Western Michigan Broncos vs Buffalo Bulls Prediction, 2/18/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Western Michigan Broncos vs Buffalo Bulls

Date: Tuesday, February 18, 2025

Location: Alumni Arena in Bowling Green, OH

TV: ESPN+

The Buffalo Bulls (8-16) welcome the Western Michigan Broncos (7-17) at Alumni Arena on Tuesday.

The Western Michigan Broncos faced off with Akron and ended up losing by a score of 105-92 in their last contest. In relation to personal fouls, the Broncos walked away with 17 while Akron recorded 18 personal fouls. They also knocked down 14 of 27 shots from long range. Akron walked away from this one shooting 68.4% at the charity stripe by knocking down 13 of 19 tries. Additionally, Akron grabbed 32 rebounds (8 offensive, 24 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Akron totaled 17 assists and had 5 steals in the game. Regarding defending, Western Michigan let their opponent shoot 62.9% from the floor on 39 out of 62 shooting. They also doled out 8 assists in the matchup as well as forcing the other team into 15 turnovers and having 8 steals. With respect to grabbing rebounds, they earned 31 with 19 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Broncos knocked down 17 of 24 shots for a rate of 70.8%. Western Michigan walked away from the contest with a 43.2% field goal percentage (32 out of 74) and converted 11 out of their 31 three-point attempts.

Chansey Willis Jr. is one guy who was a major factor in the game. He was able to score 28 points on 10 of 21 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 34 mins and grabbed 7 rebounds. He finished shooting 47.6% from the field and totaled 4 assists.

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Western Michigan will play this contest with a win-loss mark of 7-17 for the year. They have an average of 71.3 pts per contest (263rd in the nation) while going 42.0% from the field. The Broncos are hitting 27.1% on three-point attempts (129 of 476) and 67.7% from the charity stripe. As a team, Western Michigan is snagging 37.6 boards per contest and is sitting with 290 dimes for the campaign, which has them ranked 321st in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 11.0 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 17.7 fouls every game.

On the defensive end of the court, the Broncos have forced 11.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 17.4 fouls. They currently rank 312th in D-1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 371 conceded on the year. The Broncos are giving up a field goal percentage of 47.4% (662 of 1,397) and they concede 34.8 rebounds per game as a team. They surrender 35.5% on three-point shots and they rank 319th in Division 1 in PPG from their opponents (77.4).

When they last played, the Buffalo Bulls went home victorious with a score of 73-67 when they played Northern Illinois. When discussing cleaning up the glass, Buffalo permitted Northern Illinois to collect 31 overall (7 on the offensive side). They shot 18.2% from three-point range by connecting on 4 of 22 and ended up shooting 11 of 11 at the charity stripe (100.0%). The Bulls allowed Northern Illinois to bury 26 out of their 60 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 43.3% in the matchup. Overall, the Bulls went 24 for 54 from the field which gave them a rate of 44.4%. Pertaining to shots from 3-point land, Buffalo made 9 out of 19 attempts (47.4%). They were able to make 16 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 80.0%. Northern Illinois had 14 personal fouls for this game which got the Bulls to the charity stripe for 20 shots. They coughed up the ball 12 times, while getting 5 steals in the matchup. The Bulls pulled down 26 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 33 for the game.

Tyson Dunn ended up having an impact for the Bulls in this matchup. He racked up 22 points in his 34 minutes on the hardwood and added 4 assists for the contest. He converted 6 of 11 in this game for a field goal percentage of 54.5%, and added 8 rebounds.

Buffalo has a record of 8-16 for the campaign. As an offensive team, the Bulls are hitting on 42.2% from the floor, which ranks 316th in the nation. Buffalo has earned 1,742 points for the year (72.6 per game) and they grab 35.0 rebounds per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 14.0 times per game (156th in the nation) and they are turning it over 14.5 times per contest. The Bulls have committed 16.7 fouls every game and they connect on 70.1% from the charity stripe.

The Buffalo defense allows 35.3% on 3-point attempts (204 of 578) and opponents are making 71.8% of their free throw shots. They surrender 15.8 assists and 40.0 boards on a nightly basis, ranking them 342nd and 355th in those defensive categories. The Bulls on the defensive end are ranked 351st in college hoops in PPG surrendered with 81.2. They are forcing their opponents into 12.9 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.3% from the field (318th in college).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Buffalo

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