Buffalo vs. Eastern Michigan Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - March 3

In a game featuring one of the sputtering squads in college basketball, the Eastern Michigan Eagles (10-19, 4-12 MAC) play the Buffalo Bulls (16-13, 6-10 MAC) at Alumni Arena on March 3, 2026. The Eagles have lost two in a row and are 1-9 in their past 10 games. They enter this matchup as underdogs by 3.5 points. The matchup's point total is set at 144.5.

Buffalo lost its most recent outing 75-70 against Central Michigan on Saturday. Ryan Sabol's team-leading 17 points paced Buffalo in the loss. Eastern Michigan dropped its most recent outing 74-64 against Miami (OH) on Tuesday. Gregory Lawson II's team-high 29 points paced Eastern Michigan in the loss.

Buffalo vs. Eastern Michigan Odds and Game Time

• When: Tuesday, March 3, 2026 at 6:30 p.m. ET
• Where: Alumni Arena in Buffalo, New York
• Spread favorite: Buffalo -3.5
• Moneyline favorite: Buffalo -194
• Moneyline underdog: Eastern Michigan +152
• Over/Under: 144.5 points

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• TV Channel: ESPN+
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Betting the Over/Under: Buffalo vs. Eastern Michigan

• Buffalo and its opponents have hit the over on this game's total (144.5 points) 19 times this season.
• This season, 11 of Eastern Michigan's games have finished with a combined score higher than 144.5 points.
• The over/under for the game of 144.5 is 4.9 points fewer than the combined points per game averages for the Bulls (78.5 points per game) and the Eagles (70.9 points per game).
• This matchup's point total is 4.7 fewer points than the 149.2 these two teams combine to give up per game in 2024.
• This season, the average over/under for Buffalo's games is 154.3 points, 9.8 more than the total of 144.5 points set for this contest.
• Eastern Michigan's games have an average over/under of 144.3 points this season, 0.2 fewer points than the over/under for this matchup.

Betting the Spread: Buffalo vs. Eastern Michigan

• In Buffalo's 27 games this year, it has 17 wins against the spread.
• The Bulls have been favored by 3.5 points or more 11 times this season and are 7-4 ATS in those games.
• In Eastern Michigan's 28 games this season, it has 19 wins against the spread.
• The Eagles have an against the spread record of 10-4 in their 14 games when underdogs by 3.5 points or more this year.
• At home this season, Buffalo is 6-6 against the spread and 4-8 overall.
• At home, as a 3.5-point favorite or more, Buffalo is 3-3 ATS.
• Away from home, Eastern Michigan is 3-13 overall and 10-6 against the spread.
• Eastern Michigan is winless ATS (0-1) away from home as 3.5-point underdogs or more.

Betting the Moneyline: Buffalo vs. Eastern Michigan

• This season, Buffalo has won 10 out of the 13 games, or 76.9%, in which it has been the moneyline favorite.
• This season, the Bulls have won six of their eight games when favored by at least -194 on the moneyline.
• Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that Buffalo has a 66% chance to win.
• Eastern Michigan has been a moneyline underdog in 20 games this season and has come away with the win five times (25%) in those contests.
• The Eagles have a win-loss record of 1-13 with odds of +152 or worse this year.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies Eastern Michigan has a 39.7% chance of walking away with the win.