Kent State vs. Buffalo prediction: Kent State favored to win men's college basketball matchup [1/13/2026]

Men's college basketball action continues on Tuesday at 6:30 PM ET as Kent State takes on Buffalo in men's college basketball action at Alumni Arena.

Based on updated simulations, Dimers' proven college basketball model gives Kent State a slight edge with a 53% win probability over Buffalo.

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

Kent State vs. Buffalo prediction: Who will win and cover?

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

Our independent predictive model gives Kent State a 53% chance of beating Buffalo. Our predicted final score has Kent State winning 79-78.

According to our model, Buffalo (+1.5) has a 53% chance of covering the spread, while the 164.5-point over/under has a 55% chance of staying under.

Kent State 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.

Kent State 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: