Buffalo Bulls vs Toledo Rockets Prediction, 2/4/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Buffalo Bulls vs Toledo Rockets

Date: Tuesday, February 4, 2025

Location: Savage Arena in Toledo, OH

TV: ESPN+

Savage Arena is where the Toledo Rockets (13-8) will take on the Buffalo Bulls (7-14) on Tuesday.

The Buffalo Bulls faced off with Ball State and went home with a loss by a final score of 89-76 in their last contest. In regard to fouls, the Bulls finished with 22 and Ball State recorded 18 fouls. They also converted 6 out of their 17 tries from beyond the perimeter. Ball State finished the contest at 71.4% from the charity stripe by making 25 of 35 tries. Furthermore, Ball State grabbed 39 rebounds (14 offensive, 25 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Ball State dished out 16 dimes and had 4 steals for the contest. When talking about defense, Buffalo let their opponent shoot 46.0% from the field on 29 out of 63 shooting. They also distributed 18 assists for this contest as well as forcing 9 turnovers and getting 5 steals. When discussing pulling down boards, they compiled 35 with 12 of them being of the offensive sort. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Bulls converted 18 of 19 tries for a rate of 94.7%. Buffalo finished the game with a 38.5% field goal percentage (25 of 65) and converted 8 out of their 39 3-point attempts.

Anquan Boldin Jr. is someone who was a factor in this game. He ended up with 16 points on 7 of 11 shooting. He saw the court for 36 mins and grabbed 5 boards. He ended up going 63.6% from the field and also distributed 2 assists.

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Buffalo steps onto the hardwood with a mark of 7-14 this year. They currently have an average of 72.4 points per game (237th in college hoops) while shooting 42.5% from the field. The Bulls are connecting on 30.2% on shots from distance (173 of 573) and 69.0% from the free throw line. As a unit, Buffalo is pulling down 34.8 boards per game and has earned 303 assists this season, which ranks 192nd in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. They turn the ball over 14.7 times per contest and as a unit they commit 16.5 fouls every game.

On defense, the Bulls are forcing their opponents into 13.0 turnovers per game and they draw 17.4 personal fouls. They are ranked 325th in the country in giving up assists with 337 relinquished for the campaign. The Bulls defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 46.5% (625 of 1,343) and they concede 40.0 rebounds per game as a team. They are giving up 36.0% on shots from distance while they are 355th in D-1 in points per game from their opponents (81.7).

In their last game, the Toledo Rockets took home the win by a final score of 89-85 when they played Northern Illinois. The Rockets collected 35 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive boards for a total of 46 in this game. They coughed up the ball 6 times, while getting 3 steals for this game. Northern Illinois committed 25 fouls in this contest which got the Rockets to the charity stripe for 38 tries. They were able to knock down 33 of the free throws for a clip of 86.8%. With regard to three-point attempts, Toledo converted 4 out of 13 attempts (30.8%). Overall, the Rockets ended up going 26 out of 65 from the floor which had them shooting 40.0%. The Rockets allowed Northern Illinois to knock down 33 of their 69 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 47.8% in the matchup. They wrapped up this game 38.7% from distance by going 12 out of 31 and ended up shooting 7 out of 13 from the free throw line (53.8%). When talking about rebounding, Toledo allowed Northern Illinois to collect 31 in total (3 on the offensive glass).

Sam Lewis ended up having an impact for the Rockets for the contest. He buried 7 out of 16 for the contest for a field goal percentage of 43.8%, and had 7 rebounds. He totaled 23 points in his 35 mins on the court, but finished this game without an assist.

Toledo has a record of 13-8 on the season. The Rockets are responsible for committing 15.6 fouls every game and they shoot 73.9% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 13.7 times per game (187th in the nation) and they are turning it over 9.7 times per contest. Toledo has tallied 1,654 points for the campaign (78.8 per contest) and they collect 35.3 boards per contest. On the offensive side of the ball, the Rockets are connecting on 46.3% from the floor, which ranks 100th in the nation.

The Rockets on defense are ranked 326th in D-1 in points given up per game with 78.1. They have forced 10.9 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 46.9% from the field (335th in college). The Toledo defense allows 34.8% on shots from beyond the perimeter (174 of 500) and opponents are knocking down 70.7% of their free throw attempts. They have given up 13.8 assists and 35.5 boards every game, which has them ranked 249th and 245th in college hoops.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Toledo

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