The Eastern Michigan Eagles (10-19, 4-12 MAC) are 3.5-point underdogs as they attempt to end a seven-game road slide when they visit the Buffalo Bulls (16-13, 6-10 MAC) on Tuesday, March 3, 2026 at Alumni Arena. The game airs at 6:30 p.m. ET on ESPN+. The point total is set at 144.5 for the matchup.

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Buffalo vs. Eastern Michigan betting lines

• Buffalo moneyline odds to win: -179
• Eastern Michigan moneyline odds to win: +146
• Spread: Buffalo (-3.5)
• Total: 144.5

Buffalo statistics, trends and more

As the home team

• Against the spread, Buffalo has played worse at home, covering six times in 12 home games, and 10 times in 13 road games.
• In home games, the Bulls eclipse the total 58.3% of the time (seven of 12 games). They hit the over more consistently in road games, topping the total in 61.5% of games (eight of 13).
• Buffalo has won a lower percentage of its matchups as a moneyline favorite when playing at home, going 3-3 (.500). When playing away from home as a moneyline favorite, it owns a record of 5-0 (1.000).

Recent trends

• In their last 10 games, the Bulls have been racking up 75.3 points per contest, an average that’s slightly lower than the 78.5 they’ve scored over the course of the 2025-26 season.
• Buffalo’s defense has been more porous lately, as the team has given up 77.6 points per game during its last 10 compared to the 75.8 points per game its opponents are averaging on the season.
• While the Bulls are connecting on more threes per game over their past 10 contests (9.7 per game) in comparison to their season-long average (9.6), they are doing so while shooting a lower percentage (37.5% from beyond the arc over the last 10, 38.3% on the season).

Buffalo betting records this season

• ATS Record: 17-10-0 (Home: 6-6-0; Away: 10-3-0)
• ATS Record When Favored by 3.5+: 7-4-0 (As Favorite: 9-4-0; As Underdog: 8-6-0)
• O-U-P: 15-12-0 (Home: 7-5-0; Away: 8-5-0)
• Record When Moneyline Favorite: 10-3 (Home: 3-3; Away: 5-0)
• Record When Moneyline Underdog: 4-9 (Home: 1-4; Away: 3-5)

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Eastern Michigan statistics, trends and more

As the away team

• Eastern Michigan has performed better against the spread at home (9-3-0) than away (10-6-0) this year.
• Eagles games have finished above the over/under 16.7% of the time at home (two of 12), and 43.8% of the time away (seven of 16).
• As moneyline underdogs, the Eagles have won a higher percentage of games at home (2-4) than away (3-11).

Recent trends

• The Eagles are putting up 68.9 points per game in their past 10 games, which is 2.0 fewer points than their average for the season (70.9).
• Eastern Michigan has performed worse defensively over its last 10 games, ceding 77.0 points per contest, 3.6 more points than its season average of 73.4.
• The Eagles are sinking 6.3 threes per game over their past 10 games, which is 0.1 more than their average for the season (6.2). That said, they sport a worse shooting percentage from downtown over their previous 10 games (31.3%) compared to their season average (32.9%).

Eastern Michigan betting records this season

• ATS Record: 19-9-0 (Home: 9-3-0; Away: 10-6-0)
• ATS Record When Underdog by 3.5+: 10-4-0 (As Favorite: 4-4-0; As Underdog: 15-5-0)
• O-U-P: 9-19-0 (Home: 2-10-0; Away: 7-9-0)
• Record When Moneyline Favorite: 4-4 (Home: 4-2; Away: 0-2)
• Record When Moneyline Underdog: 5-15 (Home: 2-4; Away: 3-11)