The Buffalo Bulls travel all the way to Michigan on Wednesday to take on the Central Michigan Chippewas for what should be one of the best NCAAF matchups of the week. The MAC gives us some MACTION nearly every week at this rate, and this game won’t be any different. Buffalo comes into this one at 4-1 on the season and in second place in the MAC East, trailing Ohio as Ohio beat them outright a week ago. Central Michigan has struggled, sitting at 3-6 overall and 2-3 in the conference.
Let’s break down our Buffalo vs Central Michigan picks and see where we can find the edge here.
Buffalo Bulls vs. Central Michigan Chippewas
Matchup Info
- Location: Kelly Shorts Stadium
- Date and Time: Wednesday, Nov 9, 7:00 PM
- How to Watch: ESPN
Buffalo Performance Recap and Analysis
Buffalo is typically one of the better mid-major programs in the country, and that hasn’t necessarily changed this season. At 4-1 in the MAC, it’s easy to see why the Buffalo odds are the way that they currently are. Buffalo comes into this game with impressive wins over Eastern Michigan, Miami Ohio, Bowling Green, UMass, and Toledo. If they can continue doing what they did on the offensive side of the football in those games, they should like their chances.
Our Buffalo vs Central Michigan picks realize that they’ve been able to play football at an elite level and are being factored in. Buffalo has shown the ability to get stops at an elite level when they’re on their game, and we believe that they have an opportunity of doing so once again on Wednesday. They’ve had a tough NCAAF schedule and have managed to win games.
Key Injuries
Buffalo doesn’t have any players on the College Football injury report that seems to be of major significance. This is something that’s important to check before you place your bets for Wednesday’s game. We need the best analysis possible.
Betting Trends to Know
Their NCAA football stats have been impressive as a team. Buffalo has been an absolute force against the spread this season, as they’re one of the most profitable teams in all of college football. At 6-2-1 against the spread this season, they will look to continue doing that once again on Wednesday and beat another team against the spread. As a 2.5-point favorite or more, Buffalo is 3-2 against the spread. This season, five of their nine games have also hit the over.
Central Michigan Recap and Analysis
Although Central Michigan hasn’t necessarily played the best this year in terms of the NCAAF standings, the team has shown the ability throughout certain weeks to be a competitive team. They only lost by 14 against Oklahoma State at the beginning of the year and then only lost by 19 against Penn State University a few weeks later. Although a loss is a loss at the end of the day and losing by two plus touchdowns in both games isn’t necessarily impressive, with them being a mid-major program and competing with some of those teams, we should give them a little bit of credit. The one thing to watch out for here is that their offense does have games where they can come out and score against anybody in the country. However, they also have days where they come out and can score against anybody.
The college football injuries that they’ve had to deal with certainly don’t help this cause whatsoever, but the team has still shown the ability to be an above-average team when they’re on their game. If they can come out and continue doing what they’ve shown to be able to do on the offensive side of the football for parts throughout the season, this could be a spot where they explode once again offensively and win the game.
Key Injuries
At the moment, Central Michigan doesn’t have any players that seem to be of significance on the injury report. Similar to what we said about the Buffalo Bulls, we will have to continue checking injury reports before the game starts.
Betting Trends to Know
Our Central Michigan picks will be focused on what they’ve done this season ATS. Central Michigan hasn’t been great against the spread this season, as they’re currently 3-5-1. Against the spread as a two-point underdog or more, they are 2-1, however. There have been nine games this season for Central Michigan, and only four of them have hit the over this year.
Buffalo Bulls vs. Central Michigan Chippewas Odds
The Buffalo Bulls odds coming into this game are going to see a pickem. This means that there is no spread line in this game and that it’s pretty much just a money-line bet. If you took the money line at – 110 odds, you would have the same odds to just win the game out right on the spread line at – 110 as well.
Buffalo Bulls vs. Central Michigan Chippewas Betting Picks
The best money line bet in this game is going to be taking Buffalo to win the game outright at -110 odds. Because this game is a Pickem, both teams currently have -110 odds. I love what I’ve seen out of Buffalo and believe that this is a bad line from the oddsmakers.
The best over/under bet in this game is going to be taking the under. At 54, we believe that this is just a bit too high. If Buffalo comes out and does what they do best defensively, this is a great time for them to continue getting stops at an elite level.
With this game being a Pickem, you will have the same odds and will need the same thing to happen to win your spread bet. We will still be backing Buffalo in this one to win on the spread line as well for -110 odds.
Buffalo Bulls vs. Central Michigan Chippewas Score Prediction
We are finally here with our Buffalo vs Central Michigan picks, and the best bet in this game is going to be taking Buffalo at -110 outright. The final score of this game is going to see Buffalo win 21-17. This is a great time for their defense to continue dominating, and we truly believe that’s going to be the case.
NCAAF Pick: Buffalo ML (-110)
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