Buffalo vs Central Michigan Pick – Basketball Predictions & Odds 2/21/23
Central Michigan Chippewas (10-17) vs. Buffalo Bulls (12-15)
February 21, 2023 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: Buffalo Bulls -11.5 / Central Michigan Chippewas +11.5; Over/Under: +147.5
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The Central Michigan Chippewas and the Buffalo Bulls meet in college basketball action from the UB Alumni Arena on Tuesday night. Let’s dive into the odds, injuries, matchup history and make a prediction for this game.
Odds
Buffalo is listed as an 11.5-point home favorite with a ML price of -750. The total for this game is set at 147.5 points.
Injuries
For Central Michigan, Kevin Miller remains out indefinitely with a lower body injury while Buffalo comes into this game with a clean injury report.
Matchup History
Central Michigan’s 87-78 win over Buffalo back on January 14th, 2023, snapped Buffalo’s 12-game head-to-head win streak in this matchup.
Trends
Central Michigan is 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games following a double-digit loss at home and 3-7 ATS in their last 10 Tuesday games while the under is 4-0 in their last 4 games following an ATS loss. Buffalo is 0-4 ATS in their last 4 home games and 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games overall while the over is 5-2 in their last 7 games following an ATS loss.
Pick
I’m taking the over in this one. Buffalo has done a good job putting up points in bunches against lesser teams, scoring 100 against Bowling Green and 102 against Eastern Michigan, but Buffalo’s defense has let it slip as well, giving up 97 to Eastern Michigan in that same came and they’ve allowed 80+ in multiple games in their last ten. On the other side, Central Michigan has had a lot of the same problems and I think this is another high-scoring MAC game on Tuesday night. Give me the over here.
