Buffalo vs. Liberty Prediction, Odds, Picks - January 4, 2025

Updated Jan. 4, 2025 9:04 a.m. ET

Data Skrive

The Bahamas Bowl features a matchup of the Liberty Flames (who are 4.5-point underdogs) and the Buffalo Bulls on January 4, 2025 at 11 a.m. ET on ESPN2. The game's point total is 51.

The Bulls' most recent game was against the Kent State Golden Flashes, and they won by a score of 43-7. The Flames lost against the Sam Houston Bearkats in their most recent game, 20-18.

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Buffalo vs. Liberty Game Information & Odds

When: Saturday, January 4, 2025 at 11 a.m. ET
Location: Thomas Robinson Stadium in Nassau, Bahamas
TV: ESPN2
Live Box Score on FOX Sports

Buffalo vs Liberty Betting Information updated as of January 4, 2025, 8:45 a.m. ET.
Favorite	Spread (Odds)	Favorite Moneyline	Underdog Moneyline	Total	Over Moneyline	Under Moneyline
Buffalo	-4.5 (-111)	-208	+172	51	-110	-110

Buffalo vs. Liberty Prediction

Pick ATS: Liberty (+4.5)
Pick OU: Over (51)
Prediction: Buffalo 30, Liberty 26

Predictions are made by the Data Skrive betting model.

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Buffalo vs. Liberty Betting Insights

Per the spread and over/under, the implied score for the game is Bulls 28, Flames 23.
The Bulls have a 67.5% chance to collect the win in this game based on the moneyline's implied probability. The Flames hold a 36.8% implied probability.
Buffalo is 6-5-0 ATS this season.
Liberty has won three games against the spread this year, failing to cover eight times.

Buffalo vs. Liberty: 2024 Stats Comparison

	Buffalo	Liberty
Off. Points per Game (Rank)	29.1 (71)	30.7 (76)
Def. Points per Game (Rank)	28.0 (79)	23.3 (18)
Turnovers Allowed (Rank)	13 (26)	15 (36)
Turnovers Forced (Rank)	19 (52)	15 (88)

Buffalo 2024 Key Players

Name	Position	Stats
CJ Ogbonna	QB	2,244 YDS (57.1%) / 19 TD / 5 INT 314 RUSH YDS / 8 RUSH TD / 26.2 RUSH YPG
Al-Jay Henderson	RB	959 YDS / 8 TD / 79.9 YPG / 5.2 YPC 17 REC / 202 REC YDS / 1 REC TD / 16.8 REC YPG
Victor Snow	WR	51 REC / 610 YDS / 6 TD / 50.8 YPG
JJ Jenkins	WR	36 REC / 536 YDS / 4 TD / 44.7 YPG
Shaun Dolac	LB	153 TKL / 12.0 TFL / 5.5 SACK / 5 INT
Khalil Murdock	LB	140 TKL / 10.0 TFL / 2.0 SACK
Kobe Stewart	DL	37 TKL / 7.0 TFL / 9.5 SACK
Dion Crawford	LB	46 TKL / 11.0 TFL / 7.5 SACK

Liberty 2024 Key Players

Name	Position	Stats
Kaidon Salter	QB	1,886 YDS (56.3%) / 15 TD / 6 INT 579 RUSH YDS / 7 RUSH TD / 52.6 RUSH YPG
Quinton Cooley	RB	1,254 YDS / 13 TD / 114.0 YPG / 6.1 YPC
Billy Lucas	RB	663 YDS / 5 TD / 66.3 YPG / 5.5 YPC
Treon Sibley	WR	26 REC / 499 YDS / 2 TD / 49.9 YPG
TJ Bush	DL	43 TKL / 6.0 TFL / 5.5 SACK
Joseph Carter	LB	61 TKL / 4.0 TFL / 1.5 SACK
Jerome Jolly Jr.	LB	42 TKL / 1.0 TFL / 1.0 SACK / 1 INT
Dexter Ricks Jr.	DB	28 TKL / 1.0 TFL / 2 INT / 2 PD