Buffalo Bulls vs Maryland Terrapins Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 09/03/2022

Game Time: 12:00 pm ET, Saturday, September 3, 2022

Venue:  Capital One Field at Maryland Stadium, College Park, MD

Where to Watch:  Big Ten Network

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Buffalo +23, Maryland -23; Over/Under:  63.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Buffalo +23, Maryland -23; Over/Under:  63.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Buffalo +20.5, Maryland -20.5; Over/Under:  63.5 points

 

Buffalo Bulls:  0-0 (MAC East)

Maryland Terrapins:  0-0 (Big Ten East)

 

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Buffalo Bulls:  N/A

Maryland Terrapins:  N/A

 

Buffalo is playing their season opener here on Saturday and this will also be their first road game of the college football season. They finished last season with a 4-8 record overall and were 2-4 in their road games. They were also 2-6 in their conference games and finished 5th place in the MAC East. They did not end their season with a Bowl game as their record was not good enough to become Bowl eligible. Their offense was averaging 410.6 YPG and 29.2 PPG while their defense was allowing 417.4 YPG and 29.9 PPG against them. Kyle Vantrease led the team in passing with 1,861 passing yards, Dylan McDuffie led the team in rushing with 1,049 rushing yards, and Quian Williams led the team in receiving with 835 receiving yards. 

 

 

 

Maryland is playing their season opener here on Saturday and this will also be their first home game on the college football schedule this season. They finished last season with a 7-6 record overall and were 4-3 in their home games. They were also 3-6 with their conference record and finished in 5th place in the Big Ten East. They ended their season with a 54-10 win against Virginia Tech in the Pinstripe Bowl. Their offense was averaging 441.9 YPG and 29.3 PPG while their defense was allowing 404.5 YPG and 30.7 PPG against them. Taulia Tagovailoa led the team in passing with 3,860 passing yards, Tayon Fleet-Davis led the team in rushing with 721 rushing yards, and Rakim Jarrett led the team in receiving with 829 receiving yards. 

The current betting odds have Maryland listed as a 23 point favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. Buffalo is coming off of a bad losing season while Maryland just barely finished .500, but these two teams are clearly trending in opposite directions right now. Buffalo has not been doing well over the last few years and a lot of their players from last season have left the program now, leaving them with a much newer team than they had before. Maryland has had a few changes as well but the core of their offense, starting QB Taulia Tagovailoa and a lot of his receivers, are still there this season and they should continue to improve as a team even more this year. Tagovailoa already has an older brother in the NFL and he will be trying hard this season to make some bigger steps with his game to follow in his brother's footsteps. Maryland has a lot more talent on their team that will only improve this season as they continue to develop together while Buffalo has seen a lot of their talent leave them recently. The best way to place a bet here is on Maryland to cover the spread in this game.

 

Buffalo Maryland Prediction:  Our NCAAF Pick for Saturday, September 3, 2022 (12:00 pm ET start time) is Maryland 48 Buffalo 20.

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Buffalo Bulls: 1-5 ATS as an underdog. 5-10 ATS as a road underdog of 21.5 to 28 points. 10-5 UNDER as an underdog of 21.5 to 31 points.

Maryland Terrapins: 12-6 ATS as a home favorite of 21.5 or more points. 27-19 ATS in the first two weeks of the season. 10-5 UNDER when the total is greater than or equal to 63.

 

 

Buffalo Bulls:  None.

Maryland Terrapins:  J. Jones (WR) Ques Sat - Knee. D. Demus Jr. (WR) Prob Sat - Knee.

 

 

“It’s like making a cake. You put all the ingredients in there together, and it turns out really good.” - Maurice Linguist on finding the right fit for everyone on the team before their season opener here on Friday.

 

 

“Three things are really clear: one, we have talent. Two, we’re building great depth finally — especially up front in the trenches with the O-Line and the D-Line where we’ve been pretty thin here over the last few years. Having continuity on our roster and with our coaching staff is another key to this excitement that I know I have.” - Mike Locksley on his team before their season opener here on Friday.

 

 

 

WR Williams, Quian

WR Ruiz-Navarro, Jovany 

WR Marshall, Justin 

TE Borland, Trevor

QB Myers, Matt

RB Cook Jr., Ron 

 

WR Demus Jr., Dontay

WR Jones, Jeshaun

WR Jarrett, Rakim 

TE Dyches, Corey 

QB Tagovailoa, Taulia

RB McDonald, Colby 

 

 

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Coaches:

Buffalo Bulls: Maurice Linguist (2nd season)

Maryland Terrapins: Mike Locksley (5th season)