Akron Zips vs Buffalo Bulls Prediction, 1/21/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Akron Zips vs Buffalo Bulls

Date: Tuesday, January 21, 2025

Location: Alumni Arena in Buffalo, NY

TV: ESPN+

The Buffalo Bulls (6-11) will play the Akron Zips (12-5) at Alumni Arena on Tuesday.

The Akron Zips stepped onto the hardwood against Ohio and earned the victory with a final of 92-80 in their last contest. In reference to fouls, the Zips left the arena with 22 and Ohio totaled 17 fouls. They also made 6 out of their 24 attempts from downtown. Ohio finished shooting 90.9% when shooting free throws by burying 30 of their 33 tries. Furthermore, Ohio snagged 35 rebounds (11 offensive, 24 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Ohio earned 8 dimes and had 6 steals for this contest. In the matter of the defense, Akron let their opponent shoot 34.4% from the field on 22 out of 64 shooting. They also recorded 24 assists in this contest while forcing 12 turnovers and earning 9 steals. Concerning grabbing rebounds, they compiled a total of 32 with 7 of them being offensive. When they shot from the free throw line, the Zips made 12 of 15 tries for a rate of 80.0%. Akron ended the contest with a 51.5% FG percentage (35 of 68) and converted 10 of their 26 shots from distance.

Isaiah Gray is someone who was a major factor for this game. He left the arena with 22 points on 7 out of 12 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 30 minutes played and collected 5 rebounds. He ended up going 58.3% from the field and distributed 3 dimes.

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Akron steps onto the hardwood with a mark of 12-5 on the year. They are averaging 82.8 points per contest (26th in the nation) while shooting 44.6% from the floor. The Zips are connecting on 35.3% on shots from downtown (192 of 544) and 75.5% from the charity stripe. As a team, Akron is pulling down 40.3 rebounds per game and has accounted for 311 dimes on the year, which is 38th in college hoops in terms of passing the rock. They lose possession via turnover 12.1 times per contest and as a team are committing 18.1 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Zips are able to force 13.9 turnovers per contest and they draw 15.9 personal fouls. They give up 32.5% on 3-pointers and they are 257th in college hoops in opponents PPG (73.9). The Zips are giving up a shooting percentage of 42.4% (445 of 1,050) and they relinquish 37.8 boards per game as a squad. They rank 52nd in the country in giving up assists to the opposition with 204 conceded for the season.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Buffalo Bulls took home the win by a final score of 85-76 when they faced Western Michigan. In regard to rebounds, Buffalo allowed Western Michigan to grab 38 in total (6 offensive). They went 22.7% from beyond the arc by shooting 5 of 22 and ended up going 11 of 19 at the free throw line (57.9%). The Bulls permitted Western Michigan to knock down 30 of their 67 tries from the field which had them at 44.8% for the matchup. When the game finished, the Bulls ended up going 29 out of 59 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 49.2%. In reference to three-point shots, Buffalo made 15 of their 32 tries (46.9%). They were able to bury 12 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 48.0%. Western Michigan committed 21 fouls in this contest which took the Bulls to the free throw line for a total of 25 attempts. They turned the ball over 17 times, while getting 8 steals in this matchup. The Bulls pulled down 30 defensive boards and 6 offensive boards totaling 36 for the game.

Tyson Dunn pitched in for the Bulls for this contest. He recorded 20 points in his 34 minutes on the hardwood and totaled 8 assists for the contest. He converted 7 out of 17 in this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 41.2%, and had 9 rebounds.

Buffalo has a record of 6-11 this year. In terms of offensive execution, the Bulls are shooting 43.2% from the floor, which has them ranked 273rd in college hoops. Buffalo has earned 1,234 pts for the campaign (72.6 per game) and they grab 34.9 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 14.3 times per game (148th in college hoops) and they are losing possession via turnover 14.8 times per game. The Bulls commit 16.1 fouls per game and they shoot 68.4% from the free throw line.

The Bulls defensively are ranked 351st in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 81.0. They are able to force 12.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 45.4% from the floor (296th in college). The Buffalo defense concedes 35.7% from downtown (157 of 440) and opponents are converting on 70.4% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have surrendered 16.0 assists and 40.3 rebounds on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 341st and 355th in the nation.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Akron

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