Bowling Green vs. Buffalo betting: College basketball preview for February 15

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The Bowling Green Falcons (9-15, 3-8 MAC) are just 1.5-point favorites as they try to end a four-game road losing streak when they take on the Buffalo Bulls (8-16, 3-8 MAC) on Saturday, February 15, 2025 at Alumni Arena. The contest airs at 2:00 PM ET on ESPN+. The matchup has a point total of 155.5.

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Bowling Green Cover -1.5 vs Buffalo -107

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Bowling Green vs. Buffalo betting lines

  • Bowling Green moneyline odds to win: -121
  • Buffalo moneyline odds to win: +100
  • Spread: Bowling Green (-1.5)
  • Total: 155.5

Bowling Green statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • At home, Bowling Green has a better record against the spread (5-6-0) compared to its ATS record on the road (3-6-0).
  • The Falcons have exceeded the total less often at home, hitting the over in five of 11 home matchups (45.5%). In away games, they have hit the over in seven of nine games (77.8%).
  • Bowling Green has played better as a moneyline favorite when playing at home, sporting a home record of 5-1, compared to going 0-1 in road games.

Recent trends

  • The Falcons’ offense has been less productive over their last 10 games, putting up 71.7 points a contest compared to the 75.4 they’ve averaged this season.
  • Bowling Green has been a little suspect on the defensive end of the floor recently, giving up 76.9 points per game over its last 10 outings compared to the 75.8 it has conceded this season.
  • During their past 10 outings, the Falcons are making 0.4 fewer three-pointers per game than their season long average (8 compared to 8.4 season-long), while also shooting a lower percentage from beyond the arc in that span (33.2% compared to 34.4% season-long).

Bowling Green betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 9-13-0 (Home: 5-6-0; Away: 3-6-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 1.5+: 4-3-0 (As Favorite: 4-3-0; As Underdog: 5-10-0)
  • O-U-P: 12-10-0 (Home: 5-6-0; Away: 7-2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 5-2 (Home: 5-1; Away: 0-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-13 (Home: 0-5; Away: 1-7)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
43.9 (230th in nation) 45.7 (295th) 30.4 (284th) 31.4 (196th) 11.5 (324th) 11.3 (182nd)

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Buffalo statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Buffalo has been better against the spread away (7-5-1) than at home (3-6-0) this year.
  • Bulls games have gone above the over/under 33.3% of the time at home (three of nine), and 61.5% of the time away (eight of 13).
  • When moneyline underdogs, the Bulls have won a lower percentage of games at home (1-6) than on the road (3-10).

Recent trends

  • The Bulls are posting 70.3 points per game over their last 10 games, which is 2.3 fewer points than their average for the season (72.6).
  • While Buffalo is allowing 81.2 points per game in 2024-25, it has bettered that mark in its last 10 games, allowing 79.5 points per contest.
  • In their previous 10 games, the Bulls are draining 8.7 treys per contest, 0.6 more than their season average (8.1). However, they have a worse three-point percentage over their previous 10 games (28.7%) compared to their season average (29.8%).

Buffalo betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 10-11-1 (Home: 3-6-0; Away: 7-5-1)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 1.5+: 9-10-1 (As Favorite: 1-1-0; As Underdog: 9-10-1)
  • O-U-P: 11-11-0 (Home: 3-6-0; Away: 8-5-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 2-0 (Home: 2-0; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 4-16 (Home: 1-6; Away: 3-10)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
42.2 (314th in nation) 46.3 (313th) 31.7 (203rd) 36.2 (354th) 14 (153rd) 14 (346th)
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