American Eagles vs Bucknell Bison Prediction, 1/6/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: American Eagles vs Bucknell Bison

Date: Saturday, January 6, 2024

Location: Sojka Pavilion in Lewisburg, PA

TV: ESPN+

Sojka Pavilion is where the Bucknell Bison (4-10) will take on the American Eagles (7-7) on Saturday.

The American Eagles faced Lehigh and went home with a win by a final score of 75-66 in their last game. In relation to personal fouls, the Eagles finished with 17 while Lehigh recorded 14 personal fouls. They also knocked down 8 of their 24 attempts from beyond the arc. Lehigh ended up shooting 50.0% from the charity stripe by making 6 of their 12 shots. On top of that, Lehigh collected 23 rebounds (4 offensive, 19 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Lehigh distributed 12 dimes and had 11 steals in this game. When talking about defending, American let their opponent shoot 42.6% from the floor on 26 of 61 shooting. They also recorded 16 assists in this game in addition to forcing the other team into 7 turnovers and having 5 steals. When talking about hauling in boards, they earned a total of 37 with 2 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Eagles converted 11 of 14 attempts for a rate of 78.6%. American ended the contest having earned a 55.1% field goal percentage (27 out of 49) and converted 10 of their 24 three-point shots.

Lorenzo Donadio is one player who was a major contributor in this game. He walked away from this one shooting 77.8% from the field and totaled 4 assists. He was on the court for 33 minutes and also grabbed 6 rebounds. He walked away with 17 points on 7 of 9 shooting.

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American enters this contest with a record of 7-7 so far this year. They have an average of 73.8 pts per game (210th in D-1) while connecting on 45.5% from the field. The Eagles are shooting 36.3% on 3-pointers (139 of 383) and 70.9% from the free throw line. As a unit, American is grabbing 34.1 rebounds per contest and has 218 dimes for the year, which ranks 69th in D-1 in terms of passing. They turn the ball over 11.5 times per game and as a squad they commit 17.3 personal fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Eagles are forcing 10.6 turnovers per contest while drawing 16.4 fouls. They are giving up 37.5% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 270th in the nation in PPG from their opponents (74.6). The Eagles are giving up a shooting percentage of 47.8% (376 of 786) and they concede 31.2 boards per game as a group. They rank 245th in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 187 surrendered for the season.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Bucknell Bison got the victory with a final of 70-58 against Holy Cross. With respect to rebounds, Bucknell permitted Holy Cross to snag 32 in all (8 on the offensive side). They finished shooting 29.4% from 3-point land by hitting 5 out of 17 and ended up going 9 out of 18 at the free throw line (50.0%). The Bison allowed Holy Cross to make 22 of 53 tries from the floor which had them at 41.5% in this game. Overall, the Bison finished the game shooting 23 for 60 from the floor which had them shooting 38.3%. In terms of shooting from 3-point land, Bucknell converted 9 of 28 tries (32.1%). They were able to bury 15 of the free throws for a percentage of 83.3%. Holy Cross committed 16 personal fouls for this contest which got the Bison to the free throw line for a total of 18 attempts. They turned the ball over 5 times, while recording 12 steals in this matchup. The Bison earned 22 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive rebounds totaling 33 in the matchup.

Josh Bascoe ended up having an impact for the Bison for the contest. He recorded 21 points in his 35 minutes on the hardwood and added 3 assists in this matchup. He made 7 of 14 in the matchup for a rate of 50.0%, and had 4 rebounds.

Bucknell has a win-loss record of 4-10 so far this year. When it comes to offense, the Bison are shooting 42.0% from the floor, which is 286th in the nation. Bucknell has tallied 875 pts for the season (62.5 per game) and they average 29.4 rebounds per contest. They are earning an assist 11.8 times per game (304th in the nation) and they are turning it over 13.4 times per game. The Bison commit 16.4 fouls per contest and they hit 75.5% from the free throw line.

The Bison defensively are ranked 167th in college hoops in points given up per game with 70.9. They have forced 10.8 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 46.3% from the field (328th in the country). The Bucknell defense surrenders 35.3% on three-point shots (118 of 334) and opponents are connecting on 70.2% of their free throw shots. They surrender 15.4 dimes and 32.7 boards per contest, ranking them 333rd and 77th in Division 1.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take American

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