Buffalo Bulls (1-1) vs Massachusetts Minutemen (0-2)
Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 1:00 pm
My selection is on Buffalo minus the points over Massachusetts at 1 pm et on Saturday.
Buffalo looked like it was simply in it for the payday last Saturday on the road against fast-rising SEC squad Missouri. The Bulls didn't put up much of a fight and barely appeared to break a sweat in a 38-0 loss (they possessed the football for just over 21 minutes and attempted only 20 passes). I expect a much different story to unfold as the Bulls return home to host Massachusetts on Saturday.
I'm still higher on this Buffalo squad than most. I like the pieces the Bulls have in place on both sides of the football and feel this is a matchup they can take full advantage of.
UMass is off to an 0-2 start having already faced a pair of other MAC squads. While the Minutemen did cover the spread on the road against Toledo last week that had more to do with the Rockets looking disinterested than anything else. UMass didn't reach the end zone until just under three minutes remaining in the first half in that contest and not again until less than three minutes were left in the fourth quarter.
UMass QB Taisun Phommachanh has been running for his life for most of the first two games and that should be the case again on Saturday. He's been pretty much the team's entire offense through two games and that's not a good thing. The Minutemen defense has been on the field too much and looked broken down late in last week's contest, allowing three touchdowns in the game's final 20 minutes. Take Buffalo (8*).
Sean’s Pick Buffalo Bulls: -4.5 -105
AUTHOR: Sean Murphy
