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Lafayette Leopards
75 – 72 OT
FINAL Conference
Bucknell Bison
Patriot League · Kirby Sports Center · January 20, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread LAF -3.5 Away covered
O/U 130.5 Over
Money LAF -175 / BUCK +148
Model Predictions
Spread Total LAF win
Actual LAF +3 147 Won
Massey LAF -1.5 (+1.5) — —
Massey Totals — 126.3 (+20.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 69% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 65% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML LAF -1.0 (+2.0) 129.1 (+17.9) 56% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ LAF -0.5 (+2.5) 131.9 (+15.1) 52% ✓
Baseline Plus ML LAF -1.2 (+1.8) 130.5 (+16.5) 51% ✓
Baseline ML LAF -0.9 (+2.1) 130.1 (+16.9) 53% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Jan 29, 2026 LAF 81 – 79 BUCK
Jan 15, 2026 BUCK 76 – 69 LAF
Feb 15, 2025 BUCK 75 – 69 LAF
Jan 9, 2025 BUCK 65 – 62 LAF
Mar 3, 2024 BUCK 60 – 50 LAF

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings LAF BUCK
Overall 11-21 14-19
Conference 10-8 10-8
Home 5-10 6-8
Away 6-9 8-11
Neutral 0-2 0-0
Last 5 5-0 3-2
Streak L5 L1
Avg Pts For 62.6 65.2
Avg Pts Against 67.8 67.2
Massey -8.4 (#306) -6.2 (#280)
Bradley-Terry -1.10 (#277) -1.19 (#282)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.48 (#288) -1.32 (#276)
RPI 0.442 (#278) 0.446 (#272)
Shooting & Four Factors LAF BUCK
FG% 39.3% 43.1%
3PT% 28.0% 34.0%
REB / G 33.5 30.7
OREB / G 8.7 7.7
AST / TO 1.00 0.92
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 45.1% 50.5%
TOV% 18.8% 20.1%
ORB% 24.2% 24.6%
FT Rate 16.1% 22.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.5% 53.1%
Opp TOV% 17.5% 16.1%
DRB% 69.9% 71.5%
Opp FT Rate 22.0% 22.1%

Game Analysis

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