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The MAC conference tournament continues Thursday as the No. 3 seed Akron Zips (21-10, 13-5 MAC) face off against the No. 6 seed Buffalo Bulls (15-16, 9-9 MAC) at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse, beginning at 6:30 PM on ESPN+. Akron is a 7-point favorite to move one step closer to an automatic berth in the NCAA Tournament bracket.
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How do I watch Zips vs. Bulls?
- Game Day: Thursday, March 9, 2023
- Game Time: 6:30 PM ET
- TV Channel: ESPN+
- Location: Cleveland, Ohio
- Arena: Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse
Betting Lines for Zips vs. Bulls
| Favorite | Spread | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Akron | -7 | 147 |
Akron Betting Stats & Information
- Akron is 17-2 in games when it was favored on the moneyline (winning 89.5%).
- The Zips have played 12 times as a moneyline favorite with odds of -316 or shorter, and won in each game.
- The Zips have gone 11-17-1 ATS this season.
- The Bulls are 4-4 against the spread when an underdog by 7 points or more this year.
- Akron’s average point total in matchups this year is 140.1, 6.9 points below the over/under in this game.
Buffalo Betting Stats & Info
- Buffalo has entered the game as underdogs 18 times this season and won five, or 27.8%, of those games.
- The Bulls have been at least a +253 moneyline underdog eight times this season, but was upset in each of those games.
- The Bulls are 15-14-0 against the spread this season.
- In games this season in which they were an underdog by 7 points or more, the Bulls have a 4-4 record against the spread.
- The average total in Buffalo’s games this season is 7.5 more points than the point total of 147 in this outing.
Akron vs. Buffalo Season Stat Comparison
| Akron Rank | Akron AVG | Buffalo AVG | Buffalo Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 127th | 73.8 | Points Scored | 77.5 | 50th |
| 66th | 66.2 | Points Allowed | 76.9 | 342nd |
| 150th | 32.2 | Rebounds | 34.9 | 33rd |
| 166th | 8.7 | Off. Rebounds | 9.8 | 69th |
| 34th | 9 | 3pt Made | 7 | 223rd |
| 154th | 13.4 | Assists | 15 | 51st |
| 50th | 10.6 | Turnovers | 13.9 | 332nd |
This Matchup’s Impact Players
Akron Zips Leaders
- Xavier Castaneda leads the Zips in points and assists per game, scoring 21.4 points and distributing 2.9 assists.
- Akron’s best rebounder is Enrique Freeman, who averages 11.1 boards per game in addition to his 16.5 PPG average.
- Castaneda leads the Zips in three-point shooting, knocking down an average of 3.5 shots per game from beyond the arc.
Buffalo Bulls Leaders
- Curtis Jones sits at the top of the Bulls scoring leaderboard with 15.1 points per game. He also grabs 4.9 rebounds and averages 3.1 assists per game.
- Buffalo’s leader in rebounds is LaQuill Hardnett with 7.2 per game, and its leader in assists is Armoni Foster with four per game.
- Jones hits 2.4 three-pointers per game, the most on the Bulls.
