North Carolina A&T vs Buffalo Prediction College Basketball Picks 11/25/24

The North Carolina A&T Aggies and the Buffalo Bulls meet Monday in college basketball action from UB Alumni Arena. Here’s a North Carolina A&T vs Buffalo prediction. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best North Carolina A&T vs Buffalo pick. We will examine:

The North Carolina A&T Aggies’ recent form and player performance

The Buffalo Bulls’ recent form and player performance

Recent betting trends and streaks involving the North Carolina A&T Aggies

Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Buffalo Bulls

Recent betting trends in games played between North Carolina A&T and Buffalo

A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for the North Carolina A&T vs Buffalo game

North Carolina A&T Aggies Betting Preview

The Aggies opened the season on a rocky trio, demolishing Cheyney in the opener before consecutive losses to Wake Forest and George Washington. The last pair have been wins over the Citadel and Morgan State, however,

North Carolina A&T held a 44-33 edge on Morgan State by halftime of their latest outing. The Aggies had to hang on for an eventual win 86-83, however. Ryan Forrest was tops with 33 points, while Nikolas Chitikoudis had 13 points with nine boards.

Buffalo Bulls Betting Preview 

Over on the Bulls’ side, they’ve had mixed results on a 3-3 run so far. The wins have come courtesy of Old Dominion, Fredonia, and Morgan State. Otherwise, it’s been losses to Notre Dame, Bryant, and Vermont in that stretch.

In Friday’s matchup versus Morgan State, Buffalo was down by five points at the break. The Bulls came back for a 51-37 second-half run and took the win 82-73, though. Tyson Dunn topped the team with his 22 points, eight assists, and six boards. Buffalo will play against Penn State following this game.

Why the Buffalo Bulls will win

• North Carolina A&T has lost nine of its last 10 road games against non-AP-ranked opponents.
• The home team has won four of North Carolina A&T’s last five games.

Why the North Carolina A&T Aggies will win

• Buffalo has lost 17 of its last 20 games against non-conference opponents.

North Carolina A&T vs Buffalo Prediction

I’ll lean toward Buffalo here. The Bulls had a rough first half against a pretty average Morgan State team in their last outing but eventually powered out a much-needed win. The Bulls ended up shooting 56.4 percent from the field but also hit just 15-of-25 (60 percent) from the line and got out-rebounded 35-29 along the way. The good news is that the Bulls have hit 77 or more points in four of six games so far.

As for North Carolina A&T, they’ve got a couple of solid wins under their collective belt and have scored 80 or more points in three straight. The Aggies have also allowed 73 or more in those three games however, so if Buffalo is shooting reasonably well I think the Bulls can power out a cover/win here.

Andrew Jett's Pick: Buffalo Bulls +1.5