The Buffalo Bulls (8-7) head to Eastern Michigan to play the Eagles (9-6) in what should be a fast-paced game. Action begins at 7:00 pm ET on Tuesday, Jan. 12 and will air on ES3.
The Eagles are hoping to rebound after their 80-63 loss to Northern Illinois on Saturday. James Thompson IV was the team’s high scorer, putting up 23 points. The Bulls are coming off a 76-67 win over Kent State on Friday. Lamonte Bearden had a good game, posting 21 points, eight assists, and five steals.
Eastern Michigan is a four-point favorite against Buffalo and the Over/Under (O/U) for this game is sitting at 152 points. While the Eagles have a good Straight Up (SU) record (9-6), they’ve been poor Against The Spread (ATS) with a 3-5 record. Opposing teams know they’re in for a battle when they play Eastern Michigan’s stingy defense. The Eagles are one of the top teams when it comes to defense, allowing just 60.6 points per home game.
In the other locker room, the Bulls have records of 5-6-2 ATS and 8-7 SU.
Eastern Michigan and Buffalo will be facing off in their first head-to-head contest of the season. When they last met the Bulls were winners, bringing their SU record in their most recent games to 6-4. The teams have an even record ATS, 5-5. Neither team was able to hold the edge in field goals, rebounds, or three-pointers over the course of their latest five contests.
Predictions: SU Winner – Buff, ATS Winner – Buff, O/U – Over
Notes
Eastern Michigan is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games at home.
Eastern Michigan is 4-9 SU in its last 13 games when playing Buffalo.
Eastern Michigan and Buffalo both stand at an even 1-1 SU against their conference.
Eastern Michigan scores 83.9 points per home game (ranked 65th). Buffalo ranks a poor 260th in points allowed on the road, allowing 79.6 points.
The Eastern Michigan Eagles have a defensive rating of 97.0 (ranked 81st), while the Buffalo Bulls have an offensive rating of 105.2 (ranked 183rd).
The Eastern Michigan Eagles average a field goal percentage of 45.2% this season. The Buffalo Bulls have a losing record of 1-4 when opponents have a FG% of 45.2% or greater.
On average, Eastern Michigan attempts 19.0 three pointers and Buffalo attempts 21.0. In games where they have 20 or more three point attempts, the Eastern Michigan Eagles are 4-3 while the Buffalo Bulls have a solid 6-3 record.
The Buffalo Bulls rank 69th in offensive rebounds. The Eastern Michigan Eagles rank 162nd in the nation in defensive rebounds.
Eastern Michigan is one of the top teams in forced turnovers, with opponents averaging a TO% of 23.3% (ranked 20th). Buffalo has a losing record of 1-2 SU this season when its TO% reaches 23.3% or greater.
