Buffalo hosts Bowling Green in MAC action

Bowling Green (2-5) at Buffalo (4-3), Oct. 24 at 3:30 p.m. EDT.

Opening Line: Buffalo by 4.5. Against the spread: Buffalo 3-4, Bowling Green 3-4.

How to watch: ESPN+

Key stats

Buffalo Offense

Overall: 324.3 yards per game (120th in FBS)

Passing: 159 yards per game (128th)

Rushing: 165.3 yards per game (58th)

Scoring: 21.4 points per game (111th)

Buffalo Defense

Overall: 382.7 yards per game (101st in FBS)

Passing: 229.3 yards per game (97th)

Rushing: 153.4 yards per game (89th)

Scoring: 25.6 points per game (85th)

Bowling Green Offense

Overall: 280.4 yards per game (136th in FBS)

Passing: 174.4 yards per game (121st)

Rushing: 106 yards per game (127th)

Scoring: 18 points per game (129th)

Bowling Green Defense

Overall: 387.6 yards per game (105th in FBS)

Passing: 178 yards per game (28th)

Rushing: 209.6 yards per game (132nd)

Scoring: 29.6 points per game (114th)

Buffalo ranks 94th in third down percentage, converting 36.5% of the time. Bowling Green ranks 23rd on defense, allowing its opponents to convert at 32%.

Buffalo is 113th in the FBS with a -4 turnover margin.

Bowling Green is 129th in FBS in red zone defense, allowing opponents to score on 95.2% of trips. Buffalo's red zone offense ranks 75th, scoring on 84.6% of red zone opportunities.

Team leaders

Buffalo

Passing: Jason Wright, 860 yards, 6 TDs, 4 INTs, 48.2 completion percentage

Rushing: Messiah Burch, 661 yards on 118 carries, 2 TDs

Receiving: Chance Morrow, 444 yards on 37 catches, 6 TDs

Bowling Green

Passing: Jay Kastantin, 1,201 yards, 7 TDs, 4 INTs, 66.5 completion percentage

Rushing: Austyn Dendy, 332 yards on 94 carries, 4 TDs

Receiving: Jeremiah Scoby, 269 yards on 26 catches, 0 TDs

Last game

Buffalo beat UMass 25-18 on Oct. 17. Wright threw for 134 yards on 16-of-35 attempts (45.7%) with two touchdowns and one interception. Burch had 172 rushing yards on 28 carries. Clint Walker put up 45 yards on seven catches with two touchdowns.

Bowling Green fell 32-31 to Ball State on Oct. 17. Kastantin threw for 215 yards on 17-of-24 attempts (70.8%) with two touchdowns and one interception. Dendy carried the ball 17 times for 61 yards and scored one touchdown. Brennan Ridley had two receptions for 84 yards and one touchdown.

Next game

Buffalo plays at Miami (OH) on Nov. 3. Bowling Green plays at Western Michigan on Oct. 31.