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Buffalo vs Kent State Result & Analysis

Date: Fri 10 Jan 2025
Tip-off: 23:00
Final 49-68
20-24 29-44
Position#333
Record5-9
FormLLLLL
Points / game74.2
Allowed / game82.4
vs
Position#74
Record10-4
FormWLWLW
Points / game69.3
Allowed / game63.4
USANCAA
Other2024-25
Meetings · Buffalo v Kent State
13 Jan 2026
BUFF81
KENT87
10 Jan 2025
BUFF49
KENT68
02 Feb 2024
BUFF52
KENT83
10 Feb 2023
BUFF65
KENT72
21 Jan 2022
BUFF64
KENT51
05 Mar 2021
BUFF81
KENT67
24 Jan 2020
BUFF66
KENT70
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Buffalo winLost
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
Kent State winWon
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
No frozen forecast was made for this game before tip-off.

🏀 2. Points Analysis

BuffaloUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Vermont
#97
L
67-78
67
78
-11
A20/11
NCAA
Morgan State
#258
W
82-73
82
73
+9
H23/11
NCAA
N. Carolina A&T
#348
W
82-81
82
81
+1
H26/11
NCAA
Penn State
#185
L
64-87
64
87
-23
A01/12
NCAA
Pittsburgh Bradford
#510
W
100-65
100
65
+35
H04/12
NCAA
St. Bonaventure
#77
L
55-65
55
65
-10
A07/12
NCAA
Georgia
#120
L
49-100
49
100
-51
A20/12
NCAA
Temple
#180
L
71-91
71
91
-20
A29/12
NCAA
Miami (Ohio)
#41
L
79-93
79
93
-14
A04/01
NCAA
Ohio
#205
L
79-88
79
88
-9
H08/01
NCAA
1H
2H
35-38
32-40
31-36
51-37
43-43
39-38
28-38
36-49
46-30
54-35
22-32
33-33
19-56
30-44
29-39
42-52
39-46
40-47
20-37
59-51
154.9Avg total
72.8Scored
82.1Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (14)74.282.4156.6-8.236%
Season at home (6)82.378.7161.0+3.767%
Season away (8)68.185.2153.4-17.112%
Last 10 (10)72.882.1154.9-9.330%
Last 5 (5)66.687.4154.0-20.80%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (27)68.681.8150.4-13.215%
vs Similar (1)82.081.0163.0+1.0100%
vs Weakerno games
This opponent (Kent State) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Kent StateUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Cleveland State
#95
W
68-52
68
52
+16
A24/11
NCAA
Towson
#78
W
65-54
65
54
+11
A29/11
NCAA
UC Irvine
#16
L
39-51
39
51
-12
H30/11
NCAA
Kennesaw State
#142
W
67-60
67
60
+7
A01/12
NCAA
Portland
#309
W
76-57
76
57
+19
H07/12
NCAA
Mercyhurst Lakers
#219
W
82-57
82
57
+25
H15/12
NCAA
Alabama
#34
L
54-81
54
81
-27
A22/12
NCAA
Heidelberg
#372
W
84-80
84
80
+4
H29/12
NCAA
Ball State
#243
L
67-75
67
75
-8
H04/01
NCAA
Northern Illinois
#352
W
68-50
68
50
+18
A08/01
NCAA
1H
2H
36-29
32-23
30-25
35-29
16-23
23-28
35-29
32-31
31-28
45-29
36-24
46-33
24-39
30-42
36-42
48-38
31-36
36-39
35-21
33-29
128.7Avg total
67.0Scored
61.7Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (14)69.363.4132.7+5.971%
Season at home (7)74.663.7138.3+10.971%
Season away (7)64.063.1127.1+0.971%
Last 10 (10)67.061.7128.7+5.370%
Last 5 (5)71.068.6139.6+2.460%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (4)54.272.2126.5-18.00%
vs Similar (13)68.467.8136.2+0.646%
vs Weaker ◀ (11)75.061.4136.4+13.691%
This opponent (Buffalo) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.

📊 3. Team Totals

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⚖️ 4. Spread

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⏱️ 5. Halves

Half by half

-10-5+0+5+101st half1st half: -8.3-8.31st half: +1.4+1.42nd half2nd half: -1.0-1.02nd half: +3.9+3.9
-10-5+0+5+101st half1st half: -8.3-8.31st half: +1.4+1.42nd half2nd half: -1.0-1.02nd half: +3.9+3.9
BuffaloKent State
Each team's average half over its last 10 games. Net is the half margin (above zero = the team wins that half on average: who starts fast, who closes); Pythia projection = the half means of tonight's simulation. Hover a bar for its value.
Bets by half · pick a half
BuffaloLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Vermont
#97
L
35-38
35
38
-3
A20/11
NCAA
Morgan State
#258
L
31-36
31
36
-5
H23/11
NCAA
N. Carolina A&T
#348
D
43-43
43
43
+0
H26/11
NCAA
Penn State
#185
L
28-38
28
38
-10
A01/12
NCAA
Pittsburgh Bradford
#510
W
46-30
46
30
+16
H04/12
NCAA
St. Bonaventure
#77
L
22-32
22
32
-10
A07/12
NCAA
Georgia
#120
L
19-56
19
56
-37
A20/12
NCAA
Temple
#180
L
29-39
29
39
-10
A29/12
NCAA
Miami (Ohio)
#41
L
39-46
39
46
-7
A04/01
NCAA
Ohio
#205
L
20-37
20
37
-17
H08/01
NCAA
70.7Avg total
31.2Scored
39.5Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)32.138.670.7-6.423%-
Last 30 at home (13)32.538.871.4-6.323%-
Last 30 away (17)31.838.470.2-6.524%-
Last 10 (10)31.239.570.7-8.310%-
Last 5 (5)25.842.067.8-16.20%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (27)31.038.669.7-7.622%-
vs Similar (1)43.043.086.0+0.00%-
vs Weakerno games
This opponent (Kent State) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Kent StateLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Cleveland State
#95
W
36-29
36
29
+7
A24/11
NCAA
Towson
#78
W
30-25
30
25
+5
A29/11
NCAA
UC Irvine
#16
L
16-23
16
23
-7
H30/11
NCAA
Kennesaw State
#142
W
35-29
35
29
+6
A01/12
NCAA
Portland
#309
W
31-28
31
28
+3
H07/12
NCAA
Mercyhurst Lakers
#219
W
36-24
36
24
+12
H15/12
NCAA
Alabama
#34
L
24-39
24
39
-15
A22/12
NCAA
Heidelberg
#372
L
36-42
36
42
-6
H29/12
NCAA
Ball State
#243
L
31-36
31
36
-5
H04/01
NCAA
Northern Illinois
#352
W
35-21
35
21
+14
A08/01
NCAA
60.6Avg total
31.0Scored
29.6Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)32.230.062.2+2.253%-
Last 30 at home (14)32.929.962.8+2.950%-
Last 30 away (16)31.730.161.8+1.656%-
Last 10 (10)31.029.660.6+1.460%-
Last 5 (5)32.432.464.8+0.040%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (4)22.833.856.5-11.00%-
vs Similar (13)30.831.462.2-0.546%-
vs Weaker ◀ (11)35.426.561.9+8.882%-
This opponent (Buffalo) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
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🎯 8. Shooting Profile

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💪 9. Team Strengths

Side by side

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🤝 10. Games History

Head-to-head record
3
Buffalo wins
7
Kent State wins
DateGameScore
28/02/24Kent State v Buffalo76-64
02/02/24Buffalo v Kent State52-83
10/02/23Buffalo v Kent State65-72
28/01/23Kent State v Buffalo74-68
04/03/22Kent State v Buffalo70-65
22/01/22Buffalo v Kent State64-51
05/03/21Buffalo v Kent State81-67
19/01/21Kent State v Buffalo84-81
22/02/20Kent State v Buffalo98-104 OT
24/01/20Buffalo v Kent State66-70
Buffalolast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
08/01/25HOhio79-88
04/01/25AMiami (Ohio)79-93
29/12/24ATemple71-91
20/12/24AGeorgia49-100
07/12/24ASt. Bonaventure55-65
04/12/24HPittsburgh Bradford100-65
01/12/24APenn State64-87
26/11/24HN. Carolina A&T82-81
23/11/24HMorgan State82-73
20/11/24AVermont67-78
Kent Statelast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
08/01/25ANorthern Illinois68-50
04/01/25HBall State67-75
29/12/24HHeidelberg84-80
22/12/24AAlabama54-81
15/12/24HMercyhurst Lakers82-57
07/12/24HPortland76-57
01/12/24AKennesaw State67-60
30/11/24HUC Irvine39-51
29/11/24ATowson65-54
24/11/24ACleveland State68-52

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Buffalo
NCAA 2024-25
Recent: 3 Wins / 7 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLLLLL36%
HomeLWWWL67%
AwayLLLLL12%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games1468
Win %36%67%12%
Points / game74.282.368.1
Allowed / game82.478.785.2
Point differential-8.2+3.7-17.1
Avg total156.6161.0153.4
Over main line---
Win by 10+7%17%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won100% (2)100% (1)100% (1)
Overtime %0%0%0%
Kent State
NCAA 2024-25
Recent: 7 Wins / 3 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWLWLW71%
HomeLWWWL71%
AwayWWWLW71%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games1477
Win %71%71%71%
Points / game69.374.664.0
Allowed / game63.463.763.1
Point differential+5.9+10.9+0.9
Avg total132.7138.3127.1
Over main line---
Win by 10+43%43%43%
Close games (≤5 pts) won100% (3)100% (2)100% (1)
Overtime %0%0%0%
This competition's season before tip-off. Green = better than tonight's opponent on the same split; win-% badge green from 60%, red below 40%.

🏆 12. League Table

Mid-American conference
#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 Miami (Ohio)1410471%83.071.7+11.3
2 Kent State1410471%69.363.4+5.9
3 Akron149564%80.472.7+7.7
4 Ohio148657%78.974.3+4.6
5 Toledo148657%77.977.9+0.0
6 Ball State147750%75.270.9+4.3
7 Eastern Michigan147750%72.176.5-4.4
8 Bowling Green146843%78.074.9+3.1
9 Central Michigan146843%73.270.9+2.3
10 UMass1661038%73.774.8-1.1
11 Buffalo145936%74.282.4-8.2
12 Northern Illinois1441029%71.074.0-3.0
13 Western Michigan1431121%71.074.9-3.9
Conference membership from the data provider's standings; records are this season's games before tip-off (conference and non-conference). Click a column to sort. Bars: win %, points scored and allowed per game across the league, and the point differential (green +, red -).

📋 13. Box Score

Team1H2HFinal
Buffalo202949
Kent State244468
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