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Buffalo vs Kent State Prediction, Game Preview

Buffalo vs Kent State prediction, game preview, how to watch: Saturday, October 9

Buffalo vs Kent State prediction, game preview, how to watch: Saturday, October 9

Buffalo vs Kent State How To Watch

Date: Saturday, October 9
Game Time: 7:00 ET
Venue: Dix Stadium, Kent, OH
How To Watch: ESPNU
Record: Buffalo (2-3), Kent State (2-3)
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Buffalo vs Kent State Game Preview

Why Buffalo Will Win

The Bulls are owning third downs on offense.

They’re not getting enough out of the running game, and the offense is struggling to put up big plays, but it’s No. 1 in the MAC on third downs – converting 51% of the time – helped by a pass rush and a defensive front that can get into the Kent State backfield enough to be a bother.

For all of the good things the Golden Flashes do, they don’t do much to keep defenses out of the backfield.

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Why Kent State Will Win

The offense is staring to perk up again.

It couldn’t get going against Iowa – no shame there – but the passing attack was solid against Maryland and the rushing attack ripped through Bowling Green.

Buffalo might be solid defensively in a whole slew of ways, but it’s getting hit way too hard by most ground games. The Bulls are allowing well over 420 yards of offense over each of the last four games, and it’s about to have a problem once the FlashFast attack starts to work.

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What’s Going To Happen

Can Kent State get out to a lead?

Buffalo’s offense isn’t coming up with the consistent pop to mount a big comeback. The defense is allowing just about everyone to get 200 yards both rushing and receiving, and Kent State will be happy to do both.

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Buffalo vs Kent State Prediction, Line

Kent State 37, Buffalo 30
Line: Kent State -6.5, o/u: 65
ATS Confidence out of 5: 2

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Buffalo vs Kent State Prediction, Game Preview

Buffalo Bulls vs Kent State Golden Flashes prediction and game preview.

Buffalo vs Kent State prediction and game preview.

Buffalo vs Kent State Broadcast

Date: Saturday, November 28
Game Time: 12:00 ET
Venue: UB Stadium, Buffalo, NY
Network: CBS Sports Network

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Why Kent State Will Win

The Golden Flash offense has been phenomenal.

Okay, so it helps to play Bowling Green and Akron – after starting the season with Eastern Michigan – but this is Kent State. It’s a program that struggled to  do anything offensively not all that long ago, and now it leads the nation in scoring and total offense.

Kent State. In 2017, the team put up 153 points for the entire 12-game season.

The FlashFast style scores in bunches, the team is playing with the highest possible level of confidence, and the ground game is ripping through everything. Buffalo has an offense, too, but its defense isn’t getting into the backfield and it’s been just okay against the run.

However …

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Why Buffalo Will Win

Buffalo ain’t Akron or Bowling Green.

The run defense hasn’t been a rock, but it hasn’t needed to be with the way the offense is ripping through everyone at will. Kevin Marks is averaging over six yards per carry with 231 yards in the first three games, and he’s not even the star of the show. Jaret Patterson is coming off a 301-yard day against Bowling Green, he’s averaging over seven yards per carry and scored eight times.

The UB offensive line is dominating. It has yet to allow a sack, and it has given up just three tackles for loss.

The Kent State run defense was hit by Bowling Green for 260 yards, and allowed 212 last week against Akron. UB is going to keep hitting with the 1-2 punch, and …

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What’s Going To Happen

Kent State 30, Buffalo 27. It was one of the wildest, craziest, best finishes of the 2019 season when Kent State stormed back and changed the entire program around with a shocking win over the Bulls.

The Golden Flashes went form a three-game losing streak and being knocked out of bowl contention to winning seven in a row with the program’s first bowl victory ever. They also knocked out Buffalo from a MAC championship appearance.

Buffalo will be well motivated, and it’ll win the battle of the running games in a fun firefight.

Buffalo vs Kent State Prediction, Line

Buffalo 41, Kent State 30
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Buffalo at Kent State odds: Bulls look to run amok in Kent

Previewing Thursday’s Buffalo Bulls at Kent State Golden Flashes college football matchup, with NCAA football betting odds, picks and best bets

The Buffalo Bulls (5-4, 3-2 Mid-American Conference East) travel to play the Kent State Golden Flashes (3-6, 2-3) Thursday night at Dix Stadium in Kent, Ohio. Kickoff is 7 p.m. ET on CBS Sports Network.

We analyze the Buffalo-Kent State odds and betting lines, while providing college football betting tips and advice on this matchup.

Buffalo at Kent State: Three things you need to know

1. Buffalo is one of the top rushing teams in the country, posting 224.4 yards per game on the ground to rank 17th. On defense, the Bulls rank fifth against the run, allowing just 85.3 yards per game on the ground.

2. Kent State ranks just 128th in FBS, allowing 256.1 rushing yards per game. The Golden Flashes have also allowed 31.3 PPG, although those numbers are slightly skewed considering they lost to Power 5 teams at Arizona State, Auburn and Wisconsin.

3. The Bulls are 5-0-1 ATS in their past six trips to Kent, while the road team is 7-1-1 ATS in the previous nine meetings and the favorite 4-1 ATS in the past five in this series.

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Buffalo at Kent State: Odds, betting lines and picks

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Prediction

Buffalo 31, Kent State 21

Moneyline (ML)

Buffalo (-250) is going to win this game and attain bowl eligibility, but this is just too much to risk, especially on a road team. Kent State (+180) has too leaky of a run defense, and the Bulls are too powerful on the ground.

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Against the Spread (ATS)

Take BUFFALO (-5.5, -115) laying the points. The Bull will get off to a strong start behind their powerful rushing attack, and Kent State (+5.5, -106) won’t be able to keep up.

As mentioned above, three of Kent State’s six losses were against Power 5 squads. However, its defense hasn’t been much better in the past three conference losses, allowing 45 to Ohio, 23 to Miami-Ohio and 35 to Toledo. The last time these teams met, Buffalo came away with a 48-14 win Nov. 6, 2018.

Over/Under (O/U)

The UNDER (56.5, -110) is 5-1 in Buffalo’s past six appearances on Thursday night, and 6-1 in the past seven on the road against teams with a losing record. The under is also 7-2 in Kent State’s past nine showings on Thursday and 5-2 in the past seven at home.

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Buffalo vs. Kent State Fearless Prediction, Game Preview

Buffalo vs. Kent State fearless prediction and game preview.

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Buffalo vs. Kent State Broadcast

Date: Thursday, November 14
Game Time: 7:00 ET
Live Stream: fuboTV (click to watch for free)
Venue: Dix Stadium, Kent. OU
Network: CBS Sports Network

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Buffalo (5-4) vs. Kent State (3-6) Game Preview

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What’s Going To Happen

For all intents and purposes, Buffalo is now out of the MAC title hunt.

It needed Bowling Green to shock Miami University on Wednesday night – instead of getting blasted 44-3 – and now the only hope is to win out and pray for an all-timer of a college football miracle. MU has to lose to Akron next week – that’s not going to happen – and at Ball State.

But just getting bowl eligible with a win here would be a plus. There will likely be more eligible MAC teams than spots, so getting to seven wins would be huge, eight would cement another game.

First, UB has to take care of its last road game of the season just to get to six wins.

Kent State can still get bowl eligible, but that would require winning out against UB, Ball State and at Eastern Michigan. Even at 3-6, the team has been far more competitive in Year Two under Sean Lewis, with the offensive style starting to kick in just enough to be dangerous.

The problem is a Buffalo offense that’s become unstoppable over the last few weeks.

The Bull lines will be the difference. The pass rush will own a Kent State offensive front that’s not stopping anyone, the O that put up 43 points in each of its last two games will be balanced, and on the road, the D will be on the sidelines for most of the game.

Kent State is next-to-last in college football in time of possession, and Buffalo is sixth. The Bulls will hold on to the ball for well over 35 minutes, grinding out scoring drives late to overcome another strong outing from Golden Flash QB Dustin Crum.

The big problem for Kent State? It’s not going to come close to getting 100 yards on the ground – a must to pull this off.

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Buffalo vs. Kent State Prediction, Line

Buffalo 28, Kent State 20
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Buffalo -5.5, o/u: 56.5
Live Stream: fuboTV (click to watch for free)
ATS Confidence out of 5: 3
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