Eastern Michigan Eagles vs Buffalo Bulls Prediction, 2/7/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Eastern Michigan Eagles vs Buffalo Bulls

Date: Tuesday, February 7, 2023

Location: Alumni Arena in Buffalo, NY

TV: fuboTV

Alumni Arena is the location where the Buffalo Bulls (11-12) will try to beat the Eastern Michigan Eagles (6-17) on Tuesday.

The Eastern Michigan Eagles stepped onto the hardwood against Ball State and went home with a loss by a final score of 91-90 in their last contest. In relation to fouls, the Eagles ended up with 20 and Ball State accumulated 1 fouls. They also buried 10 out of their 26 attempts from long range. Ball State finished shooting 62.5% at the charity stripe by burying 15 of 24 tries. In addition, Ball State pulled down 36 rebounds (8 offensive, 28 defensive), but didn't have a block. Ball State earned 18 assists and had 2 steals for this game. With respect to the defense, Eastern Michigan allowed 53.2% from the floor on 33 out of 62 shooting. They also doled out 10 assists for this contest as well as forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and earning 4 steals. In terms of grabbing rebounds, they compiled 29 with 3 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Eagles made 10 of their 12 attempts for a rate of 83.3%. Eastern Michigan finished the contest with a 51.5% FG percentage (35 of 68) and buried 10 out of their 20 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Emoni Bates is one player who came through in this game. He shot 53.8% from the field and distributed 2 assists. He played for 43 mins and also totaled 5 rebounds. He recorded 35 points on 14 of 26 shooting.

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Eastern Michigan heads into this one with a win-loss mark of 6-17 on the season. They are losing possession via turnover 11.7 times per game and as a squad are committing 19.6 personal fouls every game. As a team, Eastern Michigan is grabbing 31.6 boards per game and has earned 228 dimes so far this year, which ranks 356th in the country in terms of passing. The Eagles are shooting 33.0% on shots from beyond the arc (155 of 469) and 75.5% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 73.9 pts per contest (140th in D-1) while going 44.1% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Eagles have forced 12.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 17.0 fouls. They relinquish 34.6% on shots from downtown and they are 359th in Division 1 in PPG allowed (81.5). The Eagles defensively are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 48.9% (661 of 1,353) and they concede 36.8 rebounds per contest as a team. They are 168th in college hoops in giving up assists to their opponents with 298 relinquished for the year.

In their last game, the Buffalo Bulls went home victorious with a score of 85-76 when they faced Western Michigan. The Bulls were able to collect 25 defensive rebounds and 14 offensive rebounds for a total of 39 in the game. They also turned it over 13 times, while getting 7 steals in this matchup. Western Michigan committed 21 fouls for this game which got the Bulls to the free throw line for a total of 28 attempts. They were able to make 19 of them for a rate of 67.9%. With respect to 3-point attempts, Buffalo converted 8 of 19 attempts (42.1%). In all, the Bulls went 29 out of 58 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.0%. The Bulls allowed Western Michigan to bury 27 out of their 62 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 43.5% in this contest. They finished 39.3% from beyond the perimeter by connecting on 11 out of 28 and ended up shooting 11 of 16 at the free throw line (68.8%). In relation to rebounds, Buffalo permitted Western Michigan to pull down 26 in all (9 on the offensive glass).

Curtis Jones ended up having an impact for the Bulls in this contest. He recorded 30 points in his 35 mins on the court and accounted for 3 assists in the game. He made 10 of 21 in this game giving him a field goal percentage of 47.6%, and earned 4 rebounds.

Buffalo has a win-loss mark of 11-12 on the campaign. On the offensive side of the ball, the Bulls are hitting on 46.2% from the floor, which is ranked 85th in the nation. Buffalo has earned 1,823 pts on the campaign (79.3 per game) and they pull down 38.7 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 15.3 times per game (50th in college basketball) and they turn it over 14.9 times per contest. The Bulls are committing 18.8 fouls every game and they go 68.5% from the free throw line.

The Buffalo defense gives up 34.2% from downtown (175 of 511) and their opposition makes 69.6% of their shots from the free throw line. They have conceded 14.4 dimes and 35.4 boards every game, which is 307th and 265th in D-1. The Bulls on defense are ranked 345th in college basketball in points given up per game with 77.0. They have forced 14.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 43.9% from the field (216th in college hoops).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Eastern Michigan

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