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Bucknell Bison
103 – 97 2OT
FINAL Conference
Boston University Terriers
Patriot League · Sojka Pavilion · January 31, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread BU -1.5 Home covered
O/U 138.5 Over
Money BUCK -110 / BU -110
Model Predictions
Spread Total BUCK win
Actual BUCK +6 200 Won
Massey BU -1.4 (+7.4) — —
Massey Totals — 146.0 (+54.0) —
Bradley-Terry — — 56% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 65% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML BU -0.9 (+6.9) 141.8 (+58.2) 45% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ BUCK -0.6 (+5.4) 141.6 (+58.4) 49% ✗
Baseline Plus ML BU -0.2 (+6.2) 142.1 (+57.9) 49% ✗
Baseline ML BU -0.5 (+6.5) 144.8 (+55.2) 42% ✗

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 14, 2026 BU 82 – 69 BUCK
Feb 13, 2025 BUCK 76 – 60 BU
Jan 25, 2025 BU 85 – 82 BUCK
Feb 10, 2024 BU 77 – 62 BUCK
Jan 18, 2024 BUCK 73 – 57 BU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings BUCK BU
Overall 10-23 17-17
Conference 6-12 10-8
Home 6-8 10-5
Away 4-13 6-12
Neutral 0-2 1-0
Last 5 1-4 1-4
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 67.4 74.6
Avg Pts Against 76.3 74.5
Massey -11.9 (#331) -7.4 (#281)
Bradley-Terry -2.17 (#336) -1.86 (#324)
W. Bradley-Terry -2.54 (#325) -2.55 (#326)
RPI 0.415 (#320) 0.406 (#333)
Shooting & Four Factors BUCK BU
FG% 41.1% 47.7%
3PT% 31.2% 37.2%
REB / G 31.2 31.8
OREB / G 9.5 8.6
AST / TO 0.97 1.19
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 47.9% 55.8%
TOV% 19.6% 18.2%
ORB% 27.2% 27.6%
FT Rate 23.4% 22.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 56.2% 55.6%
Opp TOV% 18.4% 14.1%
DRB% 69.3% 72.1%
Opp FT Rate 26.6% 23.3%

Game Analysis

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