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American University Eagles
57 – 80
FINAL Conference Patriot League
Bucknell Bison
Patriot League · Bender Arena · March 8, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread AMER -5.5 Away covered
O/U 128.5 Over
Money AMER -250 / BUCK +188
Model Predictions
Spread Total AMER win
Actual BUCK +23 137 Lost
Massey AMER -4.2 (-27.2) — —
Massey Totals — 131.9 (+5.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 64% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 68% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML AMER -2.3 (-25.3) 130.2 (+6.8) 61% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ AMER -2.7 (-25.7) 128.9 (+8.1) 63% ✗
Baseline Plus ML AMER -2.6 (-25.6) 130.6 (+6.4) 64% ✗
Baseline ML AMER -2.2 (-25.2) 130.6 (+6.4) 64% ✗

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 19, 2026 AMER 75 – 57 BUCK
Feb 5, 2026 BUCK 60 – 59 AMER
Feb 6, 2025 BUCK 71 – 49 AMER
Jan 11, 2025 AMER 68 – 58 BUCK
Feb 3, 2024 AMER 75 – 66 BUCK

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings AMER BUCK
Overall 16-16 14-19
Conference 10-8 10-8
Home 8-7 6-8
Away 8-9 8-11
Neutral 0-0 0-0
Last 5 2-3 3-2
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 67.6 65.2
Avg Pts Against 67.8 67.2
Massey -5.4 (#269) -6.4 (#280)
Bradley-Terry -1.54 (#313) -1.52 (#310)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.69 (#303) -1.77 (#306)
RPI 0.428 (#314) 0.464 (#258)
Shooting & Four Factors AMER BUCK
FG% 45.0% 42.8%
3PT% 35.1% 33.9%
REB / G 32.1 32.3
OREB / G 8.7 8.2
AST / TO 1.25 0.97
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.8% 50.4%
TOV% 17.3% 19.3%
ORB% 27.8% 25.5%
FT Rate 20.0% 20.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 53.3% 49.8%
Opp TOV% 17.4% 16.6%
DRB% 74.8% 71.3%
Opp FT Rate 20.5% 21.3%

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