Buffalo Bulls vs Eastern Michigan Eagles Prediction, 1/27/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Buffalo Bulls vs Eastern Michigan Eagles

Date: Saturday, January 27, 2024

Location: George Gervin GameAbove Center in Ypsilanti, MI

TV: ESPN+

The Eastern Michigan Eagles (8-11) welcome the Buffalo Bulls (2-16) at George Gervin GameAbove Center on Saturday.

The Buffalo Bulls faced Ball State and ended up losing by a score of 87-59 in their last contest. Concerning fouls, the Bulls ended up with 18 while Ball State recorded 15 fouls. They made 10 of their 23 tries from beyond the arc. Ball State ended up shooting 78.9% when shooting free throws by making 15 of 19 shots. Furthermore, Ball State pulled down 43 boards (11 offensive, 32 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Ball State totaled 19 dimes and had 10 steals for this game. In reference to defense, Buffalo allowed their opponent to shoot 50.8% from the floor on 31 out of 61 shooting. They also doled out 14 dimes for the matchup as well as forcing 12 turnovers and getting 6 steals. In the matter of grabbing rebounds, they earned 23 with 3 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Bulls buried 9 of 12 tries for a percentage of 75.0%. Buffalo wrapped up the game having earned a 32.8% field goal percentage (20 out of 61) and buried 10 out of their 33 three-point shots.

Sy Chatman is a player who had an impact for the game. He scored 27 points on 8 of 16 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 26 minutes played and also snagged 7 boards. He ended up going 50.0% from the field but finished the game without an assist.

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Buffalo heads into this matchup with a win-loss mark of 2-16 on the campaign. They are turning it over 15.7 times per game and as a group are committing 15.2 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Buffalo is snagging 36.1 rebounds per game and has earned 221 assists so far this season, which is 305th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. The Bulls are hitting 26.1% on 3-point shots (117 of 448) and 71.2% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 67.2 points per game (327th in Division 1) while hitting 41.1% from the floor.

On the defensive end of the court, the Bulls have forced 10.7 turnovers per contest while drawing 15.0 fouls. They concede 34.8% on shots from distance and they are 344th in college basketball in points per game from their opponents (79.6). The Bulls defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 48.5% (541 of 1,115) and they surrender 35.4 boards per game as a squad. They currently rank 348th in D-1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 301 surrendered for the campaign.

In their last game, the Eastern Michigan Eagles took a defeat with a final score of 73-56 against Western Michigan. Concerning cleaning up the glass, Eastern Michigan allowed Western Michigan to collect 43 in all (11 offensive). They went 38.1% from beyond the arc via 8 out of 21 and ended up shooting 9 out of 17 at the free throw line (52.9%). The Eagles allowed Western Michigan to bury 28 of 60 attempts from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 46.7% for the game. When the final whistle blew, the Eagles went 21 out of 65 from the field which had them sitting at 32.3%. In the matter of shots from 3-point land, Eastern Michigan knocked down 5 of 24 attempts (20.8%). They were able to make 9 of them for a rate of 50.0%. Western Michigan had 19 fouls in the game which got the Eagles to the charity stripe for 18 attempts. They coughed it up 7 times, while earning 6 steals for the matchup. The Eagles snagged 17 defensive boards and 13 offensive rebounds for a total of 30 for the contest.

Tyson Acuff was important for the Eagles in this matchup. He buried 4 out of 19 for the contest for a field goal percentage of 21.1%, and had 1 rebound. He racked up 14 points in his 40 mins of playing time and had 4 dimes for this game.

Eastern Michigan has a record of 8-11 this year. The Eagles have committed 16.6 fouls per game and they connect on 68.1% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 10.6 times per game (345th in D-1) and they cough up possession 11.9 times per contest. Eastern Michigan has tallied 1,271 pts for the campaign (66.9 per game) and they collect 33.8 boards per game. As an offense, the Eagles are shooting 43.5% from the field, which is 248th in college basketball.

The Eagles on the defensive end are ranked 265th in college hoops in points per game surrendered with 74.9. They have forced 11.1 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 46.7% from the floor (335th in college basketball). The Eastern Michigan defense surrenders 34.7% on shots from beyond the arc (149 of 429) and opponents are converting on 68.9% of their shots from the charity stripe. They relinquish 13.5 dimes and 35.8 rebounds on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 232nd and 232nd in D-1.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Eastern Michigan

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