the year, which has them ranked 168th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. The Bulls are shooting 32.9% from downtown (108 of 328) and 68.6% from the free throw line. They have an average of 78.7 points per game (53rd in the nation) while connecting on 46.0% from the field.

Defensively, the Bulls are able to force 15.1 turnovers per contest and they draw 16.8 fouls. They are conceding 32.6% on 3-pointers and they are 332nd in the country in opponents points per game (75.9). The Bulls defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 43.2% (393 of 909) and they concede 35.9 boards per contest as a basketball team. They are 218th in the nation in giving up assists to their opponents with 209 surrendered for the season.

For their last game, the Miami RedHawks took a loss by a final score of 69-66 against Kent State. The RedHawks were able to snag 25 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 32 in this game. They also gave up possession of the ball 19 times, while earning 8 steals for the matchup. Kent State committed 13 fouls for this game which took the RedHawks to the charity stripe for 14 tries. They were able to bury 12 of those for a percentage of 85.7%. With regard to shots from downtown, Miami knocked down 8 out of their 22 tries (36.4%). In all, the RedHawks finished 23 out of 54 from the floor which gave them a rate of 42.6%. The RedHawks permitted Kent State to bury 25 of 58 attempts from the field which had them shooting 43.1% for the matchup. They went 29.4% from three-point range by going 5 of 17 and ended up going 14 out of 20 from the charity stripe (70.0%). When talking about rebounding, Miami allowed Kent State to pull down 31 in all (10 offensive).

Mekhi Lairy was important for the RedHawks in the game. He made 6 out of 12 for this contest giving him a rate of 50.0%, and accumulated 3 rebounds. He had 17 points in his 34 mins on the court and had 4 assists in the matchup.

Miami has a mark of 6-9 this year. As an offense, the RedHawks are hitting on 43.7% from the floor, which has them ranked 235th in college basketball. Miami has scored 1,116 pts so far this year (74.4 per contest) and they average 33.0 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 14.1 times per game (137th in college basketball) and they turn the ball over 14.6 times per contest. The RedHawks are committing 17.0 personal fouls per game and they hit 80.4% from the free throw line.

The RedHawks on the defensive side of the court are 301st in college hoops in PPG given up with 73.9. They are forcing 15.5 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 46.2% from the floor (330th in college basketball). The Miami defense surrenders 36.2% on shots from 3-point land (118 of 326) and opponents are connecting on 73.8% of their free throw attempts. They have relinquished 14.1 assists and 34.5 boards per contest, ranking them 274th and 207th in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Buffalo

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