You scumbag, you maggot, you cheap lousy faggot "Fairytale of New York" - The Pogues
Bucknell Bison
75 – 65
FINAL Conference
Lafayette Leopards
Patriot League · Sojka Pavilion · February 25, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread BUCK -0.5 Home covered
O/U 128.5 Over
Money BUCK +100 / LAF +100
Model Predictions
Spread Total BUCK win
Actual BUCK +10 140 Won
Massey BUCK -1.0 (+9.0) — —
Massey Totals — 123.7 (+16.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 61% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 59% ✓
Baseline Plus ML LAF -0.3 (+10.3) 131.1 (+8.9) 49% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ LAF -0.4 (+10.4) 131.3 (+8.7) 54% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML BUCK -0.7 (+9.3) 130.2 (+9.8) 49% ✗
Baseline ML BUCK -0.1 (+9.9) 131.9 (+8.1) 49% ✗

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 BUCK LAF
Overall 12-20 11-23
Conference 5-13 7-11
Home 7-7 5-7
Away 3-13 5-16
Neutral 2-0 1-0
Last 5 1-4 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 66.1 62.4
Avg Pts Against 69.0 65.6
Massey -7.5 (#296) -4.9 (#253)
Bradley-Terry -1.69 (#322) -1.50 (#309)
W. Bradley-Terry -2.01 (#319) -1.66 (#293)
RPI 0.413 (#332) 0.452 (#270)
Shooting & Four Factors BUCK LAF
FG% 44.8% 40.6%
3PT% 34.0% 32.4%
REB / G 33.8 31.8
OREB / G 8.3 8.2
AST / TO 0.93 1.36
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.0% 48.5%
TOV% 20.6% 17.8%
ORB% 26.0% 23.5%
FT Rate 19.4% 14.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.0% 50.9%
Opp TOV% 15.2% 19.1%
DRB% 75.0% 73.9%
Opp FT Rate 18.1% 20.6%

Game Analysis

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