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College Football Odds: Ohio at Buffalo
- The Buffalo Bulls need the win tonight to keep their bowl hopes alive. (AP Images)
If you are a fan of or regular bettor on Mid-American Conference football, this week is heaven for you: There is a at least one nationally televised MAC game on each weeknight beginning Tuesday with Ohio at Buffalo, with the Bulls -2.5 on Bodog's college football odds.
Buffalo (3-6) has dropped two games in a row overall and hasn't covered in its past two at home – it must win out to get bowl eligible. Ohio (6-3) has won four of five and is 3-0 in conference road games but hasn't covered in its past two games overall and has dropped three of the past four in Buffalo.
The Bulls will be a bit shorthanded for the game. Starting quarterback Zach Maynard will sit for the first quarter because of a violation of team rules; redshirt freshman Jerry Davis will start at quarterback and has attempted only 10 passes in mop-up duty this year. Meanwhile, starting running back Ike Nduka, the team's leading rusher with 598 yards on 6.2 yards per carry, and cornerback Joe Petit both have been ruled out due to injury. True freshman Jeffvon Gill, who ran for 172 yards last week against Bowling Green, will earn his first start at tailback.
Ohio's defense is tops in the nation in turnovers forced with 27 and in fumbles recovered (14). Don't overlook this stat when pondering the college football odds on this one: The Bobcats are fourth in the country in kicks/punts blocked, and Buffalo had two punts blocked in its last game – Bulls coach Turner Gill has switched punters in the wake of that.
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