Army Black Knights vs Bucknell Bison Prediction, 2/25/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Army Black Knights vs Bucknell Bison

Date: Sunday, February 25, 2024

Location: Sojka Pavilion in Lewisburg, PA

TV: ESPN+

The Bucknell Bison (10-18) host the Army Black Knights (10-18) at Sojka Pavilion on Sunday.

The Army Black Knights faced Lehigh and took a loss by a score of 85-54 in their last game. Army wrapped up the contest with a 36.7% field goal percentage (22 out of 60) and knocked down 6 of 25 shots from beyond the perimeter. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Black Knights buried 4 of 8 shots for a rate of 50.0%. With regard to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 26 with 9 of them being of the offensive variety. They also distributed 14 assists in the game as well as creating 7 turnovers and earning 4 steals. In relation to defending, Army allowed the other team to go 56.6% from the floor on 30 out of 53 shooting. Lehigh dished out 21 dimes and had 6 steals in this contest. Furthermore, Lehigh had 33 boards (5 offensive, 28 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Lehigh shot 100.0% at the free throw line by making 17 of 17 shots. They also made 8 of their 18 tries from downtown. In reference to fouls, the Black Knights walked away with 14 while Lehigh finished the game with 14 fouls.

Jorn Everson is one guy who was a major contributor in the game. He notched 8 points on 3 of 4 shooting. He was on the court for 7 minutes played but did not grab any boards. He ended up going 75.0% from the floor but had no assists when the time ran out.

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Army heads into this one with a record of 10-18 so far this season. They turn it over 12.4 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 16.0 fouls per contest. As a unit, Army is grabbing 34.6 boards per game and has totaled 352 assists this season, which is 179th in college hoops in terms of passing the rock. The Black Knights are shooting 32.3% on shots from beyond the arc (223 of 691) and 58.5% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 60.8 pts per game (359th in the nation) while going 40.6% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Black Knights are able to force 11.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 15.2 personal fouls. They surrender 30.5% on 3-point shots and they are 12th in D-1 in PPG allowed (63.5). The Black Knights defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 42.1% (633 of 1,503) and they relinquish 33.9 rebounds per contest as a squad. They are currently ranked 197th in college basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 348 surrendered on the season.

For their last game, the Bucknell Bison took a loss by a final score of 73-59 when they played Holy Cross. The Bison corralled 18 defensive boards and 5 offensive boards for a total of 23 in the matchup. They coughed up the ball 6 times, while earning 6 steals for the contest. Holy Cross was called for 13 fouls in this contest which took the Bison to the free throw line for 11 shots. They were able to bury 7 of the free throws for a percentage of 63.6%. With regard to shooting from 3-point land, Bucknell converted 10 out of 30 attempts (33.3%). When the final whistle blew, the Bison finished 21 for 53 from the floor which had them at 39.6%. The Bison permitted Holy Cross to convert 25 of 50 tries from the floor which left them shooting 50.0% in the matchup. They went 45.8% from beyond the arc by hitting 11 out of 24 and walked away from this one shooting 12 of 18 at the free throw line (66.7%). In the matter of attacking the glass, Bucknell allowed Holy Cross to collect 36 overall (9 on the offensive glass).

Jack Forrest was important for the Bison in this matchup. He converted 5 of 13 in this matchup for a rate of 38.5%, and earned 2 rebounds. He racked up 16 points in his 37 minutes on the court and had 3 dimes for the game.

Bucknell has a win-loss record of 10-18 for the campaign. The Bison are responsible for committing 17.3 fouls per game while shooting 72.5% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 12.2 times per game (273rd in the country) and they turn it over 12.6 times per game. Bucknell has accounted for 1,826 points so far this year (65.2 per contest) and they grab 31.8 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Bison are hitting on 42.7% from the floor, which is ranked 286th in college hoops.

The Bison on the defensive side of the court are 119th in college hoops in points per game surrendered with 69.8. They are able to force 10.5 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 44.0% from the field (207th in D-1). The Bucknell defense concedes 34.0% on shots from beyond the arc (224 of 658) and their opponents are knocking down 71.0% of their foul shots. They have conceded 15.0 assists and 33.6 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks them 327th and 115th in those categories.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Army

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