Bryant Bulldogs vs Buffalo Bulls Prediction, 11/14/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Bryant Bulldogs vs Buffalo Bulls

Date: Thursday, November 14, 2024

Location: Alumni Arena in Buffalo, NY

TV: ESPN+

The Buffalo Bulls (2-1) are hosting the Bryant Bulldogs (1-1) at Alumni Arena on Thursday.

The Bryant Bulldogs faced off with Siena and ended up losing by a score of 90-88 in their last contest. With respect to fouls, the Bulldogs finished with 24 while Siena racked up 29 fouls. They converted 11 out of their 28 shots from downtown. Siena finished shooting 85.2% at the free throw line by knocking down 23 of their 27 tries. Furthermore, Siena collected 33 rebounds (14 offensive, 19 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Siena doled out 7 dimes and had 8 steals in the matchup. With regard to defending, Bryant allowed 40.0% from the field on 28 out of 70 shooting. They also dished out 16 assists in the matchup as well as creating 18 turnovers and having 9 steals. With regard to grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 40 with 14 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Bulldogs made 27 of 37 attempts for a rate of 73.0%. Bryant wrapped up the contest with a 44.8% field goal percentage (26 of 58) and made 9 out of their 22 3-point attempts.

Rafael Pinzon is a guy who was a factor for this contest. He finished the game shooting 52.9% from the field and earned 4 assists. He was on the hardwood for 43 mins and also grabbed 5 boards. He finished with 33 points on 9 out of 17 shooting.

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Bryant will play this contest with a record of 1-1 for the season. They average 96.5 points per game (18th in the country) while going 50.8% from the field. The Bulldogs are connecting on 35.6% on 3-point shots (16 of 45) and 75.0% from the free throw line. As a unit, Bryant is pulling down 47.0 boards per game and has accounted for 42 dimes on the year, which is 152nd in college hoops in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 18.0 times per game and as a group are committing 14.5 fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Bulldogs have forced 16.5 turnovers per contest while drawing 23.0 fouls. They are conceding 40.9% on 3-point shots while they are 277th in college hoops in points per game allowed (76.5). The Bulldogs defensively are allowing a FG percentage of 37.1% (52 of 140) and they surrender 33.5 rebounds per game as a group. They rank 12th in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 14 relinquished on the season.

The last time they took the court, the Buffalo Bulls walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 86-77 when they faced Notre Dame. The Bulls corralled 29 defensive rebounds and 4 offensive boards for a total of 33 for the game. They turned the ball over 11 times, while earning 6 steals in this matchup. Notre Dame committed 13 personal fouls for the contest which took the Bulls to the free throw line for a total of 11 attempts. They were able to bury 6 of them for a rate of 54.5%. When it comes to shots from 3-point land, Buffalo made 11 of their 34 attempts (32.4%). Overall, the Bulls shot 30 out of 70 from the floor which gave them a rate of 42.9%. The Bulls allowed Notre Dame to make 30 out of 59 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.8% for this contest. They went 25.0% from three-point range by hitting 5 out of 20 and finished the game at 21 of 27 at the charity stripe (77.8%). With respect to how they attacked the glass, Buffalo allowed Notre Dame to grab 39 in total (5 offensive).

Ryan Sabol pitched in for the Bulls for the matchup. He converted 6 out of 13 for this game giving him a rate of 46.2%, and accounted for 1 rebound. He earned 18 points in his 38 minutes of playing time and had 3 dimes in this matchup.

Buffalo has a record of 2-1 so far this year. The Bulls are responsible for committing 14.0 personal fouls per contest and they hit 59.3% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 17.3 times per contest (88th in college basketball) and they lose possession via turnover 12.3 times per contest. Buffalo has tallied 247 points this year (82.3 per contest) and they pull in 35.0 rebounds per game. As an offensive unit, the Bulls are shooting 47.9% from the floor, which has them ranked 132nd in the nation.

The Buffalo defense surrenders 39.8% on shots from distance (33 of 83) and their opponents are converting on 67.4% of their foul shots. They surrender 16.7 assists and 40.3 boards per contest, which is ranked 327th and 324th in college basketball. The Bulls on defense are ranked 322nd in D-1 in PPG surrendered with 82.0. They are forcing 15.3 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 47.2% from the field (309th in D-1).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Buffalo

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