Buffalo Bulls vs Akron Zips Prediction, 3/7/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Buffalo Bulls vs Akron Zips

Date: Friday, March 7, 2025

Location: James A. Rhodes Arena in Albuquerque, NM

TV: ESPN+

James A. Rhodes Arena is the location where the Akron Zips (24-6) will take on the Buffalo Bulls (9-21) on Friday.

The Buffalo Bulls faced off with Miami and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 84-69 in their last game. Buffalo finished the game with a 44.1% field goal percentage (26 out of 59) and knocked down 7 out of their 24 shots from distance. When they shot from the free throw line, the Bulls knocked down 10 of their 14 attempts for a percentage of 71.4%. Regarding getting rebounds, they compiled a total of 28 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 16 dimes for the contest as well as creating 10 turnovers and earning 9 steals. In relation to the defense, Buffalo allowed the other team to shoot 55.9% from the field on 33 out of 59 shooting. Miami recorded 24 dimes and had 12 steals in this contest. Furthermore, Miami pulled down 28 rebounds (5 offensive, 23 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Miami finished the game shooting 70.0% at the charity stripe by knocking down 7 of their 10 tries. They converted 11 of their 19 shots from 3-point range. With respect to fouls, the Bulls ended up finishing with 11 and Miami had 11 fouls.

Tyson Dunn is a guy who was a contributor in this contest. He finished 46.7% from the field and earned 8 dimes. He played 33 mins and also totaled 1 board. He left the arena with 16 points on 7 of 15 shooting.

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Buffalo comes into this one with a win-loss mark of 9-21 for the year. They are losing possession via turnover 14.6 times per game and as a unit are committing 16.7 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Buffalo is pulling in 34.4 boards per game and has accumulated 411 dimes on the season, which ranks 192nd in D-1 in terms of passing. The Bulls are shooting 30.5% on shots from downtown (236 of 773) and 69.3% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 71.9 pts per game (243rd in college) while going 42.8% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Bulls are forcing their opponents into 12.8 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.4 fouls. They are 338th in college in giving up assists to their opponents with 471 surrendered for the campaign. The Bulls defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 47.0% (883 of 1,877) and they surrender 38.5 boards per contest as a team. They are relinquishing 36.6% on 3-pointers and they are 352nd in D-1 in PPG allowed (80.7).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Akron Zips got the victory with a final of 96-87 against Toledo. The Zips were able to corral 21 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards totaling 29 for the contest. They gave up possession of the ball 17 times, while recording 9 steals for the contest. Toledo committed 19 personal fouls for the game which got the Zips to the free throw line for a total of 22 tries. They were able to make 19 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 86.4%. In regard to 3-pointers, Akron made 13 out of 24 tries (54.2%). When the final whistle blew, the Zips walked away from this one shooting 32 for 56 from the floor which had them shooting 57.1%. The Zips permitted Toledo to convert 33 of 63 attempts from the floor which left them with a rate of 52.4% for the contest. They finished 31.3% from behind the 3-point line by going 5 of 16 and finished the game at 16 out of 25 at the free throw line (64.0%). When talking about attacking the glass, Akron permitted Toledo to pull down 19 in total (12 on the offensive glass).

Shammah Scott was important for the Zips for this game. He scored 16 points in his 25 mins of playing time and totaled 5 assists for this game. He converted 6 out of 9 for the matchup for a rate of 66.7%, and had 2 rebounds.

Akron has a record of 24-6 on the year. The Zips are responsible for committing 18.2 personal fouls per contest and they shoot 75.2% from the free throw line. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 18.3 times per contest (3rd in college) and they are giving up possession 12.6 times per contest. Akron has accounted for 2,516 pts on the campaign (83.9 per contest) and they grab 39.5 rebounds per contest. In terms of offensive execution, the Zips are hitting on 47.0% from the field, which ranks them 67th in the country.

The Zips are ranked 258th in the nation in points allowed per contest with 74.4. They are forcing 12.6 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 42.7% from the field (115th in college hoops). The Akron defense concedes 31.1% on three-point shots (219 of 704) and their opponents are connecting on 71.3% of their foul shots. They have relinquished 11.9 assists and 34.9 rebounds per game, which ranks them 69th and 220th in the country.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Buffalo

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