The Bucknell Bison will travel to Crystal Arena to take on the Army Black Knights in college basketball action this Wednesday night.
The Bucknell Bison broke their 2-game losing streak of the season and improved to 7-21 after defeating the Lafayette Leopards, 92-89 (OT) last Saturday. Bucknell allowed Lafayette to force the OT to fight back from a 44–33 halftime deficit, however, the Bison were able to secure the victory in the OT after Andrew Funk hit a game-winning three-pointer for Bucknell. : Only 05 seconds were left in OT. , Bucknell shot 51.7% from the field and 42.9% from outside the arc, while allowing Lafayette to shoot 56.7% from the field and 37.0% from outside the arc. Leading the Bison was Andrew Funk with 20 points, 1 rebound and 3 assists.
In the season, Bucknell averages 70.6 ppg on 45.1% shooting from the field. Bison averages 7.8 three-pointers per game, shooting 37.1% beyond the arc. Offensively, Bucknell was led by Andrew Funk (18.1 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 2.5 epg), Xander Rice (12.5 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 4.0 epg, 1.1 epg), Andre Screen (11.5 ppg, 6.6 rpg, 1.8 epg) has gone. Jake van der Heijden (6.7 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 1.3 epg).
Defensively, Bucknell is allowing his opponents to average 79.0 PPG on 45.9% shooting from the field. Bison has a rebound margin of -3.2 and a turnover margin of -4.3.
The Army Black Knights lost their 6th straight game and fell 13-15 of the season after losing to the American Eagles, 83-67, last Saturday. Senna had no answer at the defensive end for the American in the second half and the Eagles took a 69–52 lead with 7:39 remaining in regulation. The Army shot 43.3% from the field and 25.0% from outside the arc, while the American was allowed to shoot 58.3% from the field and 37.5% from beyond the arc. Leading the Black Knights was Jalen Rucker who had 12 points, 2 rebounds and 6 assists.
In the season, Senna averaged 70.2 PPG, on 43.6% shooting from the field. The Black Knights average 6.8 three-pointers per game at 32.0% shooting beyond the arc. Offensively, the army was led by Jalen Rucker (16.4 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 3.1 epg), Josh Cladwell (11.8 ppg, 5.2 rpg, 2.4 epg, 2.2 rpg), Chris Mann (8.2 ppg, 3.6 rpg), and Aaron Duhart ( 6.7 PPG, 3.1 RPG, 3.6 APG, 1.0 SPG).
Defensively, the Army is allowing its opponents to average 70.5ppg on 44.7% shooting from the field. The Black Knights have a rebound margin of 1.7 and a turnover margin of 0.8.
Bison have 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games after winning 7 straight Wednesday games and 1-6 ATS. The Black Knights are 14-11-1 ATS overall in the season, however, only 0-4 ATS in their last 4 matches. A team whose win% is less than .400.
Bucknell has recently outperformed, winning 3 of their last 7 matches, however, it is still a team ranked 342nd in defense scoring and 306th in defensive FG% and is the only team in this game. Comes with a 1-13 road record. , Senna has lost 7 of their last 8 matches, however, between a team that is a better defensive team than Bucknell and the fact that Senna is 9–4 at home and 96–89 to Bucknell. was able to defeat. At the start of this season, I'm taking on the military to cover this home spread. May you be successful!