Twenty-one years in captivity / His shoes too small to fit his feet "Nelson Mandela" - The Specials
Bucknell Bison
84 – 87 OT
FINAL Conference
Army Black Knights
Patriot League · Sojka Pavilion · January 22, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread BUCK -4.5 Away covered
O/U 144.5 Over
Money BUCK -205 / ARMY +170
Model Predictions
Spread Total BUCK win
Actual ARMY +3 171 Lost
Massey BUCK -3.6 (-6.6) — —
Massey Totals — 146.7 (+24.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 72% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 79% ✗
Baseline Plus ML BUCK -1.5 (-4.5) 141.1 (+29.9) 56% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ BUCK -2.5 (-5.5) 146.0 (+25.0) 60% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML BUCK -1.4 (-4.4) 141.1 (+29.9) 61% ✗
Baseline ML BUCK -2.1 (-5.1) 141.2 (+29.8) 46% ✓

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 4, 2026 BUCK 65 – 55 ARMY
Feb 25, 2026 BUCK 75 – 73 ARMY
Feb 23, 2025 BUCK 84 – 53 ARMY
Feb 8, 2025 ARMY 116 – 110 BUCK
Feb 25, 2024 BUCK 54 – 41 ARMY

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings BUCK ARMY
Overall 10-23 11-21
Conference 6-12 5-13
Home 6-8 6-10
Away 4-13 5-10
Neutral 0-2 0-1
Last 5 3-2 0-5
Streak L1 L4
Avg Pts For 67.4 70.8
Avg Pts Against 76.3 79.0
Massey -11.7 (#327) -12.0 (#334)
Bradley-Terry -1.72 (#315) -2.09 (#335)
W. Bradley-Terry -2.20 (#312) -2.89 (#337)
RPI 0.427 (#301) 0.406 (#335)
Shooting & Four Factors BUCK ARMY
FG% 40.5% 41.5%
3PT% 31.3% 33.2%
REB / G 31.4 35.4
OREB / G 9.4 10.8
AST / TO 0.90 1.27
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 47.4% 50.0%
TOV% 20.5% 16.3%
ORB% 26.8% 28.7%
FT Rate 22.4% 20.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 56.5% 55.7%
Opp TOV% 18.5% 14.2%
DRB% 69.8% 72.9%
Opp FT Rate 24.7% 27.8%

Game Analysis

Loading game analysis…

Failed to load game analysis.