MAC matchup features Buffalo playing UMass
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UMass (4-2) at Buffalo (3-3), Oct. 17 at 1 p.m. EDT.
Opening Line: Buffalo by 3.5. Against the spread: Buffalo 2-4, UMass 4-2.
How to watch: ESPN+
Key stats
Buffalo Offense
Overall: 319.8 yards per game (119th in FBS)
Passing: 163.2 yards per game (126th)
Rushing: 156.7 yards per game (70th)
Scoring: 20.8 points per game (115th)
Buffalo Defense
Overall: 390.0 yards per game (106th in FBS)
Passing: 239.5 yards per game (109th)
Rushing: 150.5 yards per game (85th)
Scoring: 26.8 points per game (99th)
UMass Offense
Overall: 339.2 yards per game (109th in FBS)
Passing: 180.8 yards per game (116th)
Rushing: 158.3 yards per game (68th)
Scoring: 29.7 points per game (67th)
UMass Defense
Overall: 300.7 yards per game (27th in FBS)
Passing: 191.3 yards per game (46th)
Rushing: 109.3 yards per game (32nd)
Scoring: 18.2 points per game (31st)
Buffalo is 106th in third down percentage, converting 35.5% of the time. UMass ranks 56th on defense, allowing its opponents to convert at 35.4%.
Buffalo ranks 116th in the FBS with a -4 turnover margin, compared to UMass’ 6th-ranked +7 margin.
Buffalo is 96th in FBS in red zone defense, allowing opponents to score on 88.9% of trips. UMass’ red zone offense ranks 17th, scoring on 94.1% of red zone opportunities.
Team leaders
Buffalo
Passing: Jason Wright, 726 yards, 4 TDs, 3 INTs, 48.8 completion percentage
Rushing: Messiah Burch, 489 yards on 90 carries, 2 TDs
Receiving: Chance Morrow, 417 yards on 34 catches, 6 TDs
UMass
Passing: William Watson III, 820 yards, 7 TDs, 2 INTs, 74.0 completion percentage
Rushing: Curtis Kimmons IV, 297 yards on 51 carries, 4 TDs
Receiving: T.Y. Harding, 327 yards on 28 catches, 2 TDs
Last game
Buffalo won 23-8 over Toledo on Oct. 10. Wright led Buffalo with 171 yards on 14-of-31 passing (45.2%) for no touchdowns and no interceptions. He also carried the ball 16 times for 20 yards and one rushing touchdown. Burch carried the ball 17 times for 137 yards and scored one touchdown. Dwayne Early Jr. put up 77 yards on four catches.
UMass lost 20-19 to Miami (OH) on Oct. 10. Aedan McCarthy led UMass with 171 yards on 15-of-29 passing (51.7%) for no touchdowns and no interceptions. Kimmons carried the ball six times for 35 yards and scored one touchdown, adding one reception for eight yards. Harding put up 91 yards on nine catches.
Next game
Buffalo hosts Bowling Green on Oct. 24. UMass plays at UConn on Oct. 23.