St. Peter's Peacocks vs Bucknell Bison Prediction, 12/30/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Peter's Peacocks vs Bucknell Bison

Date: Saturday, December 30, 2023

Location: Sojka Pavilion in Lewisburg, PA

TV: ESPN+

The St. Peter's Peacocks (5-5) are en route to Sojka Pavilion on Saturday where they will attempt to beat the Bucknell Bison (3-9).

The St. Peter's Peacocks faced Kean and notched a win by a score of 73-70 in their last contest. St. Peter's walked away from the contest having earned a 36.8% FG percentage (21 of 57) and knocked down 7 of 32 3-point attempts. From the free throw line, the Peacocks converted 24 of 39 tries for a percentage of 61.5%. In regard to pulling down boards, they earned 38 with 14 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 12 assists for this game in addition to creating 18 turnovers and getting 13 steals. When discussing the defense, St. Peter's allowed the other team to go 47.1% from the field on 24 of 51 shooting. Kean totaled 13 assists and had 6 steals for this game. Additionally, Kean pulled down 35 boards (9 offensive, 26 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Kean ended up shooting 54.2% when shooting free throws by knocking down 13 of their 24 tries. They also knocked down 9 of 16 attempts from 3-point land. In regard to fouls, the Peacocks walked away with 23 and Kean racked up 28 fouls.

Corey Washington is one guy who had an impact for the game. He ended up shooting 66.7% from the floor and dished out 1 assist. He was on the court for 30 mins and also collected 10 boards. He notched 26 points on 8 of 12 shooting.

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St. Peter's steps onto the hardwood with a record of 5-5 this year. They cough up possession 13.7 times per contest and as a team are committing 21.6 personal fouls per game. As a unit, St. Peter's is snagging 35.7 boards per game and has earned 96 assists this year, which has them ranked 361st in the nation in terms of passing. The Peacocks are shooting 27.3% from downtown (56 of 205) and 71.2% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 62.9 points per contest (350th in D-1) while hitting 38.2% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Peacocks are forcing 14.1 turnovers per game while drawing 19.3 personal fouls. They surrender 34.5% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are 49th in college hoops in PPG from their opponents (64.6). Peacocks defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 42.4% (205 of 484) and they relinquish 32.2 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They are ranked 9th in D-1 in giving up assists with 105 relinquished on the season.

The last time they took the court, the Bucknell Bison went home defeated by a final of 68-52 against Merrimack. When discussing attacking the glass, Bucknell permitted Merrimack to pull down 19 overall (5 on the offensive side). They finished 30.0% from behind the 3-point line by going 9 of 30 and walked away from this one shooting 7 of 9 at the charity stripe (77.8%). The Bison allowed Merrimack to bury 26 of their 57 tries from the field which had them sitting at 45.6% in the matchup. When all was said and done, the Bison went 22 for 54 from the field which gave them a percentage of 40.7%. In terms of 3-point attempts, Bucknell converted 2 of their 17 tries (11.8%). They were able to make 6 of the free throw tries for a clip of 85.7%. Merrimack committed 9 fouls in the matchup which got the Bison to the charity stripe for 7 attempts. They coughed up the ball 18 times, while recording 4 steals for the matchup. The Bison were able to corral 22 defensive boards and 13 offensive boards totaling 35 in this game.

Noah Williamson ended up being a major contributor for the Bison for this game. He earned 14 points in his 28 minutes on the hardwood, but finished this game without an assist. He knocked down 6 of 9 in this game giving him a field goal percentage of 66.7%, and accumulated 8 rebounds.

Bucknell has a mark of 3-9 on the season. The Bison are responsible for committing 16.3 personal fouls every game and they shoot 75.1% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 11.4 times per contest (318th in the country) and they are giving up possession 14.0 times per contest. Bucknell has scored 747 pts this season (62.3 per contest) and they pull in 29.3 boards per game. As an offensive unit, the Bison are hitting on 41.8% from the floor, which is ranked 295th in the country.

The Bucknell defense allows 35.3% on shots from behind the 3-point line (107 of 303) and opponents are connecting on 71.0% of their foul shots. They have given up 16.1 dimes and 32.8 rebounds per game, which ranks 347th and 91st in the country. The Bison on the defensive side of the court are 216th in the country in points allowed per game with 72.3. They are forcing 10.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 46.8% from the field (336th in D-1).

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Bucknell

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