Buffalo vs Liberty Bahamas Bowl Betting Pick For 1/4/2025

The Buffalo Bulls will take on the Liberty Flames in the Bahamas Bowl on January 4, 2025 at 11:00 am EST. According to the betting odds from DraftKings Sportsbook, the Liberty Flames are listed as two-point underdogs. The total for the game is set at 51 points. This matchup promises to be an exciting and competitive game between these two teams. Stay tuned to see which team will come out on top in this highly anticipated showdown from the Bahamas.

Before this Buffalo vs Liberty matchup from paradise, bettors can keep reading to find out which bet we recommend for this matchup. Our college football predictions feature a mix of data analysis and qualitative analysis, as we use our complex betting models and our personal knowledge of the sport to come up with which side is the right side in what should be a fun matchup from the Caribbean.

Buffalo Looks For Fifth Straight Win

The Buffalo Bulls come into bowl season with a record of 8-4, having won their final four regular season games. Buffalo is favored to win a fifth game in a row here, as this week's college football betting odds imply that Buffalo should win this game. But for that to happen, Buffalo needs to make sure that their defense does a good job against a Liberty team that is always capable of putting up points in bunches.

Buffalo has been somewhat mediocre on defense this season, allowing 28 points per game, which ranks 87th in the country. But they did hold their last two opponents to an average of 13.5 points per game. If they can take advantage of the quarterback issues that Liberty is dealing with going into the Bahamas Bowl, Buffalo could shut down the Flames and end their season on a five-game winning streak.

Liberty Hopes to Overcome QB Conundrum

The Liberty Flames dropped their regular season finale against the Sam Houston Bearkats, falling to 8-3 on the season. The Flames only played 11 regular season games this year, as they had a game against App State cancelled due to a hurricane in North Carolina. Here, the Flames will look for a ninth win on the season, but they will have to overcome a huge concern at the quarterback position if they are going to win this matchup with the Buffalo Bulls out of the MAC.

Liberty's starting quarterback Kaidon Salter has transferred to Colorado where he will be expected to replace Shedeur Sanders under center. Salter's absence in this game will force Liberty to play an unproven entity at quarterback. That could prevent the Flames from taking advantage of the mediocrity of the Buffalo defense and prevent the Flames from getting to nine wins on the year.

Buffalo vs Liberty Prediction

We will lay the points with the Bulls in the Buffalo vs Liberty matchup from the Bahamas. While Liberty could overcome the loss of Salter at quarterback, we don't anticipate their transition to a new starter going smoothly in this game. Expect Buffalo to play better than usual on the defensive side of the ball and for the Bulls to end their season with a win in one of the most beautiful locations that a football game can be held.