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Bucknell Bison
73 – 84
FINAL Conference
Colgate Raiders
Patriot League · Sojka Pavilion · January 13, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread COLG -7.5 Away covered
O/U 135.5 Over
Money BUCK +320 / COLG -333
Model Predictions
Spread Total BUCK win
Actual COLG +11 157 Lost
Massey COLG -2.9 (-8.1) — —
Massey Totals — 129.7 (+27.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 42% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 45% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ COLG -4.4 (-6.6) 133.8 (+23.2) 32% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML COLG -2.5 (-8.5) 133.6 (+23.4) 41% ✓
Baseline ML COLG -2.7 (-8.3) 134.8 (+22.2) 41% ✓
Baseline Plus ML COLG -3.1 (-7.9) 133.5 (+23.5) 34% ✓

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 7, 2026 COLG 78 – 59 BUCK
Jan 17, 2026 COLG 95 – 76 BUCK
Jan 21, 2025 COLG 87 – 80 BUCK
Jan 5, 2025 BUCK 66 – 60 COLG
Mar 10, 2024 COLG 68 – 65 BUCK

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings BUCK COLG
Overall 14-19 25-10
Conference 10-8 16-2
Home 6-8 13-3
Away 8-11 10-5
Neutral 0-0 2-2
Last 5 2-3 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 65.2 70.1
Avg Pts Against 67.2 64.9
Massey -6.7 (#285) 0.2 (#164)
Bradley-Terry -1.16 (#280) -0.06 (#181)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.33 (#276) -0.31 (#204)
RPI 0.446 (#272) 0.499 (#174)
Shooting & Four Factors BUCK COLG
FG% 42.5% 43.8%
3PT% 34.0% 34.7%
REB / G 29.9 35.9
OREB / G 7.6 9.5
AST / TO 0.89 1.17
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.2% 50.6%
TOV% 20.1% 18.0%
ORB% 24.2% 27.5%
FT Rate 22.7% 15.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 53.9% 50.7%
Opp TOV% 16.4% 15.6%
DRB% 70.6% 75.3%
Opp FT Rate 20.8% 17.4%

Game Analysis

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