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Buffalo at N Illinois: Head to Head

Wednesday Dec 31, 2025 1:00 pm - DeKalb, IL
Odds: Buffalo by 6.5, Total Points: 155

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Head To Head (Since 1997 Season)

These teams have met 5 times in the last 3 seasons (with 2025-2026 counting as one of those three). N Illinois has the better record at 3-2.

Below is their head-to-head history back through the 1997 season, not just over the past three seasons.

Date	Winner	Winner H/A/N	Score	ATS Cover	O/U Result
02/17/26	N Illinois	Away	72-70	N Illinois +8.5	Under 147.0
12/31/25	Buffalo	Away	81-67	Buffalo -6.5	Under 155.0
02/11/25	Buffalo	Away	73-67	Buffalo +2.0	Under 154.0
03/08/24	N Illinois	Away	78-68	N Illinois -1.5	Under 148.5
02/13/24	N Illinois	Home	72-68	Buffalo +9.0	Under 149.0
02/28/23	Buffalo	Away	85-75	Buffalo -4.5	Over 153.5
01/07/23	Buffalo	Home	80-62	Buffalo -10.5	Under 152.0
02/26/22	Buffalo	Home	70-60	N Illinois +16.0	Under 151.0
02/24/22	Buffalo	Away	79-68	N Illinois +11.5	Under 150.5
02/23/21	Buffalo	Away	102-74	Buffalo -12.0	Over 144.5
01/04/20	N Illinois	Away	73-72	N Illinois +8.0	Under 148.0
01/22/19	N Illinois	Home	77-75	N Illinois +9.0	Under 156.5
02/10/18	N Illinois	Home	90-88	N Illinois +9.0	Over 157.5
01/16/18	Buffalo	Home	95-67	Buffalo -15.0	Over 155.0
02/07/17	Buffalo	Home	65-45	Buffalo -6.5	Under 144.5
02/02/16	Buffalo	Away	90-78	Buffalo +3.0	Over 141.5
01/14/15	Buffalo	Home	82-63	Buffalo -9.5	Over 131.0
01/25/14	Buffalo	Away	75-67	Buffalo -6.0	Over 118.5
01/08/14	Buffalo	Home	67-46	Buffalo -12.0	Under 130.0
02/09/13	Buffalo	Home	59-54	N Illinois +10.5	Under 120.0
01/28/12	Buffalo	Away	74-59	Buffalo -14.0	Over 127.5
01/29/11	Buffalo	Home	63-52	N Illinois +13.0	Under 146.0
01/30/10	Buffalo	Away	95-83	Buffalo -1.5	Over 151.5
02/07/09	Buffalo	Home	68-46	Buffalo -15.5	Under 133.0
02/05/08	Buffalo	Away	89-81	Buffalo +1.5	Over 143.0
02/03/07	Buffalo	Home	80-74	N Illinois +7.0	Over 138.5
01/07/06	N Illinois	Home	84-82	Buffalo +4.5	Over 130.0
03/07/05	Buffalo	Home	73-66	N Illinois +9.5	Over 138.5
01/25/05	Buffalo	Home	86-80	N Illinois +7.0	Over 138.0
03/08/04	Buffalo	Home	90-73	Buffalo -11.0	Over 139.5
01/25/04	Buffalo	Away	85-73	Buffalo +7.5	--
03/10/03	N Illinois	Home	81-64	N Illinois -11.5	--
02/06/03	N Illinois	Away	70-61	N Illinois +1.0	--
01/28/02	Buffalo	Home	75-65	Buffalo -6.0	--
01/05/02	N Illinois	Home	72-70	Buffalo +3.5	--
01/06/01	N Illinois	Home	64-49	N Illinois -4.5	--
12/18/99	N Illinois	Away	83-52	N Illinois -8.5	--
02/20/99	Buffalo	Home	57-47	Buffalo +2.5	--
01/28/99	N Illinois	Home	74-46	N Illinois -9.5	--