Buffalo vs. Northern Illinois Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Dec. 31

The Buffalo Bulls (11-2, 1-0 MAC) visit the Northern Illinois Huskies (5-7, 1-0 MAC) at NIU Convocation Center, starting at 1 p.m. ET on Wednesday, December 31, 2025. The Bulls are 6.5-point favorites in the game. The matchup has an over/under of 153.5.

Their last time out, Buffalo won on Monday 92-63 over Penn State-Behrend. In the win, Ryan Sabol paced Buffalo with 31 points. Northern Illinois won its last matchup 74-73 against Central Michigan on Saturday. Dylan Ducommun scored 18 points in Northern Illinois' victory, leading the team.

Buffalo vs. Northern Illinois Odds and Game Time

• When: Wednesday, December 31, 2025 at 1 p.m. ET
• Where: NIU Convocation Center in DeKalb, Illinois
• Spread favorite: Buffalo -6.5
• Moneyline favorite: Buffalo -275
• Moneyline underdog: Northern Illinois +225
• Over/Under: 153.5 points

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Betting the Over/Under: Buffalo vs. Northern Illinois

• Buffalo and its opponents have combined to outscore Wednesday's over/under (153.5 points) five times this season.
• There have been four Northern Illinois games that finished with a combined score over 153.5 points this season.
• The Bulls average 79.4 points per game against the Huskies' 77.2, amounting to 3.1 points over the matchup's point total of 153.5.
• The 149 points per game these two teams allow to opponents on average this season are 4.5 fewer than the 153.5 over/under in this contest.
• This season the average over/under for Buffalo's games is 150.1 points, 3.4 lower than the over/under of 153.5 points set for this contest.
• A difference of 2.0 points separates the average over/under in Northern Illinois' games (155.5 points) and this matchup's over/under (153.5).

Betting the Spread: Buffalo vs. Northern Illinois

• In Buffalo's 11 games this year, it has eight wins against the spread.
• This season, the Bulls have won ATS in each of their two games as a favorite of 6.5 points or more.
• In Northern Illinois' 10 games this season, it has five wins against the spread.
• So far this season, the Huskies have been installed as underdogs by a 6.5-point margin or more seven times and are 4-3 ATS in those games.
• Northern Illinois has one win against the spread, and is 2-1 overall, at home this year.
• Northern Illinois is unbeaten ATS (1-0) as a 6.5-point underdog or greater at home.
• Buffalo is 4-1 against the spread, and 4-1 overall, away from home.
• Buffalo is unbeaten ATS (1-0) as 6.5-point favorites or more on the road.

Betting the Moneyline: Buffalo vs. Northern Illinois

• This season, Buffalo has been listed as the moneyline favorite in seven games and won them all.
• The Bulls have played as a favorite of -275 or more twice this season and won both games.
• Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that Buffalo has a 73.3% chance to win.
• Northern Illinois has been victorious in one of the seven contests it has been chosen as a moneyline underdog in this season.
• This year, the Huskies have won one of seven games when listed as at least +225 or worse on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies Northern Illinois has a 30.8% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.