The Buffalo Bulls (15-16, 9-9 MAC) head into a road matchup with Xavier Castaneda and the Akron Zips (21-10, 13-5 MAC) at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse on Thursday, with the opening tip at 6:30 PM ET. Thursday’s matchup between the Zips and the Bulls features the Zips as healthy 7.5-point favorites. The matchup’s over/under is 146.5.
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Akron Vs Buffalo Betting Lines
| Favorite | Spread | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Akron | -7.5 | 146.5 points |
Computer Picks
| Spread Pick | Buffalo (+7.5) |
|---|---|
| Total Pick | Over (146.5) |
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Akron Vs Buffalo Stat Rankings
| Akron Avg. (Rank) | Buffalo Avg. (Rank) | |
|---|---|---|
| 73.8 (127th) | Points Scored | 77.5 (49th) |
| 66.2 (66th) | Points Allowed | 76.9 (342nd) |
| 33.5 (132nd) | Rebounds | 35.8 (35th) |
| 9.3 (155th) | Off. Rebounds | 10.5 (61st) |
| 9 (38th) | 3pt Made | 7 (231st) |
| 13.4 (163rd) | Assists | 15 (56th) |
| 10.6 (46th) | Turnovers | 13.9 (326th) |
Akron Vs Buffalo Betting Trends
- The Zips are 11-15-3 against the spread this year.
- Akron has an ATS record of 7-4-1 as 7.5-point favorites or more.
- The Zips have seen 14 of their 29 games go over the point total.
- Akron’s games have finished with more than 146.5 points 10 times so far this year.
- The over/under in this game is 146.5 points, 6.4 higher than the average total in Zips games this season.
- Against the spread, Buffalo is 15-14-0 this year.
- The Bulls have an ATS record of 4-4 as 7.5-point underdogs or more.
- Akron has seen 14 of its 29 games go over the point total.
- Bulls games have gone over 146.5 points on 21 occasions this year.
- The average total points scored in Buffalo’s games this year (146.5) is eight points higher than the total for this matchup.
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Akron Impact Players
- Enrique Freeman paces the Zips at 11.1 rebounds per contest, while also averaging 2 assists and 16.5 points. He is sixth in college basketball in rebounding.
- Trendon Hankerson puts up 8.9 points, 3.9 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game. At the other end, he delivers 0.8 steals and 0.5 blocked shots.
- Greg Tribble is averaging 6.4 points, 2.3 assists and 2.7 rebounds per game.
- Sammy Hunter averages 8 points, 2.7 rebounds and 0.5 assists per contest. Defensively, he delivers 0.2 steals and 0.1 blocked shots.
Buffalo Impact Players
- Curtis Jones is putting up a team-best 15 points per contest. And he is contributing 4.9 rebounds and 3.1 assists, making 41.3% of his shots from the floor and 36% from beyond the arc, with 2.4 triples per game.
- LaQuill Hardnett leads the Bulls in rebounding (7.2 per game), and puts up 10.8 points and 1.2 assists. He also delivers 0.9 steals and 0.4 blocked shots.
- The Bulls receive 12.1 points, 3.9 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game from Zid Powell.
- Isaiah Adams gets the Bulls 11.7 points, 5 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game. He also posts 0.7 steals and 0.5 blocked shots.
- Armoni Foster is the Bulls’ top assist man (4 per game), and he posts 8.3 points and 1.8 rebounds.
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