Navy Midshipmen vs Bucknell Bison Prediction, 1/24/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Navy Midshipmen vs Bucknell Bison

Date: Wednesday, January 24, 2024

Location: Sojka Pavilion in Lewisburg, PA

TV: ESPN+

Sojka Pavilion is the location where the Bucknell Bison (6-13) will attempt to beat the Navy Midshipmen (8-9) on Wednesday.

The Navy Midshipmen faced Army and took home the win by a score of 57-53 in their last contest. In regard to personal fouls, the Midshipmen ended up finishing with 16 and Army totaled 22 personal fouls. They converted 8 out of their 26 shots from three-point range. Army ended up shooting 50.0% at the free throw line by making 7 of their 14 tries. Furthermore, Army snagged 31 rebounds (10 offensive, 21 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Army doled out 12 assists and had 6 steals for the contest. Concerning defense, Navy allowed the other team to go 38.0% from the floor on 19 out of 50 shooting. They also recorded 12 assists in this contest while forcing 15 turnovers and having 10 steals. In relation to hauling in boards, they compiled 31 with 11 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Midshipmen converted 15 of their 29 attempts for a percentage of 51.7%. Navy finished having earned a 38.8% FG percentage (19 of 49) and knocked down 4 of 13 shots from beyond the arc.

Mike Woods is one guy who was a major contributor in the matchup. He walked away with 17 points on 6 out of 8 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 32 minutes played and snagged 8 rebounds. He finished the game at 75.0% from the field and also recorded 1 assist.

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Navy will enter this matchup with a win-loss record of 8-9 so far this year. They are turning it over 10.6 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 18.1 fouls per contest. As a unit, Navy is collecting 35.7 rebounds per contest and has tallied 214 assists for the year, which is 312th in D-1 in terms of passing. The Midshipmen are hitting 29.0% on shots from distance (99 of 341) and 69.0% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 67.9 points per outing (317th in the country) while going 40.4% from the field.

On defense, the Midshipmen are able to force 15.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 18.2 fouls. They concede 28.2% on 3-point shots and they rank 39th in college hoops in PPG allowed (65.1). The Midshipmen defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 42.4% (381 of 899) and they relinquish 36.4 boards per contest as a team. They rank 58th in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 205 conceded so far this season.

In their last game, the Bucknell Bison took a defeat with a final score of 75-72 when they played Lafayette. In relation to how they rebounded, Bucknell allowed Lafayette to snag 25 overall (4 on the offensive glass). They wrapped up this game 26.9% from 3-point land by shooting 7 out of 26 and finished the game at 14 out of 17 at the charity stripe (82.4%). The Bison allowed Lafayette to convert 27 out of their 63 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 42.9% for this contest. Overall, the Bison finished 26 out of 63 from the floor which had them shooting 41.3%. With respect to shots from distance, Bucknell made 8 of their 21 attempts (38.1%). They were able to convert 12 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 75.0%. Lafayette was called for 16 fouls in this contest which took the Bison to the free throw line for a total of 16 attempts. They also turned it over 12 times, while earning 6 steals in the matchup. The Bison snagged 27 defensive boards and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 37 for the matchup.

Noah Williamson was important for the Bison in this game. He recorded 23 points in his 34 minutes on the hardwood and tallied 2 assists in this matchup. He converted 10 of 16 for the contest giving him a field goal percentage of 62.5%, and had 16 rebounds.

Bucknell has a win-loss record of 6-13 on the year. The Bison commit 17.3 personal fouls per contest and they shoot 76.5% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 11.9 times per contest (287th in college basketball) and they are giving up possession 13.1 times per contest. Bucknell has accumulated 1,242 pts on the year (65.4 per contest) and they collect 31.4 rebounds per contest. When it comes to offensive execution, the Bison are connecting on 43.0% from the floor, which has them ranked 278th in the country.

The Bison defensively are ranked 173rd in college basketball in points allowed per contest with 71.5. They are forcing 10.4 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 45.4% from the floor (302nd in D-1). The Bucknell defense surrenders 35.1% on shots from behind the 3-point line (158 of 450) and their opponents are making 71.4% of their shots from the free throw line. They surrender 15.2 assists and 32.6 boards every game, which has them ranked 332nd and 68th in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Bucknell

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