Miami RedHawks vs Buffalo Bulls Prediction, 2/3/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Miami RedHawks vs Buffalo Bulls

Date: Tuesday, February 3, 2026

Location: Alumni Arena in Buffalo, NY

TV: ESPN+

The Miami RedHawks (21-0) are traveling to Alumni Arena on Tuesday where they will take on the Buffalo Bulls (14-7).

The Miami RedHawks stepped onto the hardwood against Northern Illinois and took home the win by a score of 85-61 in their last contest. In regard to personal fouls, the RedHawks ended up with 11 and Northern Illinois had 18 personal fouls. They made 6 of their 24 shots from downtown. Northern Illinois ended up going 52.9% from the free throw line by knocking down 9 of their 17 tries. Additionally, Northern Illinois grabbed 27 boards (4 offensive, 23 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Northern Illinois earned 9 assists and had 7 steals for the matchup. Concerning defense, Miami allowed the other team to go 41.8% from the field on 23 out of 55 shooting. They also doled out 13 assists in the game while forcing the other team into 16 turnovers and having 11 steals. Concerning grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 37 with 9 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the RedHawks buried 16 of 20 tries for a rate of 80.0%. Miami wrapped up the contest having earned a 48.4% field goal percentage (31 out of 64) and buried 7 out of their 28 shots from beyond the arc.

Brant Byers is one player who was a major factor in the matchup. He finished with 21 points on 8 of 13 shooting. He played for 36 mins and also totaled 1 board. He shot 61.5% from the floor and also dished out 1 assist.

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Miami comes into this contest with a mark of 21-0 for the year. They are turning it over 10.9 times per contest and as a team they commit 16.6 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Miami is pulling in 35.9 boards per game and has earned 366 assists on the year, which has them ranked 40th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. The RedHawks are shooting 40.9% on 3-pointers (237 of 580) and 77.0% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 94.1 points per game (1st in D-1) on 53.7% from the field.

On the defensive end, the RedHawks are able to force 13.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 19.7 fouls. They are ranked 124th in the country in giving up assists with 270 surrendered on the campaign. The RedHawks defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 43.0% (560 of 1,303) and they concede 32.5 boards per game as a squad. They surrender 32.3% from beyond the arc and they are 220th in Division 1 in PPG allowed (75.1).

In their last game, the Buffalo Bulls walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 95-83 when they played Ohio. Concerning team rebounding, Buffalo allowed Ohio to pull down 34 overall (13 offensive). They finished 26.3% from beyond the perimeter by connecting on 5 of 19 and ended up going 20 out of 26 at the charity stripe (76.9%). The Bulls allowed Ohio to bury 35 out of their 66 tries from the floor which had them sitting at 53.0% for the contest. At the conclusion of this game, the Bulls went 29 out of 52 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 55.8%. Pertaining to 3-pointers, Buffalo made 6 out of their 14 tries (42.9%). They were able to make 19 of the free throw tries for a rate of 70.4%. Ohio earned 20 personal fouls in this game which took the Bulls to the charity stripe for a total of 27 tries. They gave up possession of the ball 13 times, while getting 3 steals for the game. The Bulls snagged 21 defensive boards and 6 offensive rebounds for a total of 27 for this contest.

Daniel Freitag was important for the Bulls in the game. He had 25 points in his 31 minutes on the court and earned 4 assists for the matchup. He buried 6 out of 12 in the game giving him a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and added 1 rebound.

Buffalo has a mark of 14-7 for the season. The Bulls have committed 16.3 personal fouls every game and they connect on 73.7% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 14.9 times per game (133rd in the country) and they cough up possession 10.4 times per game. Buffalo has accumulated 1,680 pts so far this year (80.0 per game) and they snag 32.2 boards per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Bulls are hitting on 48.2% from the floor, which is ranked 42nd in college.

The Buffalo defense gives up 33.8% from downtown (177 of 524) and their opponents are connecting on 73.5% of their shots from the free throw line. They surrender 15.6 assists and 33.1 boards per contest, which ranks 317th and 93rd in the country. The Bulls defensively are ranked 213th in college hoops in points given up per game with 74.7. They are forcing 12.0 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 46.1% from the field (296th in Division 1).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Miami

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