The Buffalo Bulls (16-14) head to Bowling Green to play the Falcons (14-16) in what should be a low-scoring game. The game starts at 7:00 pm ET on Friday, Mar. 4 and will air on EFC and ES3.
The Falcons fell to Kent State 70-54 on Tuesday. Spencer Parker finished with 15 points to lead the team. The Bulls are coming off a 67-59 loss at the hands of Miami (OH) on Tuesday. Blake Hamilton scored 20 points and recorded 13 rebounds earning his third double-double of the season.
Hamilton has been on a tear over the last five games for the Bulls, averaging 17.8 points, 8.4 rebounds, 2.2 assists, 1.6 steals, 1.6 blocks, and 2.0 three-pointers.
This will be the second matchup of the season between these two teams. The Bulls won the first game 88-74. Hamilton was a top performer in the victory with 24 points, seven rebounds, two assists, four steals, and two three-pointers.
The Falcons enter the game with records of 14-16 Straight Up (SU) and 10-16 Against The Spread (ATS). Bowling Green has averaged 78.7 points per game over the last 10 games, higher than its season average of 70.6. Expect Bowling Green to have lots of opportunities at the line against the Bulls, who are one of the most foul-prone teams in the nation with an average of 21.9 fouls per game.
Across the court, the Bulls have records of 13-13-2 ATS and 16-14 SU. Most recently, Buffalo is a meager 1-9 ATS over the last 10 games. The Bulls will be looking to pick it up in this one after recent offensive struggles. In their most recent 10 games, their scoring has dropped to 64.5 PPG, compared to 70.6 for the duration of the season. Buffalo is one of the top foul-shooting teams in the nation, knocking down 18.0 shots from the line per game.
The Bulls’ win over Bowling Green in their last clash moved their SU record in the most recent matchups against Bowling Green to 7-3. The Falcons hold the advantage ATS with a record of 6-4. When it comes to field goals, rebounds, or three-pointers, neither team was able to hold the advantage in all three of these categories over their past five meetings against one another.
Predictions: SU Winner – Buff, ATS Winner – Buff
Notes
Buffalo averages 76.8 points per game (ranked 78th). Bowling Green, on the other hand, allows 72.1 points per game (ranked 157th).
With 69.1 possessions and 1.022 points per possession, the Bowling Green Falcons perform worse on both metrics than the Buffalo Bulls. Buffalo averages 72.4 possessions and 1.060 points per possession.
The Bowling Green Falcons average an effective field goal percentage of 49.3% this season. The Buffalo Bulls have a subpar record of 4-9 when opponents have an eFG% of 49.3% or greater.
On average, Bowling Green attempts 16.0 three pointers and Buffalo attempts 21.0. In games where they have 20 or more three point attempts, the Bowling Green Falcons are 4-3 while the Buffalo Bulls have a winning 13-6 record.
Bowling Green ranks 220th in offensive rebounds, while Buffalo ranks 93rd in defensive rebounds.
On average, Buffalo makes 7.1 steals per game. Bowling Green is a losing 3-8 when it allows at least 7 steals.
