Kent State vs. Buffalo Picks, Odds and Prediction – February 2

Friday's game at Alumni Arena has the Kent State Golden Flashes (10-11, 3-6 MAC) squaring off against the Buffalo Bulls (2-18, 1-7 MAC) at 6:30 PM ET ET on February 2. Our computer prediction projects a 79-70 victory for Kent State, who are favored by our model. Based on our computer prediction, Kent State projects to cover the 8.5-point spread in its matchup versus Buffalo. The total is currently listed at 147.5, and the two teams are projected to exceed it.

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Kent State vs. Buffalo Odds

Kent State vs Buffalo Betting Information
Favorite Spread Total Over Total Odds Under Total Odds Favorite Moneyline Underdog Moneyline
Kent State -8.5 147.5 -110 -110 -385 +300

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Kent State vs. Buffalo Prediction

  • Prediction: Kent State 79, Buffalo 70

Kent State Betting Info

  • Against the spread, in conference play, the Golden Flashes are 3-6-0 this season.
  • This season, five of the Golden Flashes' nine MAC games have hit the over.
  • The Golden Flashes have entered the game as favorites 15 times this season and won six, or 40%, of those games.
  • This season, Kent State has won three of its four games when favored by at least -385 on the moneyline.
  • The Golden Flashes and their opponents have scored more than 147.5 points in 13 of 19 games this season.
  • The average total in Kent State's contests this year is 151.5, 4.0 more than this matchup's over/under.

Kent State's Top Players

Golden Flashes Leaders
Name GP PTS REB ASST STL BLK 3PM
Jalen Sullinger 21 14.7 2.5 2.7 1.1 0.1 2.1
Chris Payton 21 13.3 7.7 1.5 0.9 1.2 0.3
VonCameron Davis 20 12.4 4.7 0.8 0.9 0.1 1.2
Reggie Bass 20 8.3 2.0 1.5 0.8 0.0 1.2
Giovanni Santiago 21 8.3 3.0 4.0 1.3 0.0 0.9

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Buffalo Betting Info

  • The Bulls have posted two MAC wins against the spread this year.
  • The Bulls have seen four of their eight MAC games hit the over.
  • The Bulls have been chosen as underdogs in 15 games this year and have walked away with the win one time (6.7%) in those games.
  • Buffalo has yet to win this season when listed as an underdog of +300 or worse on the moneyline this season.
  • The Bulls have combined with their opponent to score more than 147.5 points in six of 19 games this season.
  • Buffalo's matchups this season have a 147.1-point average over/under, 0.4 fewer points than this game's total.

Buffalo's Top Players

Bulls Leaders
Name GP PTS REB ASST STL BLK 3PM
Sy Chatman 20 18.5 6.5 1.3 1.0 1.4 1.3
Isaiah Adams 15 12.8 4.2 3.3 0.8 0.5 1.5
Jonnivius Smith 19 8.3 9.3 0.7 0.5 1.2 0.6
Kanye Jones 9 8.0 2.8 0.9 0.3 0.1 0.3
Shawn Fulcher 20 7.7 1.6 2.3 1.3 0.1 0.5

Kent State vs. Buffalo Scoring Insights

  • The Golden Flashes post just 2.7 fewer points than the Bulls concede (79.9).
  • When Kent State scores more than 79.9, it is 5-2 versus the spread and 7-1 overall.
  • Buffalo is 5-4 against the spread and 1-8 overall when giving up less than 77.2 points.
  • The Bulls average 67.2 points, 7.1 fewer than the Golden Flashes give up.
  • Buffalo has a 1-2 ATS record and 2-2 overall record when posting more than 74.3 points.
  • Kent State is 1-2 versus the spread and 3-2 overall when it has conceded less than 67.2 points.
  • The Golden Flashes have put up 62 more points than their opponents this season (2.9 per game), while the Bulls have been outscored by 254 (12.7 per game).

Kent State vs. Buffalo Rankings

Kent State Rank Kent State AVG Buffalo AVG Buffalo Rank
98th 77.2 Points Scored 67.2 325th
254th 74.3 Points Allowed 79.9 347th
240th 34.8 Rebounds 36.0 169th
142nd 9.2 Off. Rebounds 9.4 123rd
120th 8.1 3pt Made 6.8 244th
201st 13.0 Assists 12.1 277th
245th 12.2 Turnovers 14.2 344th

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