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The Penn State Nittany Lions take on the Buffalo Bulls at the Bryce Jordan Center at 2 p.m

The Nittany Lions are currently 6-1 while the Bulls are 4-3. Penn State has big wins against Purdue Fort Wayne, Binghamton and Virginia Tech, UMBC, St. Francis (PA) and Fordham. Their only loss came last week in the Sunshine Slam Championship against Clemson.

The Bulls have won close games against Old Dominion, Fredonia State, Morgan State and NC A&T. They suffered losses to Notre Dame, Bryant and Vermont.

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The Bulls shot 31.1% from 3-point range on 56 of 180 shots. That compares to 60 of 160 at Penn State (37.5%). Penn State is clearly the better shooting team as they also shoot 51.6% from the field while Buffalo only shoots 45.6%.

The Bulls turn the ball over 12.6 times per game. Penn State averages 11.3 steals per game, so the Nittany Lions should easily reach that mark again. For comparison, Penn State turns the ball over 12.1 times per game.

The Bulls’ leading scorer, Ryan Sabol, averages 18.6 points per game. Sabol is a 6-foot-2 sophomore who is coming off a breakout season. While Ace Baldwin Jr. is shorter than Sabol at 6’3″, Baldwin Jr. averages 2.3 steals per game. Baldwin Jr. will have a lot of work ahead of him as Sabol has not scored fewer than 11 points in a game this season.

Another key matchup to watch is the Bulls’ leading rebounder, Noah Batchelor (6’8″), versus Penn State’s Yanic Konan-Niederhäuser (7’0″).

Batchelor scores 9.0 points per game and 6.8 rebounds per game. Konan-Niederhäuser averages 12.4 points per game and 7.0 rebounds per game and 2.0 blocks per game. Konan-Niederhäuser also averages 1.9 fouls per game, while Batchelor commits 0.3. Both big men are key figures on their teams and should be a deciding factor in Sunday’s outcome.

TV/STREAM: Big Ten Network – Ryan Burr (pxp) & Myles Dread (analyst)

WHO: Penn State Nittany Lions (6-1) vs. Fordham Rams (4-3)

WHEN: 2 p.m

WHERE: Bryce Jordan Center – University Park, PA

SPREAD: Penn State -28.5

Penn State and Buffalo haven’t faced each other since 2004, when the Bulls won 72-70 at the Bryce Jordan Center. According to Penn State Athletics, the Nittany Lions are 6-2 against the Bulls. A series that dates back to 1921.