These schools are near each other, so a natural rivalry exists. Because of the level of play by each school, it certainly can be helpful for recruiting to the winner. The Purple Eagles have a long way to go to catch up as they are off a woeful 7-25 campaign in 2015-16, while Buffalo was putting together a 20-win season in arguably a much tougher conference. Making matters worse is Coach Chris Casey returns just two starters from that seven-win team, so he has to fit in new pieces. Early in the season, when you didn't have a lot to start with, things can be mighty tough. The Bulls have three starters back from their 20-win season. Niagara was among the worst shooting teams in the country last season at 40.4%, and will have a long way to go to find themselves competitive, especially in the early going. Make the play on Buffalo.
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Who was the public on? 65% of the public bets were on Buffalo Bulls on the -3.5 ATS. And, 56% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Buffalo would win by a score of 73.6 to 72.4 with Buffalo winning on the moneyline, Niagara winning on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Buffalo would win by a score of 85.5 to 69.8 with Buffalo winning on the moneyline, Niagara winning on the spread and the game going UNDER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Buffalo would win by a score of 83.6 to 81.1 with Buffalo winning on the moneyline and on the spread and the game going UNDER the total.
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Who was the public on? 72% of the public bets were on Buffalo Bulls on the -6 ATS. 74% of the public money was on Niagara Purple Eagles to win on the moneyline. And, 90% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Buffalo would win by a score of 77.0 to 70.0 with Buffalo winning on the moneyline and on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
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Buffalo at Niagara
8:00 PM Eastern
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Who was the public on? 64% of the public bets were on Buffalo Bulls on the -13.5 ATS. 57% of the public money was on Buffalo Bulls to win on the moneyline.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Buffalo would win by a score of 66.4 to 51.2 with Buffalo winning on the moneyline and on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
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Niagara at Buffalo
7:00 PM Eastern
The Niagara Purple Eagles play a rivalry game against Buffalo in this one. The Purple Eagles are 29-15 in their last 44 meetings in Big Four matchups. Niagara has good balance with 6-4 sophomores Emile Blackman and 6-5 Ramone Snowden, plus Rayvon Harris chips in 8 points and five boards per contest. The Purple Eagles are a good bounce-back team at 4-1 ATS following a spread loss. Buffalo is a big favorite, but not a great offensive team, shooting just .419% from the floor (#241 in the nation). The Purple Eagles lead the all-time series 56-30, including a 92-81 win over Buffalo last season and have more than enough talent and motivation to keep this close. Grab the generous points and play on Niagara.
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