Buffalo vs Central Michigan Prediction 2/25/25 College Basketball Picks

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

Matchup History

The Buffalo Bulls won the first matchup between these two teams this season with a 75-69 win at home back on January 28th, 2025. The win made it three straight for the Bulls in this head-to-head series, both straight up and against the spread and Buffalo has won 9 of the last 10 head-to-head meetings.

Buffalo Recap

The Buffalo Bulls come into this game looking to bounce back after an 80-66 loss at the hands of Ball State last time out to sit at 8-19 on the year. After this game, Buffalo will head home for a matchup with the Toledo Rockets.

Bulls Lose Three In A Row

Ryan Sabol leads the Bulls in scoring with 14.9 PPG while Tyson Dunn has 12.3 PPG with 4.2 RPG and a team-high 5.5 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 7.7 PPG with 4.1 RPG while Noah Batchelor has 7.3 PPG with a team-high 6 RPG to lead the Bulls on the glass up to this point in the year. Anquan Boldin Jr. also has 7.5 PPG and 3.2 RPG as well this season for the Bulls. As a team, Buffalo is averaging 71.5 PPG on 42.2% shooting from the field, 29.5% from three, and 69.3% from the foul line this season.

Why the Buffalo Bulls will win

• Buffalo has won each of its last nine night games against Central Michigan.
• Central Michigan has lost each of its last four night games.

Central Michigan Recap

The Central Michigan Chippewas come into this game looking to add on to their 86-57 beatdown win over Western Michigan last time out to improve to 12-15 on the year. After this game, Central Michigan will head on the road for a game against Eastern Michigan.

Chippewas Looking To Build Momentum

Ugnius Jarusevicius leads Central Michigan in scoring and rebounding with 16.1 PPG and 7.3 RPG while Jakobi Heady has 14.4 PPG with 6.4 RPG as well on the year. Anthony Pritchard has 12.7 PPG with 4.6 RPG and a team-high 5.5 APG to lead the Chippewas in the assist department in addition to 2.1 SPG while Kyler Vanderjagt has 11.6 PPG to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for Central Michigan up to this point in the year. Cayden Vasko also has 7.1 PPG with 4.8 RPG and 2.8 APG as well this season. As a team, Central Michigan is averaging 75.7 PPG on 46.3% shooting from the field, 32.5% from three, and 72.2% from the foul line this season.

Why the Central Michigan Chippewas will win

• Buffalo has lost eight of its last nine road night games against the Mid-American Conference.
• The home team has won three of the last four games between Buffalo and Central Michigan.

Total Points Facts

• Each of the last four night games between Buffalo and Central Michigan has produced a total of 144 or fewer points.
• Four of Buffalo’s last five road night games against Conference opponents have produced a total of 140 points.

Buffalo vs. Central Michigan Prediction

I’m on Buffalo and the points here. Maybe it’s crazy considering the run of form Central Michigan has been on in a lot of their recent games, as the Chippewas have just been dominant and have been finding ways to crush their opponents far more often than not as of late. However, Buffalo has also found a way to perennially be a thorn in the side of the Chippewas, including an outright win earlier this season. I do think that the Chips get their revenge at home in this game, but I think this is just a few too many points considering Buffalo’s history of hanging around in this game. Give me the Bulls and the points.