What's the point of robbery when nothing is worth taking? "Stand and Deliver" - Adam and the Ants
American University Eagles
64 – 59
FINAL Conference PenFed Credit Union Patriot League
Bucknell Bison
Patriot League · Bender Arena · March 1, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread AMER -5.5 Away covered
O/U 130.5 Under
Money AMER -225 / BUCK +220
Model Predictions
Spread Total AMER win
Actual AMER +5 123 Won
Massey AMER -5.4 (-0.4) — —
Massey Totals — 131.8 (-8.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 79% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 78% ✓
Baseline Plus ML AMER -4.7 (+0.3) 131.2 (-8.2) 68% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ AMER -4.1 (+0.9) 127.7 (-4.7) 70% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML AMER -3.7 (+1.3) 133.0 (-10.0) 66% ✓
Baseline ML AMER -4.3 (+0.7) 133.4 (-10.4) 67% ✓

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
Mar 8, 2024 BUCK 80 – 57 AMER

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings AMER BUCK
Overall 17-15 12-20
Conference 7-11 5-13
Home 8-6 7-7
Away 9-9 3-13
Neutral 0-0 2-0
Last 5 0-5 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 65.4 66.1
Avg Pts Against 65.9 69.0
Massey -5.5 (#266) -7.3 (#299)
Bradley-Terry -0.95 (#261) -1.64 (#321)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.40 (#280) -1.96 (#320)
RPI 0.450 (#277) 0.417 (#330)
Shooting & Four Factors AMER BUCK
FG% 48.6% 44.9%
3PT% 34.4% 34.0%
REB / G 29.9 33.8
OREB / G 7.8 8.2
AST / TO 0.95 0.96
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 54.9% 51.2%
TOV% 22.3% 20.4%
ORB% 27.8% 25.8%
FT Rate 20.6% 19.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.7% 51.1%
Opp TOV% 19.0% 15.4%
DRB% 72.0% 75.1%
Opp FT Rate 23.7% 17.9%

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