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Navy Midshipmen
71 – 65
FINAL Conference
Bucknell Bison
Patriot League · Alumni Hall (Navy) · February 9, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread NAVY -8.5 Away covered
O/U 135.5 Over
Money NAVY -350 / BUCK +350
Model Predictions
Spread Total NAVY win
Actual NAVY +6 136 Won
Massey NAVY -9.7 (-3.7) — —
Massey Totals — 137.8 (-1.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 85% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 89% ✓
Baseline Plus ML NAVY -9.1 (-3.1) 134.8 (+1.2) 81% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ NAVY -8.7 (-2.7) 134.3 (+1.7) 83% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML NAVY -8.9 (-2.9) 136.3 (-0.3) 81% ✓
Baseline ML NAVY -8.3 (-2.3) 136.2 (-0.2) 81% ✓

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 74 – 69 BUCK
Feb 9, 2026 NAVY 76 – 60 BUCK
Jan 8, 2026 NAVY 76 – 55 BUCK
Mar 9, 2025 NAVY 83 – 77 BUCK
Feb 1, 2025 BUCK 85 – 75 NAVY

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NAVY BUCK
Overall 18-13 12-20
Conference 11-7 5-13
Home 9-6 7-7
Away 9-7 3-13
Neutral 0-0 2-0
Last 5 4-1 2-3
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 68.6 66.1
Avg Pts Against 65.3 69.0
Massey -0.8 (#185) -6.9 (#292)
Bradley-Terry -0.56 (#232) -1.69 (#320)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.71 (#234) -2.05 (#321)
RPI 0.490 (#197) 0.418 (#320)
Shooting & Four Factors NAVY BUCK
FG% 45.7% 44.9%
3PT% 38.3% 33.1%
REB / G 34.2 33.7
OREB / G 9.8 8.2
AST / TO 1.16 0.95
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.9% 51.0%
TOV% 18.6% 20.7%
ORB% 30.0% 26.0%
FT Rate 15.9% 21.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.7% 50.4%
Opp TOV% 18.8% 16.1%
DRB% 73.2% 73.3%
Opp FT Rate 20.0% 17.8%

Game Analysis

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