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Navy Midshipmen
74 – 69
FINAL Conference Patriot League
Bucknell Bison
Patriot League · Alumni Hall (Navy) · March 6, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread NAVY -15.5 Away covered
O/U 133.5 Over
Money NAVY -1100 / BUCK +700
Model Predictions
Spread Total NAVY win
Actual NAVY +5 143 Won
Massey NAVY -17.1 (-12.1) — —
Massey Totals — 136.2 (+6.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 94% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 96% ✓
Baseline Plus ML NAVY -15.2 (-10.2) 137.7 (+5.3) 88% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ NAVY -14.1 (-9.1) 137.8 (+5.2) 87% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML NAVY -15.6 (-10.6) 135.4 (+7.6) 88% ✓
Baseline ML NAVY -14.3 (-9.3) 136.3 (+6.7) 89% ✓

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Feb 9, 2026 NAVY 76 – 60 BUCK
Jan 8, 2026 NAVY 76 – 55 BUCK
Mar 9, 2025 NAVY 83 – 77 BUCK
Feb 1, 2025 BUCK 85 – 75 NAVY
Jan 18, 2025 BUCK 73 – 69 NAVY

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NAVY BUCK
Overall 26-8 10-23
Conference 17-1 6-12
Home 15-2 6-8
Away 10-5 4-13
Neutral 1-1 0-2
Last 5 5-0 2-3
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 74.1 67.4
Avg Pts Against 65.6 76.3
Massey 1.5 (#141) -12.6 (#333)
Bradley-Terry 0.39 (#129) -1.94 (#331)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.07 (#160) -2.55 (#332)
RPI 0.530 (#112) 0.436 (#307)
Shooting & Four Factors NAVY BUCK
FG% 47.3% 41.9%
3PT% 36.0% 30.4%
REB / G 36.3 31.4
OREB / G 10.0 9.0
AST / TO 1.41 0.98
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.3% 48.4%
TOV% 17.0% 18.9%
ORB% 31.4% 26.5%
FT Rate 29.2% 23.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.4% 54.5%
Opp TOV% 18.1% 17.9%
DRB% 73.4% 68.6%
Opp FT Rate 19.3% 26.4%

Game Analysis

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