Can I kick it? Yes you can. "Can I Kick It?" - A Tribe Called Quest
Bucknell Bison
66 – 60
FINAL Conference
Colgate Raiders
Patriot League · Sojka Pavilion · January 5, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread BUCK -2.5 Home covered
O/U 135.5 Under
Money BUCK -145 / COLG +125
Model Predictions
Spread Total BUCK win
Actual BUCK +6 126 Won
Massey BUCK -6.7 (-0.7) — —
Massey Totals — 137.6 (-11.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 79% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 83% ✓
Baseline Plus ML BUCK -3.4 (+2.6) 135.5 (-9.5) 63% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ BUCK -3.7 (+2.3) 139.2 (-13.2) 65% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML BUCK -4.5 (+1.5) 135.5 (-9.5) 65% ✓
Baseline ML BUCK -4.2 (+1.8) 134.9 (-8.9) 61% ✓

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 7, 2026 COLG 78 – 59 BUCK
Jan 17, 2026 COLG 95 – 76 BUCK
Jan 21, 2025 COLG 87 – 80 BUCK
Mar 10, 2024 COLG 68 – 65 BUCK
Feb 17, 2024 COLG 62 – 50 BUCK

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings BUCK COLG
Overall 18-15 14-19
Conference 13-5 10-8
Home 12-4 10-4
Away 6-10 4-13
Neutral 0-1 0-2
Last 5 0-5 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 74.0 71.4
Avg Pts Against 73.2 72.7
Massey -4.3 (#240) -6.8 (#282)
Bradley-Terry -1.13 (#270) -1.66 (#309)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.27 (#262) -1.95 (#299)
RPI 0.457 (#248) 0.416 (#319)
Shooting & Four Factors BUCK COLG
FG% 42.2% 43.5%
3PT% 30.4% 33.2%
REB / G 35.2 30.3
OREB / G 8.9 7.2
AST / TO 0.82 1.19
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 48.9% 51.0%
TOV% 21.0% 16.9%
ORB% 24.9% 21.1%
FT Rate 23.8% 12.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.2% 53.4%
Opp TOV% 18.1% 16.8%
DRB% 68.7% 70.2%
Opp FT Rate 22.5% 18.7%

Game Analysis

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