He just grinned and shook my hand, "No" was all he said. "The Weight" - The Band
Lafayette Leopards
74 – 67 OT
FINAL Conference
Bucknell Bison
Patriot League · Kirby Sports Center · January 8, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread LAF -1.5 Home covered
O/U 129.5 Over
Money LAF -110 / BUCK +110
Model Predictions
Spread Total LAF win
Actual LAF +7 141 Won
Massey LAF -4.2 (+2.8) — —
Massey Totals — 129.6 (+11.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 46% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 47% ✗
Baseline Plus ML LAF -1.3 (+5.7) 130.4 (+10.6) 62% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ LAF -1.6 (+5.4) 127.2 (+13.8) 62% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML LAF -1.3 (+5.7) 131.0 (+10.0) 57% ✓
Baseline ML LAF -1.6 (+5.4) 132.6 (+8.4) 60% ✓

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 11-23 12-20
Conference 7-11 5-13
Home 5-7 7-7
Away 5-16 3-13
Neutral 1-0 2-0
Last 5 1-4 0-5
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 62.4 66.1
Avg Pts Against 65.6 69.0
Massey -5.2 (#261) -5.2 (#262)
Bradley-Terry -2.47 (#346) -1.55 (#309)
W. Bradley-Terry -2.80 (#338) -1.78 (#303)
RPI 0.425 (#303) 0.413 (#314)
Shooting & Four Factors LAF BUCK
FG% 40.3% 45.8%
3PT% 33.5% 33.4%
REB / G 29.6 34.9
OREB / G 7.6 8.7
AST / TO 1.33 1.05
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.2% 51.8%
TOV% 18.2% 20.6%
ORB% 22.3% 27.8%
FT Rate 14.2% 19.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.9% 49.1%
Opp TOV% 18.9% 15.6%
DRB% 70.1% 73.5%
Opp FT Rate 22.0% 17.5%

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