Buffalo Bulls vs Western Michigan Broncos Prediction, 2/24/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Buffalo Bulls vs Western Michigan Broncos

Date: Saturday, February 24, 2024

Location: University Arena (MI) in Kalamazoo, MI

TV: ESPN+

The Buffalo Bulls (4-22) are en route to University Arena (MI) on Saturday where they will take on the Western Michigan Broncos (9-17).

The Buffalo Bulls faced off with Eastern Michigan and walked away with a win by a score of 78-69 in their last contest. Buffalo finished the game with a 47.5% field goal percentage (29 of 61) and made 4 of their 19 shots from distance. From the free throw line, the Bulls converted 16 of 22 tries for a percentage of 72.7%. In reference to rebounding, they compiled a total of 35 with 12 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 19 assists for this contest while forcing 10 turnovers and having 7 steals. When discussing defending, Buffalo allowed the other team to go 40.3% from the field on 27 of 67 shooting. Eastern Michigan earned 11 dimes and had 5 steals for this contest. In addition, Eastern Michigan pulled down 33 rebounds (10 offensive, 23 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Eastern Michigan went 90.0% when shooting free throws by making 9 of 10 attempts. They made 6 of their 19 tries from beyond the arc. Concerning personal fouls, the Bulls walked away with 12 and Eastern Michigan accumulated 18 personal fouls.

Sy Chatman is a player who came through for the matchup. He finished the game at 42.1% from the field and also dished out 1 assist. He saw the court for 39 minutes played and pulled down 13 boards. He racked up 23 points on 8 of 19 shooting.

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Buffalo will enter this matchup with a record of 4-22 on the season. They lose possession via turnover 14.2 times per contest and as a unit they commit 15.3 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Buffalo is pulling down 35.4 boards per contest and has accumulated 338 assists on the year, which has them ranked 214th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. The Bulls are hitting 26.3% on shots beyond the perimeter (170 of 646) and 70.5% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 67.7 points per contest (317th in the nation) while shooting 41.7% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Bulls are able to force 10.7 turnovers every game and they draw 14.7 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 342nd in college basketball in giving up assists with 412 conceded on the season. The Bulls defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 47.8% (773 of 1,616) and they concede 36.9 boards per contest as a group. They surrender 35.7% on shots from distance and they are ranked 343rd in college hoops in PPG allowed (79.3).

When they last stepped on the court, the Western Michigan Broncos went home victorious with a score of 77-58 when they faced Miami. In the matter of cleaning up the glass, Western Michigan allowed Miami to get 33 in all (8 on the offensive side). They wrapped up this game 26.1% from behind the 3-point line by going 6 out of 23 and finished the contest at 14 of 20 at the free throw line (70.0%). The Broncos allowed Miami to convert 19 out of their 56 tries from the floor which left them shooting 33.9% in the game. When all was said and done, the Broncos ended up shooting 26 out of 63 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 41.3%. In the matter of shooting from downtown, Western Michigan converted 13 of 29 attempts (44.8%). They were able to bury 12 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 80.0%. Miami committed 13 fouls for this contest which got the Broncos to the free throw line for a total of 15 attempts. They turned it over 9 times, while recording 8 steals for this game. The Broncos recorded 30 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards for a total of 38 for the game.

Seth Hubbard ended up being important for the Broncos for this game. He totaled 19 points in his 28 minutes on the court and had 1 assist for the game. He converted 5 of 12 in this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 41.7%, and had 2 rebounds.

Western Michigan has a mark of 9-17 on the year. As an offensive team, the Broncos are shooting 43.4% from the floor, which is ranked 259th in the country. Western Michigan has tallied 1,835 pts for the year (70.6 per game) and they collect 37.5 boards per game. They are earning an assist 13.4 times per game (159th in the nation) and they are turning it over 13.7 times per game. The Broncos have committed 17.4 personal fouls per contest while shooting 62.4% from the charity stripe.

The Broncos defensively are ranked 262nd in college hoops in points per game surrendered with 74.6. They are able to force 11.4 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 44.6% from the floor (239th in college basketball). The Western Michigan defense allows 34.1% on 3-point shots (205 of 602) and their opponents are making 71.0% of their free throw attempts. They concede 14.0 dimes and 35.2 boards every game, which has them ranked 290th and 202nd in the nation.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Western Michigan

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