Buffalo Bulls
Place, Mid-American Conference
- Power #100
- BCS --
- AP --
- Record 0-0
- Streak --
- SOS #107
The Buffalo Bulls (0-0, #100 Overall power ranking) travel again in Week 1, going 1,690 miles to battle #95 ranked Texas El Paso (0-0). In their last game, closing point spreads saw the Bulls as a 7 point away underdog against #25 ranked Connecticut. Buffalo underperformed that expectation, losing by 18, 38-20, after being up by 3 at the half. The Bulls are now 4-6-1 ATS.
Recently, Buffalo has gone 2-3 and now ranks #103 in our Last 5 Games power ratings, which incorporate opponent strength and home/away status. The Bulls went 2-2-1 ATS in those games.
Statistically, in their last seven games against FBS opponents, the Bulls have scored their highest marks in yards per rush attempt (5.2, #13 rank), opponent red zone scoring percentage (73.3%, #17 rank), and takeaways per game (2.0, #27 rank).
Texas El Paso Miners
Place, Conference USA
- Power #95
- BCS --
- AP --
- Record 0-0
- Streak --
- SOS #101
The Texas El Paso Miners (0-0, #95 Overall power ranking) return home in Week 1 to battle #100 ranked Buffalo (0-0). In their last game, closing point spreads saw the Miners as a 6.5 point away underdog against #42 ranked East Carolina. Texas El Paso greatly underperformed that expectation, losing by 32 after being down by 23 at the half. The Miners are now 5-7-0 ATS.
In recent games, Texas El Paso has gone 1-4 and now ranks #94 in our Last 5 Games power ratings, which incorporate opponent strength and home/away status. The Miners went 2-3-0 ATS in those games.
Statistically, in their last seven games against FBS opponents, the Miners have scored their highest marks in yards per game (510.0, #4 rank), yards per pass attempt (9.2, #6 rank), and first downs per game (25.0, #7 rank).
