Watch Buffalo Bulls vs. Akron Zips: How to live stream, TV channel, start time for Tuesday's NCAA Basketball game

How to watch Buffalo vs. Akron basketball game

By Scout Staff

Jan 21, 2025 at 9:00 am ET • 2 min read

Who's Playing

Akron Zips @ Buffalo Bulls

Current Records: Akron 12-5, Buffalo 6-11

How To Watch

When: Tuesday, January 21, 2025 at 7 p.m. ET
Where: Alumni Arena -- Buffalo, New York
TV: ESPN Plus
Follow: CBS Sports App
Online Streaming: Catch select College Basketball matches on Fubo (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
Ticket Cost: $14.00

What to Know

Buffalo will be in front of their home fans on Tuesday, but a look at the spread shows they might need that home-court advantage. They and the Akron Zips will face off in a Mid American battle at 7:00 p.m. ET at Alumni Arena. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.

Having struggled with seven defeats in a row, Buffalo finally turned things around against Western Michigan on Saturday. They came out on top against the Broncos by a score of 85-76.

Among those leading the charge was Tyson Dunn, who almost dropped a double-double on 20 points and nine rebounds. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in threes (six). Another player making a difference was Noah Batchelor, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 12 rebounds.

Buffalo was working as a unit and finished the game with 18 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Western Michigan only posted ten.

Meanwhile, Akron waltzed into their game on Friday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They walked away with a 92-80 victory over the Bobcats.

Akron's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Isaiah Gray, who went 7 for 12 en route to 22 points plus five rebounds and two steals, and Amani Lyles, who went 7 for 9 en route to 17 points plus six assists and three blocks. Lyles continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last five games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Nate Johnson, who scored 14 points plus eight rebounds and three steals.

Buffalo's win ended an eight-game drought on the road and puts them at 6-11. As for Akron, their victory was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-5.

The two teams pleased both fans and bettors in their last matches by winning and covering the spread. Going forward, Akron shouldn't be too worried about this matchup, as the experts have them favored by 13.5 points. This contest will be Buffalo's ninth straight as the underdogs (so far over this stretch they are 3-5 against the spread).

Buffalo came up short against Akron when the teams last played back in February of 2024, falling 73-62. Can Buffalo avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.