Akron vs Buffalo Prediction 1/21/25 College Basketball Picks

The Akron Zips and the Buffalo Bulls meet Tuesday in college basketball action from the UB Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s an Akron vs. Buffalo prediction.

Akron Recap

The Akron Zips come into this game looking to add on to their 92-80 win over Ohio last time out to improve to 12-5 on the year. After this game, Akron will head back home for a game against Miami-Ohio.

Zips Win 5th In A Row

Nate Johnson leads the Zips in scoring with 12.8 PPG with 4.2 RPG and 3.5 APG while Tavari Johnson has 11.5 PPG with a team-high 4.1 APG to lead the Zips in the assist department so far this season. Isaiah Gray has 10.4 PPG to round out the trio of double-digit scorers for Akron so far this season while James Okonkwo has a team-high 8 RPG to lead the Zips on the glass up to this point in the year. As a team, Akron is averaging 82.8 PPG on 44.6% shooting from the field, 35.3% from three, and 75.5% from the foul line this season.

Why the Akron Zips will win

• Akron has won each of its last eight games against the Mid-American Conference.
• Buffalo has lost 14 of its last 15 night games against the Mid-American Conference.

Buffalo Recap

The Buffalo Bulls come into this game looking to build on an 85-76 win over Western Michigan last time out to fall to 6-11 on the year. After this game, Buffalo will head on the road to take on Eastern Michigan.

Bulls Snap Seven-Game Win Streak

Ryan Sabol leads the Bulls in scoring with 15.8 PPG while Tyson Dunn has 12.6 PPG with 4.6 RPG and a team-high 5.9 APG to lead the Bulls in the assist department and to round out the pair of double-digit scorers for Buffalo up to this point in the year. Ben Michaels has 8.9 PPG with 3.8 RPG while Noah Batchelor has 7.6 PPG with a team-high 5.9 RPG to lead the Bulls on the glass up to this point in the year. As a team, Buffalo is averaging 72.6 PPG on 43.2% shooting from the field, 30.8% from three, and 68.4% from the foul line this season.

Why the Buffalo Bulls will win

• The home team has won 10 of Buffalo’s last 13 games.
• Akron has lost three of its last four road night games against the Mid-American Conference.

Total Points Facts

• Each of Akron’s last 15 Tuesday road games against the Mid-American Conference has produced a total of 158 or fewer points.
• Each of the last six games between Akron and Buffalo at Alumni Arena has produced a total of 159 or fewer points.

Akron vs. Buffalo Prediction

I’m with Akron here. I just think that the Zips are the far better tea in a MAC conference that has a lot of controversy going on around it right now. The Zips just keep running teams over and Buffalo finally got back on track after a lengthy losing skid, but I just don’t think that the Zips get much of a push from Buffalo here. The Bulls just do not have the scoring depth to hang around with Akron for a full 40 minutes and I think that Akron could put this one away in the first half by pulling away early. Give me Akron laying the points in this one.