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College Football Betting Preview: Buffalo Bulls vs. Toledo Rockets

October 31, 2023



The Buffalo Bulls will travel to Toledo, Ohio to face the Toledo Rockets at the Glass Bowl on Tuesday night in a battle of two MAC teams with the game starting at 7:30 PM ET and airing on ESPN 2. 

Buffalo enters this game with a record of 3-5 following a 24-6 win on the road against the Kent State Golden Flashes while covering the 6.5-point spread as a road favorite in week 8 of the college football season. The Bulls scored 24 points while compiling a total of 345 yards offensively which included 195 passing yards and 150 rushing yards while allowing 6 points and 164 total yards defensively which included 78 passing yards and 86 rushing yards. 

Cole Snyder led the team in passing, completing 18 of 33 attempts for 195 yards with a touchdown and an interception while rushing for two yards on two attempts. Jacqez Barksdale led the team in rushing with ten carries for 84 yards. Marlyn Johnson led the team in receiving, catching five of seven targets for 64 yards.

The Toledo Rockets enter this game with a record of 7-1 and are in 1st place in the West Division of the MAC following a 21-17 win on the road against the Miami-Ohio RedHawks while covering the 2-point spread as a road favorite in week 8 of the college football season. Toledo scored 21 points while compiling a total of 318 yards offensively which included 160 passing yards and 158 rushing yards while allowing 17 points and 299 total yards defensively which included 202 passing yards and 97 rushing yards. 

Dequan Finn led the team in passing, completing 16 of 28 attempts for 160 yards and two touchdowns while rushing for 34 yards and a touchdown on 14 attempts. Peny Boone led the team in rushing with 17 carries for 73 yards. Anthony Torres led the team in receiving, catching three of six targets for 49 yards and a touchdown.

BookMaker has the Toledo Rockets listed as 16-point favorites at home against the Buffalo Bulls on Tuesday night in week 10 of the college football season. The teams have split the eight games all-time in the series with both going 4-4 while Buffalo has won the previous three meetings. The Bulls are 6-2 ATS all-time and 3-0 ATS in the last three games in the series. The Buffalo Bulls are 5-3 ATS overall, 4-0 ATS on the road, 4-1 ATS as an underdog, and 3-1 ATS in conference games this season while the Toledo Rockets are 3-5 ATS overall, 1-3 ATS at home, 2-5 ATS as a favorite, and 1-3 ATS in conference games on the year.

Buffalo has been the better team most recently in the series winning the previous three meetings while also having been the dominant team at covering the spread going 6-2 ATS all-time and 3-0 ATS in the last three matchups. The Bulls have also covered the spread in all of their road games this season going 4-0 ATS on the road while the Rockets have struggled with covering the spread at home going 1-3 ATS at home. I look for the Rockets to get the win, however, I am expecting this game to be closer than the line indicates which is why I am taking the points with the Buffalo Bulls when they face the Toledo Rockets on Tuesday night.

Spooky Express Pick: Buffalo Bulls +16