At 1:00 p.m. ET on Saturday, the UMass Minutemen (0-2) take on the Buffalo Bulls (1-1).
The Bulls are the favorites (-4) in their game against the Minutemen, with the over/under being 45.5 points. (On the moneyline, the Bulls are -182 and the Minutemen are +150.)
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Buffalo -4 vs. UMass
Buffalo vs. UMass Betting Odds
- Spread favorite: Bulls (-4)
- Moneyline: Bulls (-182), Minutemen (+150)
- Total: 45.5 points
- TV Channel: CBS Sports Network
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Buffalo vs. UMass Betting Stats and Info
Against the spread, the Bulls are winless in one games. Buffalo has not played a game as a moneyline favorite. UMass, in two games with a set spread this season, is 1-1-0 against the spread. The Minutemen’s record is 12-0 against the spread when underdogs by 4 or more points. UMass has played a game as an underdog on the moneyline once so far this season, and failed to pick up the victory.
Buffalo vs. UMass Key Players
Buffalo Bulls
- Cole Snyder threw for 2,109 yards last season (175.8 per game) while completing 54.6% of his passes (203-for-372), with 13 touchdowns and nine interceptions.
- A season ago Ron Cook Jr. picked up 609 rushing yards (50.8 per game) and scored six touchdowns. He tacked on 29 catches for 220 yards and one receiving touchdown.
- Mike Washington totaled 362 rushing yards on 90 carries, with two touchdowns on the ground, last season.
- Last season Marlyn Johnson grabbed 40 passes for 495 yards (41.3 per game) while scoring four touchdowns.
- Darrell Harding Jr. added 23 grabs for 451 yards and three touchdowns.
- Boobie Curry caught 29 passes for 303 yards and one touchdown, averaging 25.3 yards per game.
- Max Michel showed out with an impressive stat line of 4.0 sacks, 5.0 TFL and 42 tackles last year.
- Joe Andreessen totaled 87 tackles, 7.0 TFL, and one sack over the course of his last campaign.
- Devin Grant intercepted five passes and tacked on 79 tackles, 2.0 TFL, and five passes defended last season.
UMass Minutemen
- Taisun Phommachanh threw for 1,507 yards while completing 61.2% of his passes last season, with six touchdowns and six interceptions (125.6 yards per game).
- Kay’Ron Adams rushed for 1,157 yards on 236 attempts (96.4 yards per game) and scored 12 touchdowns a season ago.
- Gregroy Desrosiers totaled 301 rushing yards on 37 carries with four touchdowns on the ground last year. He also caught 15 passes for 185 (15.4 yards per game) and two scores.
- Anthony Simpson hauled in 57 passes for 792 yards last season and scored three touchdowns. He was targeted 96 times, and averaged 66.0 yards per game.
- George Johnson’s stat line last season was 35 catches for 421 yards and three touchdowns. He put up 35.1 receiving yards per game.
- Mark Pope caught 33 passes on 58 targets for 420 yards and one touchdown, averaging 35.0 receiving yards per game.
- Last season Billy Wooden registered 6.0 sacks, 8.0 TFL and 50 tackles.
- Nahji Logan’s 2023 campaign saw him total 60 tackles, 1.0 TFL, and 0.5 sacks.
- Juan Lua picked off two passes and tacked on 17 tackles and four passes defended last season.