Buffalo Bulls

The Bulls finished 2025-26 up 15.23 moneyline units, and only eight Division I teams made more. One November night at DePaul, a 66-53 win at +1800, supplied 18 of them.

DePaul, and November

Buffalo won all eight November games. The third, at DePaul on 11 November, came as 18.5-point underdogs and paid +1800. November returned 20.97 units, and 18 came from that game.

From December on the record was 9-15 and the moneyline lost 5.74. Over the whole season, without the DePaul game, backing the Bulls in every priced game would have lost 2.77.

Road and home

The split is the season’s other shape. Away from home Buffalo were 8-6 straight up and 10-4 against the spread, a road cover rate of 71.4% that 14 teams topped and five matched. The 13 priced road games made 20.53 units, with underdog wins at Bowling Green 89-78 at +295 and at Massachusetts 86-82 at +285 behind DePaul.

At home they were 7-8, covered 5 of 13, and the 13 priced home games lost 5.05; 31 teams lost more there. The shortest-priced defeat was 72-70 to Northern Illinois on 17 February at -500.

Against the spread

Buffalo covered 17 of 30, 56.7%. As underdogs they won 5 of 16 and covered 9; as favorites they won 10 of 14, covered 8, and made just 0.28 units over the 13 that were priced.

The MAC

Akron won all three meetings, the last 73-70 in the MAC quarterfinal, though Buffalo covered two of them. Ohio won both of theirs, and Miami (OH) did too while Buffalo covered both. Ball State lost twice, both covered.

The total

Buffalo’s 30 posted totals went 16 over and 14 under. The highest-scoring night was a 105-102 defeat at Miami (OH) in January, 207 points against 162.5.

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