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Bucknell vs American University Result & Analysis

Date: Sat 06 Jan 2024
Tip-off: 19:00
Final 63-71
20-28 43-43
Position#270
Record4-10
FormWLLLW
Points / game62.5
Allowed / game70.9
vs
Position#203
Record7-7
FormLWLWW
Points / game73.8
Allowed / game74.6
USANCAA
Other2023-24
Meetings · Bucknell v American University
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Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Bucknell winLost
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
American University winWon
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
No frozen forecast was made for this game before tip-off.

🏀 2. Points Analysis

BucknellUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Duke
#32
L
60-90
60
90
-30
A17/11
NCAA
Southern Indiana
#346
W
67-56
67
56
+11
H21/11
NCAA
St. Bonaventure
#124
L
61-67
61
67
-6
A23/11
NCAA
Marist
#143
L
49-73
49
73
-24
A25/11
NCAA
Princeton
#11
L
71-85
71
85
-14
H30/11
NCAA
Penn State
#216
W
76-67
76
67
+9
A02/12
NCAA
Radford
#220
L
63-70
63
70
-7
H16/12
NCAA
Merrimack Warriors
#91
L
52-68
52
68
-16
A22/12
NCAA
St. Peters
#152
L
58-67
58
67
-9
H30/12
NCAA
Holy Cross
#328
W
70-58
70
58
+12
H04/01
NCAA
1H
2H
29-44
31-46
26-33
41-23
26-32
35-35
27-39
22-34
45-40
26-45
27-33
49-34
30-30
33-40
16-34
36-34
33-28
25-39
23-20
47-38
132.8Avg total
62.7Scored
70.1Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (14)62.570.9133.4-8.429%
Season at home (6)64.369.0133.3-4.733%
Season away (8)61.172.2133.4-11.125%
Last 10 (10)62.770.1132.8-7.430%
Last 5 (5)63.866.0129.8-2.240%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (10)58.274.2132.4-16.00%
vs Similar ◀ (18)66.368.5134.8-2.244%
vs Weaker (2)71.569.0140.5+2.550%
This opponent (American University) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
American UniversityUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Georgetown
#337
L
83-88 OT
83
88
-5
A19/11
NCAA
Mount St. Mary's
#274
W
68-65
68
65
+3
H22/11
NCAA
Hood
#480
W
103-74
103
74
+29
H26/11
NCAA
Harvard
#188
L
75-80
75
80
-5
A30/11
NCAA
St. Francis (PA)
#344
L
73-75
73
75
-2
H02/12
NCAA
Saint Josephs Hawks
#113
L
53-69
53
69
-16
A07/12
NCAA
VMI
#365
W
77-69
77
69
+8
A09/12
NCAA
Virginia Tech
#161
L
55-77
55
77
-22
A21/12
NCAA
UMBC Retrievers
#312
W
87-85
87
85
+2
A30/12
NCAA
Lehigh
#257
W
75-66
75
66
+9
H04/01
NCAA
1H
2H
34-35
42-41
33-39
35-26
40-42
63-32
31-42
44-38
40-29
33-46
18-30
35-39
36-30
41-39
29-37
26-40
47-31
40-54
39-36
36-30
149.7Avg total
74.9Scored
74.8Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (14)73.874.6148.4-0.850%
Season at home (6)80.768.5149.2+12.283%
Season away (8)68.679.1147.8-10.525%
Last 10 (10)74.974.8149.7+0.150%
Last 5 (5)69.473.2142.6-3.860%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (7)59.667.3126.9-7.743%
vs Similar ◀ (16)65.872.2138.0-6.531%
vs Weaker (6)77.372.8150.2+4.550%
This opponent (Bucknell) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.

📊 3. Team Totals

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⚖️ 4. Spread

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⏱️ 5. Halves

Half by half

-6-3+0+3+61st half1st half: -5.1-5.11st half: -0.4-0.42nd half2nd half: -2.3-2.32nd half: +1.0+1.0
-6-3+0+3+61st half1st half: -5.1-5.11st half: -0.4-0.42nd half2nd half: -2.3-2.32nd half: +1.0+1.0
BucknellAmerican University
Each team's average half over its last 10 games. Net is the half margin (above zero = the team wins that half on average: who starts fast, who closes); Pythia projection = the half means of tonight's simulation. Hover a bar for its value.
Bets by half · pick a half
BucknellLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Duke
#32
L
29-44
29
44
-15
A17/11
NCAA
Southern Indiana
#346
L
26-33
26
33
-7
H21/11
NCAA
St. Bonaventure
#124
L
26-32
26
32
-6
A23/11
NCAA
Marist
#143
L
27-39
27
39
-12
A25/11
NCAA
Princeton
#11
W
45-40
45
40
+5
H30/11
NCAA
Penn State
#216
L
27-33
27
33
-6
A02/12
NCAA
Radford
#220
D
30-30
30
30
+0
H16/12
NCAA
Merrimack Warriors
#91
L
16-34
16
34
-18
A22/12
NCAA
St. Peters
#152
W
33-28
33
28
+5
H30/12
NCAA
Holy Cross
#328
W
23-20
23
20
+3
H04/01
NCAA
61.5Avg total
28.2Scored
33.3Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)30.533.464.0-2.940%-
Last 30 at home (13)30.031.461.4-1.446%-
Last 30 away (17)30.935.065.9-4.135%-
Last 10 (10)28.233.361.5-5.130%-
Last 5 (5)25.829.054.8-3.240%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (10)28.635.864.4-7.220%-
vs Similar ◀ (18)31.932.664.6-0.750%-
vs Weaker (2)27.529.056.5-1.550%-
This opponent (American University) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
American UniversityLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Georgetown
#337
L
34-35
34
35
-1
A19/11
NCAA
Mount St. Mary's
#274
L
33-39
33
39
-6
H22/11
NCAA
Hood
#480
L
40-42
40
42
-2
H26/11
NCAA
Harvard
#188
L
31-42
31
42
-11
A30/11
NCAA
St. Francis (PA)
#344
W
40-29
40
29
+11
H02/12
NCAA
Saint Josephs Hawks
#113
L
18-30
18
30
-12
A07/12
NCAA
VMI
#365
W
36-30
36
30
+6
A09/12
NCAA
Virginia Tech
#161
L
29-37
29
37
-8
A21/12
NCAA
UMBC Retrievers
#312
W
47-31
47
31
+16
A30/12
NCAA
Lehigh
#257
W
39-36
39
36
+3
H04/01
NCAA
69.8Avg total
34.7Scored
35.1Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)31.333.664.9-2.333%-
Last 30 at home (14)33.334.367.6-1.043%-
Last 30 away (16)29.633.162.6-3.525%-
Last 10 (10)34.735.169.8-0.440%-
Last 5 (5)33.832.866.6+1.060%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (7)29.932.662.4-2.729%-
vs Similar ◀ (16)29.234.163.3-4.825%-
vs Weaker (6)37.032.369.3+4.767%-
This opponent (Bucknell) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
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🎯 8. Shooting Profile

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💪 9. Team Strengths

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🤝 10. Games History

Head-to-head record
5
Bucknell wins
5
American University wins
Bucknelllast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
04/01/24HHoly Cross70-58
30/12/23HSt. Peters58-67
22/12/23AMerrimack Warriors52-68
16/12/23HRadford63-70
02/12/23APenn State76-67
30/11/23HPrinceton71-85
25/11/23AMarist49-73
23/11/23ASt. Bonaventure61-67
21/11/23HSouthern Indiana67-56
17/11/23ADuke60-90
DateH/AOpponentScore
04/01/24HLehigh75-66
30/12/23AUMBC Retrievers87-85
21/12/23AVirginia Tech55-77
09/12/23AVMI77-69
07/12/23ASaint Josephs Hawks53-69
02/12/23HSt. Francis (PA)73-75
30/11/23AHarvard75-80
26/11/23HHood103-74
22/11/23HMount St. Mary's68-65
19/11/23AGeorgetown83-88 OT

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Bucknell
NCAA 2023-24
Recent: 3 Wins / 7 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWLLLW29%
HomeWLLLW33%
AwayLLLWL25%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games1468
Win %29%33%25%
Points / game62.564.361.1
Allowed / game70.969.072.2
Point differential-8.4-4.7-11.1
Avg total133.4133.3133.4
Over main line---
Win by 10+14%33%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won---
Overtime %0%0%0%
American University
NCAA 2023-24
Recent: 5 Wins / 5 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLWLWW50%
HomeWWWLW83%
AwayLLWLW25%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games1468
Win %50%83%25%
Points / game73.880.768.6
Allowed / game74.668.579.1
Point differential-0.8+12.2-10.5
Avg total148.4149.2147.8
Over main line---
Win by 10+21%50%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won40% (5)50% (2)33% (3)
Overtime %7%0%12%
This competition's season before tip-off. Green = better than tonight's opponent on the same split; win-% badge green from 60%, red below 40%.

🏆 12. League Table

Patriot League conference
#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 Colgate158753%70.566.8+3.7
2 American University147750%73.874.6-0.8
3 Navy135838%68.064.3+3.7
4 Boston University1551033%64.765.5-0.9
5 Army1551033%61.162.2-1.1
6 Bucknell1441029%62.570.9-8.4
7 Lehigh123925%73.373.7-0.3
8 Lafayette1531220%58.568.5-10.0
9 Holy Cross1531220%65.076.3-11.3
10 Loyola Maryland1421214%65.675.0-9.4
Conference membership from the data provider's standings; records are this season's games before tip-off (conference and non-conference). Click a column to sort. Bars: win %, points scored and allowed per game across the league, and the point differential (green +, red -).

📋 13. Box Score

Team1H2HFinal
Bucknell204363
American University284371
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