Penn State vs Buffalo Prediction 12-1-24 College Basketball Picks

The Buffalo Bulls and the Penn State Nittany Lions meet Sunday in college basketball action from the Bryce Jordan Center. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Penn State vs Buffalo Prediction.

Buffalo Recap

The Buffalo Bulls come into this one looking to build on an 82-81 win over North Carolina A&T to improve to 4-3 on the year. After this game, the Bulls will head home for a game against subdivision Pittsburgh-Bradford.

Bulls Win Back-To-Back Games

Ryan Sabol leads the Bulls in scoring with 18.6 PPG while Tyson Dunn has 13.3 PPG with 6.1 RPG and a team-high 6.9 APG to lead the Bulls in the assist department so far this season. Ben Michaels has 10.5 PPG to round out the trio of double-digit scorers for Buffalo up to this point in the year while Noah Batchelor has 9 PPG with a team-high 6.8 RPG to lead the Bulls on the glass up to this point in the year. As a team, Buffalo is averaging 77.4 PPG on 45.6% shooting from the field, 31.1% from three and 65.4% from the foul line this season.

Why the Buffalo Bulls will win

• Penn State has lost six of its last eight day games against non-Conference opponents.

Penn State Recap

The Penn State Nittany Lions will be out to rebound after a 75-67 loss to Clemson last time out. After this game, Penn State will square off against Purdue at home in their conference opener.

Nittany Lions Looking To Bounce Back

Ace Baldwin Jr. leads the Nittany Lions in scoring, assists and steals with 16.3 PPG, 8.1 APG and 2.3 SPG while Zach Hicks has 14.6 PPG with 4.7 RPG. Yanic Konan Niederhauser has 12.4 PPG with a team-high 7 RPG to lead Penn State on the glass while Puff Johnson has 10.4 PPG with 3.4 RPG and Nick Kern Jr. has 11.7 PPG to round out the scoring in double figures for Penn State so far this season. As a team, Penn State is averaging 91.9 PPG on 51.6% shooting from the field, 37.5% from three and 71.8% from the foul line this season.

Why the Penn State Nittany Lions will win

• Penn State has won 18 of its last 19 games against non-Conference opponents at Bryce Jordan Center.
• Buffalo has lost 11 of its last 12 day games.

Penn State vs Buffalo Prediction

I’m going to lean on Buffalo here. I think Penn State wins comfortably, as they have against inferior foes for much of the year, but I think there could be a bit of a look-ahead spot looming with their conference opener against Purdue on deck. The Nittany Lions are the better team, but Buffalo can keep this reasonable, as they did against Notre Dame earlier this year. Give me Buffalo and the points.