Buffalo Bulls vs Akron Zips Prediction, 1/13/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Buffalo Bulls vs Akron Zips

Date: Saturday, January 13, 2024

Location: James A. Rhodes Arena in Akron, OH

TV: ESPN+

The Akron Zips (11-4) will try to beat the Buffalo Bulls (2-13) at James A. Rhodes Arena on Saturday.

The Buffalo Bulls stepped onto the hardwood against Miami and ended up losing by a score of 86-65 in their last game. Buffalo finished the game with a 46.4% FG percentage (26 out of 56) and made 7 of their 22 3-point shots. From the free throw line, the Bulls knocked down 6 of their 7 shots for a percentage of 85.7%. In reference to grabbing rebounds, they earned a total of 25 with 11 of them being offensive. They also recorded 12 dimes in this matchup in addition to creating 7 turnovers and getting 6 steals. In relation to defending, Buffalo allowed their opponent to shoot 65.5% from the field on 38 of 58 shooting. Miami distributed 20 dimes and had 7 steals in the matchup. Furthermore, Miami totaled 22 boards (5 offensive, 17 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Miami walked away from this one shooting 83.3% at the charity stripe by knocking down 5 of 6 shots. They converted 5 of 14 attempts from distance. Regarding personal fouls, the Bulls ended up finishing with 11 while Miami accumulated 12 personal fouls.

Shawn Fulcher is a player who was a factor for this contest. He ended up shooting 60.0% from the floor and also recorded 3 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 32 mins and collected 2 rebounds. He left the arena with 20 points on 9 of 15 shooting.

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Buffalo enters this matchup with a mark of 2-13 so far this year. They are turning it over 15.9 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 15.2 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Buffalo is snagging 36.4 rebounds per game and has 182 dimes for the season, which is 295th in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Bulls are shooting 26.3% on three-point shots (95 of 361) and 72.1% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 68.3 points per contest (314th in the nation) while shooting 41.8% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Bulls are forcing 10.7 turnovers per game and they draw 15.4 personal fouls. They are ranked 346th in college hoops in allowing assists with 251 relinquished for the season. The Bulls defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 48.6% (450 of 925) and they surrender 34.5 boards per game as a basketball team. They are surrendering 34.8% on shots from distance and they rank 343rd in college hoops in points per game allowed (79.5).

For their last game, the Akron Zips got the victory with a final of 80-76 against Ball State. The Zips earned 19 defensive boards and 11 offensive rebounds for a total of 30 for the matchup. They turned the ball over 4 times, while getting 8 steals for the matchup. Ball State committed 17 fouls in this contest which took the Zips to the charity stripe for 26 attempts. They were able to knock down 18 of them for a clip of 69.2%. Regarding shots from 3-point land, Akron knocked down 10 out of 28 attempts (35.7%). Overall, the Zips went 26 for 60 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 43.3%. The Zips permitted Ball State to bury 24 out of 53 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 45.3% for the matchup. They shot 43.5% from downtown by going 10 out of 23 and finished the contest at 18 out of 23 from the free throw line (78.3%). In reference to attacking the glass, Akron permitted Ball State to snag 38 in all (10 offensive).

Ali Ali was important for the Zips for this game. He buried 4 of 13 for the game for a rate of 30.8%, and had 4 rebounds. He recorded 17 points in his 33 mins on the hardwood and had 3 assists in the matchup.

Akron has a win-loss mark of 11-4 on the campaign. When it comes to offensive execution, the Zips are connecting on 47.1% from the field, which has them ranked 72nd in the nation. Akron has scored 1,158 pts so far this season (77.2 per contest) and they grab 36.5 boards per contest. They are dishing out assists 14.8 times per contest (109th in the country) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 12.3 times per game. The Zips commit 16.1 fouls per game while shooting 71.4% from the charity stripe.

The Akron defense surrenders 32.6% on 3-point attempts (100 of 307) and their opponents are connecting on 65.9% of their shots from the free throw line. They relinquish 12.2 dimes and 31.3 total boards per game, which ranks them 143rd and 32nd in college hoops. The Zips on the defensive side of the court are 69th in college basketball in points allowed per contest with 66.1. They are forcing 13.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 43.2% from the field (189th in D-1).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Akron

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