5 Bold Predictions For No. 5 West Virginia vs. No. 12 Buffalo

By Timothy Downs

5 Bold Predictions For No. 5 West Virginia vs. No. 12 Buffalo

WVU — Here's a look at five bold predictions for what will be an enthralling No. 5 West Virginia vs. No. 12 Buffalo matchup out of the Midwest region.

5. West Virginia HC Bob Huggins Baffled By Buffalo

Iowa State v West Virginia

5. West Virginia HC Bob Huggins Baffled By Buffalo

Iowa State v West Virginia — The Mountaineers are looking past Buffalo in the back of their minds. This will cost them severely, as Bobby Hurley has a team up in Buffalo. And Bob Huggins is going to be perplexed once he gets to see the Bulls up close and personal in this one.

4. Buffalo F Justin Moss Does Whatever He Wants, Mountaineers Have No Answer

NCAA Basketball: Buffalo at Kentucky

4. Buffalo F Justin Moss Does Whatever He Wants, Mountaineers Have No Answer

NCAA Basketball: Buffalo at Kentucky — if you're unfamiliar with Justin Moss, look up his bio as the junior F has overcome tremendous adversity and blossomed into a nationally known name at Buffalo, which is rare. West Virginia simply doesn't play with the physicality that Moss brings, and it will pay for it.

3. Buffalo HC Bobby Hurley Coaches Laps Around Bob Huggins

NCAA Basketball: Buffalo at Kentucky

3. Buffalo HC Bobby Hurley Coaches Laps Around Bob Huggins

NCAA Basketball: Buffalo at Kentucky — Bobby Hurley has done an otherworldly job with this Buffalo program in his short two years with the Bulls. He now has the Bulls in their first ever NCAA Tournament game, so you better believe he's burning the midnight oil in preparation for this one.

2. Juwan Stanton Does it All, But It's Not Enough

NCAA Basketball: Texas at West Virginia

2. Juwan Stanton Does it All, But It's Not Enough

NCAA Basketball: Texas at West Virginia — With Justin Moss' presence down in the block, it's fair to assume West Virginia's forwards are not going to have an easy time of it, leaving a tremendous burden on G Juwan Stanton to do it all. In the NCAA Tournament, one player is never enough, and the Mountaineers will learn this in heartbreaking fashion.

1. Buffalo Narrowly Pulls Off The Upset

NCAA Basketball: MAC Conference Tournament-Buffalo vs Central Michigan

1. Buffalo Narrowly Pulls Off The Upset

NCAA Basketball: MAC Conference Tournament-Buffalo vs Central Michigan — When the clock strikes zero, Bobby Hurley will have the Buffalo Bulls faithful ecstatic as the program will earn its first ever win NCAA Tournament win in its first appearance to the utter dismay of West Virginia.

Timothy Downs is a Featured Writer for www.RantSports.com. You can ‘like him’ on Facebook add him on Google or follow him on Twitter @Tidow1212.

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