Buffalo Bulls vs Eastern Michigan Eagles Prediction, 1/25/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Buffalo Bulls vs Eastern Michigan Eagles

Date: Saturday, January 25, 2025

Location: George Gervin GameAbove Center in Ypsilanti, MI

TV: ESPN+

The Buffalo Bulls (6-12) are on their way to George Gervin GameAbove Center on Saturday where they will compete against the Eastern Michigan Eagles (9-9).

The Buffalo Bulls faced Akron and took a loss by a final of 90-58 in their last game. Regarding fouls, the Bulls walked away with 10 while Akron recorded 18 fouls. They converted 13 of their 25 attempts from distance. Akron finished the contest at 77.8% at the free throw line by knocking down 7 of 9 shots. In addition, Akron had 46 rebounds (5 offensive, 41 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Akron recorded 21 assists and had 6 steals in this game. With respect to defending, Buffalo allowed the other team to shoot 57.4% from the field on 35 of 61 shooting. They also doled out 13 dimes in this contest in addition to forcing 19 turnovers and earning 14 steals. In terms of getting rebounds, they compiled 25 with 7 of them being offensive. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Bulls converted 7 of 13 attempts for a rate of 53.8%. Buffalo wrapped up the contest with a 30.4% FG percentage (21 of 69) and buried 9 of their 36 three-point shots.

Ryan Sabol is one guy who had an impact in this matchup. He went 41.7% from the field and distributed 2 assists. He played for 29 minutes and collected 3 boards. He totaled 15 points on 5 of 12 shooting.

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Buffalo enters this contest with a record of 6-12 on the season. They are losing possession via turnover 14.6 times per contest and as a team are committing 15.8 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Buffalo is pulling in 34.5 rebounds per game and is sitting with 256 dimes this year, which is 200th in the country in terms of passing the ball. The Bulls are shooting 30.3% on shots from distance (145 of 478) and 67.9% from the charity stripe. They average 71.8 points per outing (256th in Division 1) while connecting on 42.4% from the field.

On defense, the Bulls are able to force 13.1 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 17.6 personal fouls. They are conceding 36.6% on 3-point attempts and they are 353rd in D-1 in PPG from their opponents (81.5). The Bulls defensively are allowing a FG percentage of 46.1% (537 of 1,166) and they concede 40.8 boards per game as a team. They are currently ranked 324th in the nation in allowing assists to the opposition with 293 surrendered on the season.

The last time they took the court, the Eastern Michigan Eagles got the win with a final of 94-87 when they played Ohio. Regarding cleaning the glass, Eastern Michigan permitted Ohio to grab 23 overall (4 on the offensive side). They wrapped up this game 26.1% from downtown by connecting on 6 of 23 and finished the contest at 15 out of 22 from the charity stripe (68.2%). The Eagles permitted Ohio to make 33 of their 62 attempts from the field which had them at 53.2% for this game. When the final whistle blew, the Eagles ended up going 35 for 58 from the field which had them shooting 60.3%. Pertaining to shooting from downtown, Eastern Michigan knocked down 10 of their 17 attempts (58.8%). They were able to make 14 of the free throws for a percentage of 82.4%. Ohio was called for 16 fouls in this contest which got the Eagles to the charity stripe for a total of 17 tries. They also coughed up the ball 12 times, while recording 6 steals in the matchup. The Eagles pulled down 25 defensive boards and 6 offensive boards totaling 31 for the game.

Da'Sean Nelson ended up having an impact for the Eagles in this game. He made 9 out of 14 in this matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 64.3%, and had 7 rebounds. He scored 21 points in his 34 minutes on the court and accumulated 6 assists in the matchup.

Eastern Michigan has a mark of 9-9 this year. As an offensive unit, the Eagles are shooting 46.0% from the floor, which ranks 124th in the nation. Eastern Michigan has accounted for 1,315 pts for the season (73.1 per game) and they collect 32.4 rebounds per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 13.0 times per contest (252nd in college) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 13.6 times per game. The Eagles are committing 18.0 personal fouls per contest and they hit 69.3% from the charity stripe.

The Eagles on defense are ranked 325th in the nation in PPG given up with 78.2. They are able to force 12.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 47.3% from the field (343rd in the nation). The Eastern Michigan defense concedes 36.5% on shots from distance (145 of 397) and their opposition makes 74.7% of their free throw shots. They surrender 13.7 dimes and 34.1 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is 231st and 165th in the nation.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Buffalo

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