Buffalo at Miami (Ohio) odds, picks and prediction
The Buffalo Bulls (4-5, 2-3 MAC) and Miami (Ohio) Redhawks (4-5, 3-2) tangle in a Tuesday night MAC East battle at Yager Stadium in Oxford, Ohio. The "MACtion" contest is slated for a 7 p.m. ET kickoff. Below, we look at the Buffalo vs. Miami odds and lines, and make our expert college football picks, predictions and bets.
Buffalo was favored by 13.5 points over Bowling Green in its last game (Oct. 30). Despite piling up 36 first downs, the Bulls fell to the Falcons, 56-44. Junior RB Dylan McDuffie toted the ball 34 times in the game against Bowling Green. McDuffie has become a big part of the Bulls 'offense and has three straight 100-yard games.
Miami is coming off a two-point loss at Ohio. The Redhawks ceded a 28-0 lead to the Bobcats before nearly coming all the way back in that game. A staunch MU defense yielded just 68 points over its previous four games. Miami now returns home where it is 3-0 this season.
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Buffalo at Miami odds, spread and lines
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- Money line: Buffalo +230 (bet $100 to win $230) | Miami -300 (bet $300 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Buffalo +7.5 (-110) | Miami -7.5 (-110)
- Over/Under (O/U): 57.5 (O: -108 | U: -112)
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Buffalo at Miami odds, lines, picks and predictions
Prediction
Buffalo 31, Miami 28
Money line
The Bulls clocked a 52-10 win over Miami last season. Buffalo's best offensive performances this season are at least fairly close in the rearview mirror. The run game, in particular, figures to be leveraged in this game. The Bulls have rushed for 200-plus yards in three of their last four games.
Miami has a decent amount of explosiveness to its offense, but that's just about it. On defense, the Redhawks have gotten drive stops at a rate perhaps not consistent with the more porous defense played down the rest of the field. Buffalo staying within three or four points is a solid projection here. Pulling off a victory is probable enough to offer some value on a BULLS (+230) play.
Against the spread
Over the last 20 games it was lined as a home favorite of 7.5-or-more, Miami has gone 6-14 ATS. The Bulls are 7-1-1 ATS in their last nine games following an ATS loss.
BACK BUFFALO +7.5 (-110).
Over/Under
There is a minimum level of consistency needed to plug in offense expectancy and dial in on a range of score outcomes. Neither of these teams hits that minimum: STEER CLEAR OF THE O/U.
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