Southern Miss vs. Buffalo Picks and Prediction, Monday, November 3, 2025
Use Code SSWC In the season opening game for both teams in the MAC – Sun Belt Challenge Buffalo plays host to Southern Miss. Both of these teams look to improve after poor last seasons with Southern Miss going 11-22 and 5-13 in Sun Belt play and Buffalo going 9-22 and finishing only 4-14 in MAC play. In this Southern Miss vs. Buffalo prediction, you can check out the matchup and the full score info.
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Southern Miss comes into this game as a slight road favorite, posted at -1.5 with a total of 154.
Southern Miss Looks for Scoring
Southern Miss will need new players to step up in the scoring department, as the top seven scorers are gone from last season, with a few entering the transfer portal. Jett Montgomery is the leading returning scorer and he only averaged 3.3 ppg last season. The Golden Eagles were picked to finish 12th out of 14 teams in the Sun Belt preseason poll.
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In the Golden Eagles' last exhibition game, they lost to Houston Christian 69-64. In that game, JUCO transfer Isaac Taveras led the way with 23 points and averaged 16.7 ppg last season at South Plains Community College. Transfer Djahi Binet averaged 10.4 ppg and 7.7 rpg for Alcorn State last season and will be counted on for scoring and rebounding. Dylan Brumfield is a senior who transferred from an NAIA school in William Carrey and last season averaged 17.5 ppg. Fallou Diagne started in the last exhibition game and is a 6’11” senior and a transfer from Western Kentucky, who did not play last season. Israel Hart scored 11 points in the exhibition game and is a transfer from Central Oklahoma. The Golden Eagles have some players who were solid in the scoring department last season but came from non-D1 schools, so it remains to be seen if they can get it done at the next level.
Top Scorer Is Back for Buffalo
While Buffalo returns their top scorer but the four players that were the scoring leaders after that have all transferred. Ryan Sabol averaged 14.4 ppg last season and was one of two players who averaged over 8.1 ppg. He is back and will look to improve on last season, when he only shot 40.6% from the floor. Noah Batchelor is the next leading returning score,r and last season he averaged 6.8 ppg and 6.1 rpg. Angelo Brizzi is also back and last season averaged 6.8 ppg.
Like Southern Miss, Buffalo brought in some scorers from non-DI schools. One of the Bulls is high on is F Mikhail Pocknett, who averaged 20.1 ppg and 8.5 rpg for D2 King University. Guard Derrick Talton Jr. was a four-year starter at Oklahoma Wesleyan, leading them to the NAIA National Championship last season and in his last two years at the school averaged 14.2 ppg. 6”10” FW Ezra McKenna averaged a double-double (15.2 ppg 10.7 rpg) in his four-year career at Mobile University and last season was the SSAC Player of the Year. While Buffalo has more returning scorers than the Golden Eagles, they are also in the same boat, needing players who got it done at the non-D1 level to help in the scoring department in the big time.
Southern Miss vs. Buffalo Pick
Spread Southern Miss vs. Buffalo
- Buffalo +1.5 (+4 Units)
Both Southern Miss and Buffalo finished near the basement of their respective conferences and each was well under .500. While the Golden Eagles got some higher-level transfers, the Bulls return their top scorer and two other players who averaged over 6 ppg last season. Scoring will be an issue for both teams, as there are many new faces and neither team ranked in the top 240 in the nation in points per game last season. When it comes to the Southern Miss vs. Buffalo prediction, the Bulls have some veterans returning and, in their house, they will not only cover the spread but get the win in the MAC – Sun Belt Challenge.
Over/Under Pick for Southern Miss vs. Buffalo
- Under 151 (+4 Units)
I am leaning towards the Under in this game, as it is the opener, and I look for some opening game jitters from both teams. Southern Miss only ranked 256th in the nation in scoring last season (69.9 ppg) and they lost their top seven scorers from last season. While they brought in some scorers, most of them are from the non-D1 ranks. Buffalo only ranked 243rd in the nation in scoring last season (70.3 ppg) and they have some veteran players returning as well as their top scorer. This game will be a slower-paced, low-scoring game, so the Under is the pick.
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