The MAC is featured in college basketball on Friday and two of our three college basketball bests bets will be from that conference. The Buffalo Bulls have been the headliner in the conference this season, as they are ranked No. 21 in the country and they lead the MAC East with a record of 13-2. The Bulls will visit the Miami-Ohio Redhawks in one of our three Friday best bets. Let’s look at the action for Friday.
Kent State Golden Flashes at Bowling Green Falcons
Date and Time: Friday, March 1, 2019, 6:00 p.m. ET
Location: Stoh Center, Bowling Green, OH
CBB Betting Line: Check Back Later
This game can be seen on CBS Sports Network on Friday night and is a matchup between two teams with similar records. The Golden Flashes are 20-8 overall and 9-6 in the conference, while Bowling Green is 19-9 and 11-4 in the conference. The teams met in early January and it was Bowling Green winning by 22 points. The Falcons are led by Justin Turner who averages 18.7 points per game, while Jaylin Walker leads Kent State with 21.4 points per game.
Key Stats
The Falcons are 19-2 when they score at least 72 points and 0-7 when they score 71 points or less. The Golden Flashes are 1-5 ATS in the last 6 meetings. The Golden Flashes are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games vs. a team with a winning record. The Falcons are 0-3-1 ATS in their last 4 home games. Looking at the total, the Under is 5-2 in the Golden Flashes last 7 overall. The Over is 4-1 in the Falcons last 5 home games. The Under is 6-2 in the last 8 meetings.
Best Bet
I will look for Kent to keep this game close and have a chance to win, so I will take the points.
Rhode Island Rams at Dayton Flyers
Date and Time: Friday, March 1, 2019, 7:00 p.m. ET
Location: University of Dayton Arena, Dayton, OH
CBB Betting Line: Dayton -9
The Flyers come into this game at 19-9 overall and 11-4 in the Atlantic 10, while the Rams are just 13-14 overall and 6-9 in the conference. These two teams met early last month and it was all Dayton, as they won by 29 points. Dayton is led by Josh Cunningham and Jalen Crutcher, as Cunningham averages 14.3 points per game, while Crutcher averages 13.1 points per contest. The Rams are led by Jeff Dowtin who averages 15.1 points per game.
Key Stats
When Dayton scores at least 74 points they are 12-0, while Rhode Island is 0-7 when the opponents gets 75 points or more. Rhode Island is winless in their last four road games, getting outscored by 15 points per game. The Rams are 16-33-2 ATS in their last 51 road games vs. a team with a winning home record. The Flyers are 3-7 ATS in their last 10 home games. The Under is 6-1 in the Rams last 7 overall. The Under is 5-1-1 in the Flyers last 7 home games. The Over is 5-2 in the last 7 meetings in Dayton.
Best Bet
I think Dayton will get the win, but I don’t know how motivated they will be to win by margin, so I will take the points with Rhode Island.
Buffalo Bulls at Miami-Ohio Redhawks
Date and Time: Friday, March 1, 2019, 8:00 p.m. ET
Location: Millett Hall, Oxford, OH
CBB Betting Line: Check Back Later
This is another game that can be seen on CBS Sports Network and it features the Bulls who are 25-3 overall and 13-3 in the MAC. Miami comes in at 15-13 overall and 7-8 in the conference. The trio of CJ Massinburg, Nick Perkins, Jeremy Harris and Dontay Caruthers have accounted for 64 percent Buffalo’s scoring this season and in the last five games that percentage is up to 77 percent.
Key Stats
The home team is 5-0-1 ATS in the last 6 meetings. The Bulls are 8-3 ATS in their last 11 Friday games. The Red Hawks are 4-0-1 ATS in their last 5 home games. The Over is 34-16-2 in the Bulls last 52 road games. The Under is 4-1 in the Red Hawks last 5 home games. The Over is 13-4 in the last 17 meetings at Miami.
Best Bet
I will go over the total in this one.
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