Just tell me where it hurts and I'll tell you who to call. "Quinn the Eskimo" - Bob Dylan
Lafayette Leopards
81 – 79
FINAL Conference
Bucknell Bison
Patriot League · Kirby Sports Center · January 29, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread LAF -4.5 Away covered
O/U 138.5 Over
Money LAF -198 / BUCK +164
Model Predictions
Spread Total LAF win
Actual LAF +2 160 Won
Massey LAF -5.1 (-3.1) — —
Massey Totals — 140.5 (+19.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 53% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 53% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML LAF -2.9 (-0.9) 137.7 (+22.3) 61% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ LAF -2.1 (-0.1) 138.1 (+21.9) 55% ✓
Baseline Plus ML LAF -3.5 (-1.5) 136.6 (+23.4) 65% ✓
Baseline ML LAF -3.2 (-1.2) 137.8 (+22.2) 59% ✓

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 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
Jan 20, 2024 LAF 75 – 72 BUCK

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings LAF BUCK
Overall 11-21 10-23
Conference 8-10 6-12
Home 6-10 6-8
Away 5-11 4-13
Neutral 0-0 0-2
Last 5 1-4 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 69.1 67.4
Avg Pts Against 75.4 76.3
Massey -10.2 (#315) -12.1 (#333)
Bradley-Terry -2.55 (#349) -2.11 (#336)
W. Bradley-Terry -3.02 (#342) -2.53 (#327)
RPI 0.375 (#353) 0.413 (#324)
Shooting & Four Factors LAF BUCK
FG% 41.9% 40.9%
3PT% 34.5% 30.9%
REB / G 32.8 31.2
OREB / G 9.4 9.4
AST / TO 1.23 0.94
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 48.7% 47.7%
TOV% 15.7% 19.8%
ORB% 25.9% 27.0%
FT Rate 21.3% 22.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 53.9% 56.2%
Opp TOV% 15.5% 18.6%
DRB% 70.0% 69.5%
Opp FT Rate 23.7% 25.8%

Game Analysis

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