Buffalo vs. Ohio prediction: Ohio favored to win men's college basketball matchup [1/10/2026]

Ohio will square off with Buffalo in men's college basketball action at Convocation Center Ohio on Saturday, beginning at 2:00 PM ET.

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

This article offers further insights into Saturday's matchup, including an expanded look at the predicted score, best bets and picks.

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

Using trusted machine learning and data, we have simulated the outcome of Saturday's NCAA basketball matchup between Buffalo and Ohio 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our independent predictive model gives Ohio a 65% chance of beating Buffalo. Our predicted final score has Ohio winning 80-75.

According to our model, the bookmakers have got it right, and Buffalo and Ohio each have a 50% chance of covering the spread, while the over/under total of 156.5 points has a 52% chance of staying under.

Buffalo vs. Ohio odds

We have sourced 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.

Buffalo vs. Ohio 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: