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Navy Midshipmen
67 80
FINAL Conference
Bucknell Bison
Patriot League · Alumni Hall (Navy) · February 8, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread NAVY -1.5 Away covered
O/U 131.5 Over
Money NAVY -110 / BUCK +110
Model Predictions
Spread Total NAVY win
Actual BUCK +13 147 Lost
Massey NAVY -1.5 (-14.5)
Massey Totals 133.2 (+13.8)
Bradley-Terry 44%
Weighted B-T 39%
Efficiency Plus ML NAVY -1.5 (-14.5) 128.7 (+18.3) 55%
Baseline Tuned ML BUCK -0.1 (-12.9) 131.9 (+15.1) 46%
Baseline ML BUCK -0.4 (-12.6) 132.2 (+14.8) 43%
Baseline Plus ML NAVY -0.4 (-13.4) 132.1 (+14.9) 50%

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

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 6, 2026 NAVY 7469 BUCK
Feb 9, 2026 NAVY 7660 BUCK
Jan 8, 2026 NAVY 7655 BUCK
Mar 9, 2025 NAVY 8377 BUCK
Feb 1, 2025 BUCK 8575 NAVY

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NAVY BUCK
Overall 13-18 14-19
Conference 8-10 10-8
Home 10-5 6-8
Away 3-13 8-11
Neutral 0-0 0-0
Last 5 1-4 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 65.6 65.2
Avg Pts Against 67.8 67.2
Massey -8.1 (#301) -6.2 (#280)
Bradley-Terry -2.18 (#338) -1.33 (#293)
W. Bradley-Terry -2.64 (#337) -1.53 (#291)
RPI 0.381 (#350) 0.441 (#284)
Shooting & Four Factors NAVY BUCK
FG% 39.0% 43.1%
3PT% 28.7% 34.9%
REB / G 33.9 31.8
OREB / G 12.0 8.2
AST / TO 1.12 0.95
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 43.7% 50.6%
TOV% 15.3% 19.5%
ORB% 31.0% 25.8%
FT Rate 25.7% 22.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.9% 51.3%
Opp TOV% 22.3% 16.3%
DRB% 68.4% 71.5%
Opp FT Rate 27.2% 22.8%

Game Analysis

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