Buffalo vs. Cincinnati

The Cayman Islands Classic will tip-off today, and one of the first round games puts Buffalo up against the 12th ranked Cincinnati Bearcats. While this game appears like it could be a mismatch, the Bulls are unbeaten heading into this contest, and are projected as the top team in the MAC Eastern Division. The Bulls have been an NCAA Tournament team the past two years. Cincinnati has dominated three very soft opponents averaging 102 points per game, but those numbers won't last as competition becomes a lot more competitive. Mick Cronin's teams are historically defense first, and defense has made Buffalo the competitive team they have been over the last couple of seasons. It is always difficult for a team playing at a neutral site in game one of an early season tournament as the shooting backgrounds are brand new. This arena is tiny and holds just 2,000 spectators, so it may be even more difficult. Cincinnati is notorious for ugly, low scoring games and is 129-78-3 to the UNDER in their last 210 games. Their games have seen total points average less than 130 in the 210 games. The Bulls have just four losses by more than 16 points in their last 34 and have enough to stay in the hunt here. Make the play on Buffalo and the UNDER.