Bucknell Bison vs Army Black Knights Prediction, 2/8/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Bucknell Bison vs Army Black Knights

Date: Saturday, February 8, 2025

Location: Christl Arena in West Point, NY

TV: ESPN+

The Bucknell Bison (11-13) are headed to Christl Arena on Saturday where they will compete against the Army Black Knights (13-10).

The Bucknell Bison played American and earned the victory with a final of 71-49 in their last game. Bucknell ended the game having earned a 60.0% field goal percentage (27 of 45) and made 6 of their 13 3-pointers. At the charity stripe, the Bison buried 11 of 16 shots for a percentage of 68.8%. When talking about grabbing boards, they compiled 26 with 3 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 15 assists for the contest as well as forcing the opposition into 10 turnovers and earning 5 steals. When discussing defense, Bucknell let their opponent shoot 34.8% from the field on 16 of 46 shooting. American recorded 8 dimes and had 5 steals for the game. On top of that, American pulled down 19 rebounds (3 offensive, 16 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. American finished the game at 70.6% from the charity stripe by knocking down 12 of their 17 shots. They also converted 5 of their 21 attempts from beyond the perimeter. Regarding personal fouls, the Bison ended up finishing with 12 and American recorded 17 personal fouls.

Noah Williamson is one player who played a role in this matchup. He ended up going 62.5% from the floor and distributed 1 assist. He was on the court for 27 mins and also pulled down 12 boards. He scored 18 points on 5 of 8 shooting.

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Bucknell comes into this contest with a mark of 11-13 on the season. They currently have an average of 71.4 points per game (258th in D-1) while connecting on 44.6% from the field. The Bison are shooting 33.8% on 3-pointers (191 of 565) and 66.3% from the charity stripe. As a team, Bucknell is pulling down 33.4 rebounds per game and is sitting with 316 assists for the year, which is 180th in college in terms of passing the rock. They lose possession via turnover 13.6 times per contest and as a team they are committing 17.6 fouls per contest.

On defense, the Bison have forced 12.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 18.7 personal fouls. They are 239th in the nation in allowing assists with 313 conceded for the year. The Bison defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 43.3% (620 of 1,431) and they concede 35.8 rebounds per game as a squad. They are conceding 33.7% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 239th in D-1 in PPG allowed (73.5).

When they last played, the Army Black Knights got the victory with a final of 68-65 against Holy Cross. The Black Knights recorded 29 defensive rebounds and 14 offensive boards for a total of 43 in the matchup. They turned it over 3 times, while recording 3 steals for this game. Holy Cross earned 14 fouls for the matchup which got the Black Knights to the charity stripe for a total of 14 attempts. They were able to knock down 4 of the free throw tries for a rate of 28.6%. Concerning shooting from beyond the arc, Army converted 6 of 24 tries (25.0%). When this game wrapped up, the Black Knights shot 29 for 71 from the field which had them shooting 40.8%. The Black Knights permitted Holy Cross to knock down 25 out of 62 tries from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 40.3% in the game. They finished 29.6% from 3-point land via 8 out of 27 and finished the game at 7 out of 15 at the free throw line (46.7%). In relation to rebounding, Army permitted Holy Cross to get 38 in total (9 offensive).

Jalen Rucker ended up being a factor for the Black Knights in this contest. He buried 8 of 17 in this contest for a field goal percentage of 47.1%, and had 3 rebounds. He scored 19 points in his 30 minutes on the hardwood and had 5 dimes for the matchup.

Army has a win-loss record of 13-10 so far this season. The Black Knights commit 14.9 personal fouls per contest and they connect on 64.5% from the free throw line. Their rate of earning assists is at 15.4 times per game (75th in college hoops) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 10.1 times per game. Army has tallied 1,718 points so far this year (74.7 per game) and they average 36.0 rebounds per contest. On the offensive side of the court, the Black Knights are hitting on 45.0% from the floor, which is ranked 169th in D-1.

The Army defense gives up 32.6% on three-point shots (190 of 582) and their opposition makes 71.1% of their shots from the free throw line. They have allowed 14.5 dimes and 36.2 rebounds per contest, which has them ranked 288th and 281st in those defensive categories. The Black Knights on defense are ranked 237th in college hoops in points given up per game with 73.4. They are able to force 11.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 45.1% from the field (273rd in D-1).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Army

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