Buffalo Bulls vs Northern Illinois Huskies Prediction, 12/30/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Buffalo Bulls vs Northern Illinois Huskies

Date: Tuesday, December 30, 2025

Location: NIU Convocation Center in Dekalb, IL

TV: ESPN+

NIU Convocation Center is the location where the Northern Illinois Huskies (5-7) will go up against the Buffalo Bulls (11-2) on Tuesday.

The Buffalo Bulls faced off with Penn State Behrend and walked away with a win by a score of 92-63 in their last contest. Buffalo walked away from the game having earned a 62.5% FG percentage (35 out of 56) and made 14 out of their 27 shots from beyond the perimeter. From the free throw line, the Bulls converted 8 of their 15 shots for a percentage of 53.3%. With regard to rebounding, they compiled 40 with 12 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 28 assists for the contest in addition to forcing the other team into 6 turnovers and getting 5 steals. When talking about defense, Buffalo allowed the other team to go 42.9% from the field on 24 of 56 shooting. Penn State Behrend totaled 16 assists and had 4 steals in this contest. On top of that, Penn State Behrend collected 19 rebounds (6 offensive, 13 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Penn State Behrend finished shooting 43.8% from the free throw line by knocking down 7 of 16 tries. They also made 8 of their 22 tries from beyond the arc. In regard to fouls, the Bulls walked away with 14 and Penn State Behrend totaled 15 fouls.

Ryan Sabol is someone who played a role for the game. He finished the game shooting 85.7% from the floor and also earned 4 dimes. He played for 35 mins and pulled down 2 rebounds. He was able to score 31 points on 12 out of 14 shooting.

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Buffalo steps onto the court with a win-loss mark of 11-2 for the year. They are turning it over 9.8 times per contest and as a team they are committing 16.3 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Buffalo is grabbing 32.6 boards per contest and is sitting with 180 dimes for the campaign, which has them ranked 196th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. The Bulls are shooting 38.9% on three-point attempts (122 of 314) and 74.2% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 79.4 points per contest (139th in the nation) on 48.2% from the field.

Defensively, the Bulls have forced 11.5 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.1 fouls. They surrender 32.7% on 3-point attempts and they are ranked 122nd in college in opponents points per game (70.7). The Bulls defense is allowing a FG percentage of 44.3% (325 of 734) and they concede 31.7 rebounds per contest as a group. They are ranked 291st in college in giving up assists to the opposition with 193 surrendered for the year.

In their last game, the Northern Illinois Huskies got the victory with a final of 74-73 against Central Michigan. The Huskies were able to snag 19 defensive boards and 11 offensive rebounds for a total of 30 in this game. They gave up possession of the ball 14 times, while getting 7 steals in the matchup. Central Michigan was called for 23 fouls for the game which got the Huskies to the charity stripe for 34 tries. They were able to knock down 25 of them for a clip of 73.5%. Regarding shots from 3-point land, Northern Illinois made 5 out of 19 attempts (26.3%). Overall, the Huskies finished shooting 22 out of 46 from the field which had them at 47.8%. The Huskies permitted Central Michigan to knock down 30 out of 60 attempts from the floor which left them with a rate of 50.0% for the matchup. They went 28.6% from three-point range by hitting 6 out of 21 and ended up shooting 7 of 13 from the charity stripe (53.8%). In reference to attacking the glass, Northern Illinois permitted Central Michigan to pull down 29 in total (12 on the offensive side).

Dylan Ducommun ended up having an impact for the Huskies for this game. He made 4 out of 7 in the game for a field goal rate of 57.1%, and earned 2 rebounds. He tallied 18 points in his 32 mins on the hardwood and had 4 dimes in this game.

Northern Illinois has a win-loss mark of 5-7 for the season. The Huskies commit 19.4 personal fouls every game and they hit 67.0% from the free throw line. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 14.0 times per contest (216th in college) and they are losing possession via turnover 15.2 times per contest. Northern Illinois has scored 926 points for the campaign (77.2 per game) and they grab 37.0 rebounds per contest. When it comes to executing on offense, the Huskies are shooting 43.6% from the floor, which has them ranked 269th in college hoops.

The Huskies on defense are ranked 299th in D-1 in points allowed per game with 78.3. They are forcing their opponents into 12.8 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 48.5% from the field (347th in college). The Northern Illinois defense allows 32.2% on shots from beyond the perimeter (93 of 289) and opponents are connecting on 70.6% of their shots from the charity stripe. They relinquish 14.8 assists and 32.6 rebounds on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 270th and 93rd in college.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Northern Illinois

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