Buffalo vs. Southern Miss betting: College basketball preview for Nov. 3

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The Buffalo Bulls (0-0) are favored by 3.5 points against the Southern Miss Golden Eagles (0-0) on Monday, November 3, 2025 at 6:30 p.m. ET. The matchup airs on ESPN+. The matchup has a point total of 153.5.

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Buffalo Cover -3.5 vs Southern Miss -104

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Buffalo vs. Southern Miss betting lines

  • Buffalo moneyline odds to win: -174
  • Southern Miss moneyline odds to win: +145
  • Spread: Buffalo (-3.5)
  • Total: 153.5

Buffalo statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • When playing at home last season, Buffalo had a worse record against the spread (4-9-0) compared to its ATS record in road games (8-7-1).
  • When playing at home last year, the Bulls went over the over/under 38.5% of the time (five of 13 games). They hit the over more consistently in road games, topping the total in 50% of games (eight of 16).

Last season stats

  • Offensively, the Bulls were the 239th-ranked team in college basketball (71.8 points per game) last season. Defensively, they were fourth-worst (80.9 points allowed per game).
  • Buffalo was 221st in the country in rebounds per game (31.2) and 10th-worst in rebounds allowed (35.1) last year.
  • With 13.5 assists per game last year, the Bulls were 184th in college basketball.

Buffalo betting records last season

  • ATS Record: 12-16-1 (Home: 4-9-0; Away: 8-7-1)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 3.5+: 1-1-0 (As Favorite: 1-1-0; As Underdog: 11-15-1)
  • O-U-P: 13-16-0 (Home: 5-8-0; Away: 8-8-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 2-0 (Home: 2-0; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 5-22 (Home: 2-9; Away: 3-13)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
42.6 (295th in nation) 47.0 (336th) 31.2 (221st) 35.1 (349th) 13.5 (184th) 14.2 (354th)

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Southern Miss statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Last season, Southern Miss was 8-5-0 at home against the spread (.615 winning percentage). Away, it was 6-8-0 ATS (.429).
  • In terms of the over/under, Golden Eagles games finished over less often at home (four of 13, 30.8%) than on the road (seven of 14, 50%) last season.
  • The Golden Eagles, as moneyline underdogs, won a higher percentage of games at home (3-4) than on the road (0-12) last year.

Last season stats

  • With 71.3 points per game on offense, the Golden Eagles were 249th in college basketball last year. At the other end, they gave up 76.0 points per contest, which ranked 294th in college basketball.
  • Southern Miss grabbed 32.6 boards per game (148th-ranked in college basketball). It allowed 33.8 rebounds per contest (321st-ranked).
  • Last year the Golden Eagles ranked 111th in college basketball in assists, putting up 14.4 per game.

Southern Miss betting records last season

  • ATS Record: 14-17-0 (Home: 8-5-0; Away: 6-8-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 3.5+: 7-11-0 (As Favorite: 5-4-0; As Underdog: 9-13-0)
  • O-U-P: 12-19-0 (Home: 4-9-0; Away: 7-7-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 6-3 (Home: 4-2; Away: 1-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 3-19 (Home: 3-4; Away: 0-12)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
43.1 (271st in nation) 43.5 (156th) 32.6 (148th) 33.8 (321st) 14.4 (111th) 13.2 (335th)
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