The Buffalo Bulls are hoping their fourth bowl game will be a charm when they take on the Charlotte 49ers in the 2019 Bahamas Bowl on Friday. The Bulls (7-5) have lost three previous bowls, including last season's Dollar General Bowl, when they fell to Troy, 42-32. Meanwhile, the 49ers (7-5) are playing past November for the first time in school history. The game will start at 2 p.m. ET from Thomas Robinson Stadium. Buffalo closed the regular season out with an offensive flourish, scoring 43-plus points in four of its final five games.

The Bulls are favored by a touchdown in the latest Buffalo vs. Charlotte odds, up from an open of five, while the over-under is 51.5 after the total opened at 58. Before making any Charlotte vs. Buffalo picks of your own, look at the latest college football predictions from the SportsLine Projection Model.

The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every FBS college football game 10,000 times. Over the past four-plus years, the proprietary computer model has generated a stunning profit of almost $4,000 for $100 players on its top-rated college football picks against the spread. It also went a sizzling 8-2 on all picks against the spread during Championship Week. Anyone who has followed it has seen huge returns. 

Now, the model has set its sights on Buffalo vs. Charlotte. We can tell you that the model is leaning over, and it's also generated a strong against the spread pick that is hitting in well over 50 percent of simulations. Go to SportsLine to see it. Now, here are the betting lines and trends for Buffalo vs. Charlotte:

  • Buffalo vs. Charlotte spread: Buffalo -7
  • Buffalo vs. Charlotte over-under: 51.5 points
  • Buffalo vs. Charlotte money line: Buffalo -250, Charlotte +200
  • BUF: Averaging 254.3 rushing yards per game
  • CHA: Averaging 31.6 points per game

The model knows Buffalo's defense is one reason for the Bulls' late-season turnaround. The Bulls have recorded 27 sacks over the last seven games, including a season-best five in their last three road games at Akron, Eastern Michigan and Kent State. For the season, Buffalo has 38 sacks to rank first in the MAC and 12th in the country. The Bulls have three players in the top two in the MAC in sacks. Taylor Riggins leads the conference with 8.5, while Ledarius Mack and Malcolm Koonce are tied for second with seven apiece.

Offensively, junior wide receiver Antonio Nunn has become a reliable weapon and leads the team in receptions with 44 for 634 yards and five touchdowns. Over the last five games, he has 23 receptions for 341 yards and three TDs.

But just because the Bulls finished the regular season strong does not guarantee they will cover the Charlotte vs. Buffalo spread in the Bahamas Bowl 2019.

That's because Charlotte, led by first-year coach Will Healy, polished off a perfect November (4-0) and will be playing in December for the first time. The 49ers, who are 4-1 against the spread in their last five games overall, finished the regular season with a school record in overall wins (seven) and conference victories (five). 

Senior running back Benny LeMay, who has 3,187 career rushing yards, joined Kalif Phillips (4,020) as the only 49ers who have eclipsed the 3,000-yard plateau. LeMay (1,037) has had back-to-back 1,000-yard rushing seasons and is the first Charlotte player to reach that milestone in two different years.

So who wins Buffalo vs. Charlotte in the Bahamas Bowl 2019? And which side of the spread can you bank on in well over 50 percent of simulations? Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the Buffalo vs. Charlotte spread to jump on Friday, all from the advanced model that is up nearly $4,000 on its top-rated college football picks, and find out.