Colgate Raiders vs Bucknell Bison Prediction, 1/13/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colgate Raiders vs Bucknell Bison

Date: Saturday, January 13, 2024

Location: Sojka Pavilion in Lewisburg, PA

TV: ESPN+

The Colgate Raiders (8-8) are en route to Sojka Pavilion on Saturday where they will play the Bucknell Bison (5-11).

The Colgate Raiders faced off with Lafayette and ended up losing by a score of 69-64 in their last game. When it comes to personal fouls, the Raiders ended up with 18 and Lafayette recorded 15 personal fouls. They converted 6 of 17 attempts from distance. Lafayette finished shooting 59.1% from the charity stripe by knocking down 13 of their 22 attempts. Moreover, Lafayette pulled down 26 rebounds (3 offensive, 23 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Lafayette dished out 12 assists and had 5 steals in the matchup. In terms of defending, Colgate allowed 48.1% from the floor on 25 of 52 shooting. They also distributed 13 assists in this game while creating 11 turnovers and earning 6 steals. In relation to grabbing rebounds, they collected 40 with 14 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Raiders buried 13 of their 19 shots for a percentage of 68.4%. Colgate finished with a 37.7% field goal percentage (23 out of 61) and buried 5 of 17 three-point shots.

Ryan Moffatt is one guy who was a factor in this game. He finished the game shooting 60.0% from the floor but had no dimes when the game ended. He was on the court for 36 mins played and totaled 11 boards. He walked away with 17 points on 6 of 10 shooting.

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Colgate will enter this game with a record of 8-8 on the campaign. They currently have an average of 70.1 pts per contest (289th in Division 1) while going 44.8% from the floor. The Raiders are connecting on 35.7% from downtown (133 of 373) and 65.9% from the charity stripe. As a team, Colgate is snagging 36.7 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 240 dimes on the season, which is 85th in college basketball in terms of passing. They are turning it over 11.5 times per game and as a group they are committing 13.8 fouls per game.

When they are on defense, the Raiders are forcing 11.6 turnovers per game while drawing 13.1 fouls. They are 287th in college hoops in allowing assists with 223 relinquished so far this season. The Raiders defensively are allowing a shooting percentage of 43.0% (398 of 925) and they concede 33.4 boards per contest as a team. They give up 32.7% from beyond the arc and they rank 89th in Division 1 in PPG allowed (66.9).

In their last game, the Bucknell Bison got the victory with a final of 86-80 when they faced Lehigh. When it comes to how they cleaned up the glass, Bucknell permitted Lehigh to grab 31 overall (7 on the offensive side). They shot 35.0% from 3-point land by going 7 of 20 and finished the game at 21 out of 29 from the free throw line (72.4%). The Bison allowed Lehigh to knock down 26 out of 57 tries from the field which had them shooting 45.6% in the matchup. When this game wrapped up, the Bison finished the game shooting 27 out of 55 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 49.1%. With respect to shots from downtown, Bucknell made 11 out of their 22 tries (50.0%). They were able to knock down 21 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 84.0%. Lehigh had 19 fouls in the game which took the Bison to the charity stripe for a total of 25 tries. They turned the ball over 14 times, while getting 10 steals in the matchup. The Bison were able to corral 27 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive rebounds totaling 32 for the game.

Jack Forrest ended up being important for the Bison for the game. He earned 24 points in his 35 mins of playing time and accumulated 1 assist for this contest. He knocked down 7 out of 13 for the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 53.8%, and had 7 rebounds.

Bucknell has a win-loss mark of 5-11 so far this year. The Bison commit 16.8 fouls per game and they go 76.2% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 11.7 times per contest (305th in college hoops) and they lose possession via turnover 13.1 times per contest. Bucknell has accumulated 1,024 pts on the year (64.0 per game) and they pull in 29.9 rebounds per contest. As an offense, the Bison are shooting 42.5% from the field, which has them ranked 287th in D-1.

The Bucknell defense allows 35.9% on shots from distance (136 of 379) and opponents are knocking down 69.8% of their shots from the charity stripe. They surrender 15.4 dimes and 32.9 boards per game, ranking them 337th and 81st in those defensive categories. The Bison are ranked 176th in college basketball in points given up per game with 71.4. They have forced 10.6 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 46.3% from the floor (330th in Division 1).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Colgate

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