Bucknell Bison vs Colgate Raiders Prediction, 3/10/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Bucknell Bison vs Colgate Raiders

Date: Sunday, March 10, 2024

Location: Cotterell Court in Hamilton, NY

TV: CBSSN

The Bucknell Bison (13-18) are hitting the road to Cotterell Court on Sunday where they will meet the Colgate Raiders (22-9).

The Bucknell Bison stepped onto the hardwood against American and went home with a win by a final score of 80-57 in their last game. Bucknell walked away from the contest having earned a 46.6% field goal percentage (27 out of 58) and buried 9 out of their 25 3-pointers. At the free throw line, the Bison made 17 of 22 tries for a percentage of 77.3%. When it comes to grabbing boards, they collected a total of 33 with 11 of them being offensive. They also distributed 11 assists for this game while forcing the opposition into 10 turnovers and getting 7 steals. In relation to the defense, Bucknell allowed 34.0% from the field on 16 out of 47 shooting. American earned 9 assists and had but didn't notch a steal. In addition, American grabbed 33 rebounds (10 offensive, 23 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. American finished the game shooting 79.2% from the charity stripe by converting 19 of their 24 shots. They also buried 6 of their 25 tries from beyond the perimeter. When discussing fouls, the Bison ended up walking away with 20 and American accumulated 20 fouls.

Noah Williamson is one guy who was a factor for this contest. He walked away from this one shooting 66.7% from the floor and earned 2 dimes. He was on the court for 31 minutes and snagged 10 rebounds. He left the arena with 23 points on 8 out of 12 shooting.

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Bucknell comes into this contest with a mark of 13-18 for the season. They lose possession by turning the ball over 12.6 times per game and as a group are committing 16.7 fouls every game. As a unit, Bucknell is pulling down 32.3 boards per game and has accounted for 378 dimes for the season, which ranks 225th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. The Bison are shooting 33.9% from downtown (251 of 741) and 71.2% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 64.8 pts per contest (349th in D-1) while hitting 42.8% from the field.

Defensively, the Bison are able to force 10.8 turnovers per game while drawing 16.0 fouls. They are conceding 33.1% on shots from downtown while they are 63rd in the country in PPG allowed (67.5). The Bison defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 42.9% (742 of 1,729) and they relinquish 33.7 boards per contest as a team. They are 323rd in college basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 450 surrendered on the season.

The last time they took the court, the Colgate Raiders went home victorious with a score of 81-64 when they played Holy Cross. When talking about rebounds, Colgate allowed Holy Cross to collect 24 in all (4 on the offensive glass). They wrapped up this game 29.2% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 7 out of 24 and ended up going 7 out of 11 from the charity stripe (63.6%). The Raiders permitted Holy Cross to make 25 out of their 52 tries from the field which left them shooting 48.1% in this game. When the final whistle was blown, the Raiders ended up going 29 for 51 from the floor which had them shooting 56.9%. In regard to shots from distance, Colgate buried 8 of 17 tries (47.1%). They were able to knock down 15 of those for a percentage of 68.2%. Holy Cross was called for 17 fouls for the matchup which took the Raiders to the charity stripe for 22 shots. They turned the ball over 6 times, while getting 8 steals for this contest. The Raiders recorded 24 defensive rebounds and 2 offensive boards totaling 26 in the matchup.

Ryan Moffatt pitched in for the Raiders for this contest. He made 4 of 8 for the contest giving him a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and had 3 rebounds. He earned 14 points in his 30 mins of playing time and accounted for 3 dimes in this matchup.

Colgate has a mark of 22-9 this season. On the offensive side of the ball, the Raiders are shooting 46.6% from the field, which ranks 71st in college basketball. Colgate has totaled 2,208 points for the year (71.2 per contest) and they pull down 36.0 boards per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 15.2 times per contest (64th in college basketball) and they are giving up possession 10.8 times per contest. The Raiders commit 13.5 fouls every game while shooting 68.7% from the free throw line.

The Colgate defense surrenders 30.2% on 3-pointers (212 of 701) and opponents are converting on 67.1% of their foul shots. They have relinquished 12.7 dimes and 33.3 total rebounds per game, which ranks them 164th and 98th in college hoops. The Raiders on defense are ranked 12th in college basketball in PPG given up with 63.4. They are forcing 11.3 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 40.8% from the field (37th in Division 1).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Colgate

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