Akron vs. Buffalo prediction: Akron favored to win men's college basketball matchup [1/20/2026]

Buffalo and Akron will lock horns in men's college basketball action at Alumni Arena on Tuesday, with tipoff at 6:30 PM ET.

Based on updated simulations, Dimers' proven college basketball model predicts Akron as the most likely winner of the Akron vs. Buffalo game.

This article offers a closer look at Tuesday's matchup, including an expanded look at the predicted score, best bets and picks.

Akron vs. Buffalo prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using powerful machine learning and data analysis, we have simulated the result of Tuesday's NCAA basketball matchup between Akron and Buffalo 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our independent predictive model gives Akron a 76% chance of defeating Buffalo. Our predicted final score has Akron winning 83-75.

According to our model, the bookmakers have got it right, and Akron and Buffalo each have a 50% chance of covering the spread, while the 168.5-point over/under has a 56% chance of staying under.

Akron vs. Buffalo odds

We have researched the best men's college basketball odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

All odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

Akron vs. Buffalo picks and best bet

After matching our predictions against the best available odds, we can reveal our picks for each of the major markets. Plus, find our best bet for the game below: