The Toledo Rockets (22-6, 13-2 MAC) aim to continue a seven-game home winning stretch when hosting the Buffalo Bulls (13-15, 7-8 MAC) on February 25, 2023.
The Rockets match up against the Bulls in a game that Toledo is currently a double-digit favorite by 11.5 points. A 165-point total has been set for the matchup.
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Toledo Betting Line, Matchup Info Vs. Buffalo
- When: Saturday, February 25, 2023 at 2:00 PM ET
- Where: Savage Arena in Toledo, Ohio
- How to Watch on TV: ESPN3
- Spread Favorite: Toledo -11.5
- Moneyline Favorite: Toledo -674
- Moneyline Underdog: Buffalo +476
- Over/Under: 165 points
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Toledo Betting Trends
- The Rockets are 16-11-0 ATS this season.
- Toledo has covered the spread seven times this season (7-5 ATS) when playing as at least 11.5-point favorites.
- The Rockets have been victorious in 19, or 82.6%, of the 23 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
- Toledo has yet to enter a game this year with shorter moneyline odds than -674.
- The Rockets and their opponents have combined to hit the over 18 out of 27 times this season.
- In eight games this season, Toledo and its opponents have gone over 165 combined points.
- The Rockets have had an average of 161.1 points in their games this season, 3.9 fewer than this matchup’s total.
Toledo Top Performers
| Name | GP | PTS | REB | ASST | STL | BLK | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rayj Dennis | 28 | 19.0 | 4.4 | 5.6 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 1.5 |
| JT Shumate | 28 | 17.2 | 4.9 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.7 |
| Setric Millner Jr. | 28 | 15.4 | 5.8 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 1.5 |
| Dante Maddox Jr. | 28 | 11.3 | 4.0 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| Tyler Cochran | 9 | 9.2 | 4.3 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.7 |
Toledo Season Stats
- Toledo outscores opponents by 8.2 points per game (scoring 84.7 per game to rank second in college basketball while allowing 76.5 per outing to rank 340th in college basketball) and has a +230 scoring differential overall.
- The Rockets are 185th in college basketball at 32.8 rebounds per game. That’s similar to the 32.4 their opponents average.
- In conference games, the Rockets score fewer points per contest (84.4) than their season average (84.7).
- Toledo’s defense has been better in MAC tilts this year, giving up 73.9 points per matchup, compared to its overall average of 76.5 PPG allowed.
- In conference games, the Rockets tally more treys per contest (9.0) and own a higher three-point percentage (39.9%) than their season averages (8.6, 38.7%).
- Toledo scores 89.7 points per game in home games, compared to 80.5 points per game in away games, a difference of 9.2 points per contest.
- The Rockets are giving up 74.7 points per game this year in home games, which is 1.6 fewer points than they’re allowing in away games (76.3).
Toledo Recent And Upcoming Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Score | Home/Away | Spread |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2/7/2023 | Akron | W 84-74 | Away | +2 |
| 2/11/2023 | Eastern Michigan | W 70-63 | Away | -12 |
| 2/14/2023 | Miami (OH) | W 89-71 | Home | -16 |
| 2/18/2023 | Bowling Green | W 91-86 | Away | -9.5 |
| 2/21/2023 | Akron | W 84-63 | Home | -4 |
| 2/25/2023 | Buffalo | – | Home | -11.5 |
| 2/28/2023 | Central Michigan | – | Away | – |
| 3/3/2023 | Ball State | – | Away | – |
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Buffalo Betting Trends
- Buffalo has won 14 games against the spread this year, while failing to cover 12 times.
- The Bulls have covered the spread three times this season (3-1 ATS) when playing as at least 11.5-point underdogs.
- Buffalo has entered the game as underdogs 17 times this season and won five, or 29.4%, of those games.
- The Bulls have not entered a game this season with longer moneyline odds than +476.
- Buffalo’s games have hit the over 13 out of 26 times this year.
- The Bulls have played six games this season that ended with a combined score higher than 165 points.
- The average total for Buffalo’s games this season is 154.5 points, 10.5 fewer points than this game’s over/under.
Buffalo Top Performers
| Name | GP | PTS | REB | ASST | STL | BLK | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curtis Jones | 28 | 15.2 | 5.0 | 3.1 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 2.4 |
| Zid Powell | 25 | 12.2 | 3.8 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
| Isaiah Adams | 28 | 11.2 | 5.0 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.9 |
| LaQuill Hardnett | 27 | 10.3 | 7.3 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.7 |
| Armoni Foster | 27 | 9.0 | 1.9 | 4.0 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
Buffalo Season Stats
- The Bulls’ +35 scoring differential (outscoring opponents by 1.3 points per game) is a result of putting up 77.9 points per game (45th in college basketball) while giving up 76.6 per outing (342nd in college basketball).
- Buffalo ranks 32nd in the country at 36.0 rebounds per game. That’s 2.5 more than the 33.5 its opponents average.
- In MAC games, the Bulls have averaged 0.9 fewer points (77.0) than overall (77.9) in 2022-23.
- Buffalo has conceded 0.6 fewer points per game in MAC action (76.0) than overall (76.6).
- In MAC play, the Bulls drain more treys (7.2 per game) than they do overall (7.0), and their percentage from downtown (32.8%) is also higher than for the whole season (32.3%).
- In 2022-23 Buffalo is scoring 9.3 more points per game at home (83.2) than on the road (73.9).
- In 2022-23 the Bulls are conceding 11.4 fewer points per game at home (71.9) than on the road (83.3).
Buffalo Recent And Upcoming Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Score | Home/Away | Spread |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2/7/2023 | Eastern Michigan | W 102-97 | Home | -10 |
| 2/10/2023 | Kent State | L 72-65 | Home | +4 |
| 2/14/2023 | Ohio | L 85-61 | Away | +4.5 |
| 2/18/2023 | Akron | L 86-66 | Away | +9.5 |
| 2/21/2023 | Central Michigan | W 63-35 | Home | -13 |
| 2/25/2023 | Toledo | – | Away | +11.5 |
| 2/28/2023 | Northern Illinois | – | Away | – |
| 3/3/2023 | Miami (OH) | – | Home | – |
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