Akron vs Buffalo 3/14/19 - College Basketball Picks & Predictions

The Akron Zips play the No. 18 ranked Buffalo Bulls on Thursday at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio in a Mid-American Conference tournament second round showdown. The Zips defeated Miami (OH) on Monday 80-51 in their first round game. Loren Cristian led the Zips with 25 points in the romp, while Daniel Utomi chipped in with 20.

Buffalo improved to 28-3 overall following its 84-73 win over Bowling Green last Friday in its regular season finale. Nick Perkins led the Bulls with 22 points. Buffalo finished the regular season as the winner of the MAC at 16-2 and had a bye in the first round of the conference tournament. Daniel Utomi leads Akron in scoring with an average of 14.3 points per game. Jimond Ivey is the third leading scorer with an average of 12.1 points and the leading rebounder with an average of 6.2 per game. Ivey is leading in assists as well with an average of 3.4 per game. Akron is shooting 41.5% from the field and 32.3% from 3-point territory.

CJ Massinburg leads the Bulls in scoring with an average of 18.5 points per game. Nick Perkins is the second leading scorer and leading rebounder with averages of 14.9 points and 7.3 rebounds per game. Davonta Jordan leads the Bulls in assists with an average of 3.7 per game. Buffalo is shooting 46.3% from the field and 34.0% from 3-point territory.