Central Michigan Chippewas vs Buffalo Bulls Prediction, 1/28/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Central Michigan Chippewas vs Buffalo Bulls

Date: Tuesday, January 28, 2025

Location: Alumni Arena in Buffalo, NY

TV: ESPN+

The Buffalo Bulls (6-13) will try to beat the Central Michigan Chippewas (9-10) at Alumni Arena on Tuesday.

The Central Michigan Chippewas faced Western Michigan and walked away with a win by a score of 73-52 in their last contest. In reference to fouls, the Chippewas ended up finishing with 13 while Western Michigan had 17 fouls. They knocked down 5 of their 24 attempts from beyond the arc. Western Michigan went 69.2% from the charity stripe by converting 9 of their 13 tries. Additionally, Western Michigan collected 33 rebounds (7 offensive, 26 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Western Michigan recorded 9 dimes and had 3 steals in this game. In terms of defense, Central Michigan allowed the other team to go 32.2% from the field on 19 of 59 shooting. They also recorded 12 assists in this contest as well as forcing the opposition into 10 turnovers and having 4 steals. When talking about hauling in boards, they collected 40 with 11 of them being of the offensive variety. At the charity stripe, the Chippewas converted 15 of their 22 attempts for a rate of 68.2%. Central Michigan wrapped up the contest with a 43.3% field goal percentage (26 out of 60) and knocked down 6 of 21 3-point shots.

Jakobi Heady is someone who came through for the game. He finished 30.8% from the floor and also distributed 1 assist. He saw the court for 39 mins and totaled 6 rebounds. He recorded 16 points on 4 out of 13 shooting.

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Central Michigan enters this one with a win-loss record of 9-10 for the campaign. They have an average of 73.6 pts per game (210th in Division 1) while going 45.2% from the floor. The Chippewas are shooting 31.4% on 3-point shots (128 of 408) and 71.5% from the free throw line. As a unit, Central Michigan is pulling in 37.3 rebounds per game and has accumulated 260 dimes for the season, which has them ranked 257th in D-1 in terms of passing. They lose possession via turnover 12.8 times per contest and as a squad are committing 16.5 personal fouls per contest.

On the defensive end, the Chippewas are forcing their opponents into 13.2 turnovers every game and they draw 16.8 fouls. They currently rank 175th in college hoops in allowing assists with 263 conceded on the year. The Chippewas defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 42.2% (466 of 1,105) and they relinquish 32.6 rebounds per game as a unit. They are conceding 31.3% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 125th in the country in points per game allowed (69.7).

The last time they took the court, the Buffalo Bulls took a defeat with a final score of 90-77 when they faced Eastern Michigan. Concerning how they cleaned up the glass, Buffalo permitted Eastern Michigan to collect 24 overall (7 on the offensive side). They went 33.3% from 3-point land by going 5 of 15 and finished the contest at 21 of 22 from the free throw line (95.5%). The Bulls permitted Eastern Michigan to convert 32 out of their 59 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 54.2% in this game. When this game wrapped up, the Bulls ended up shooting 27 for 59 from the field which gave them a rate of 45.8%. In relation to shooting from 3-point land, Buffalo buried 11 out of their 29 tries (37.9%). They were able to make 12 of them for a rate of 75.0%. Eastern Michigan committed 15 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Bulls to the charity stripe for a total of 16 attempts. They also turned the ball over 19 times, while recording 4 steals for the game. The Bulls collected 18 defensive rebounds and 14 offensive boards totaling 32 for this contest.

Ryan Sabol pitched in for the Bulls for the contest. He recorded 25 points in his 36 mins of playing time and accounted for 1 assist in this matchup. He converted 8 out of 14 for this game for a rate of 57.1%, and accounted for 2 rebounds.

Buffalo has a win-loss record of 6-13 on the campaign. As an offense, the Bulls are connecting on 42.6% from the floor, which ranks 295th in D-1. Buffalo has 1,369 points so far this season (72.1 per contest) and they grab 34.5 rebounds per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 14.2 times per contest (147th in the country) and they are turning it over 14.8 times per game. The Bulls are responsible for committing 16.0 fouls every game and they go 68.2% from the charity stripe.

The Bulls defensively are ranked 355th in the country in PPG given up with 81.9. They are able to force 12.9 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 46.4% from the field (325th in the country). The Buffalo defense gives up 36.5% on shots from distance (175 of 480) and their opponents are connecting on 72.2% of their shots from the free throw line. They have given up 16.3 assists and 40.0 boards per game, which is 348th and 353rd in college hoops.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Buffalo

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