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Bucknell vs Merrimack Warriors Result & Analysis

Date: Sun 18 Dec 2022
Tip-off: 19:00
Final 61-55
23-21 38-34
Position#287
Record6-4
FormWLWWL
Points / game75.2
Allowed / game64.9
vs
Position#186
Record2-11
FormLLLWL
Points / game56.0
Allowed / game66.1
USANCAA
Other2022-23
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Bucknell winWon
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
Merrimack Warriors winLost
-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
Lebenon Valley
#667
W
113-52
113
52
+61
H08/11
NCAA
Niagara
#191
W
68-50
68
50
+18
H12/11
NCAA
St. Peters
#257
L
71-82
71
82
-11
A16/11
NCAA
Georgia
#214
L
61-65
61
65
-4
A19/11
NCAA
Presbyterian
#363
W
66-65
66
65
+1
A21/11
NCAA
Austin Peay
#338
W
79-65
79
65
+14
H22/11
NCAA
Marist
#279
L
54-60 OT
54
60
-6
H26/11
NCAA
St. Francis (PA)
#275
W
89-65
89
65
+24
H01/12
NCAA
NJIT
#353
W
79-63
79
63
+16
A03/12
NCAA
La Salle
#247
L
72-82
72
82
-10
A07/12
NCAA
1H
2H
50-26
63-26
27-23
41-27
35-40
36-42
30-30
31-35
31-26
35-39
29-33
50-32
21-24
30-27
33-32
56-33
35-20
44-43
32-41
40-41
140.1Avg total
75.2Scored
64.9Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (10)75.264.9140.1+10.360%
Season at home (5)80.658.4139.0+22.280%
Season away (5)69.871.4141.2-1.640%
Last 10 (10)75.264.9140.1+10.360%
Last 5 (5)74.667.0141.6+7.660%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (13)69.280.9150.2-11.715%
vs Similar ◀ (13)71.170.8141.8+0.346%
vs Weaker (3)74.764.3139.0+10.3100%
This opponent (Merrimack Warriors) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Merrimack WarriorsUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Montana
#159
L
51-62
51
62
-11
A19/11
NCAA
St. Thomas (Minn.)
#139
L
61-72
61
72
-11
A20/11
NCAA
Providence
#92
L
57-71
57
71
-14
A24/11
NCAA
Bradley
#45
L
41-83
41
83
-42
A26/11
NCAA
UMass Lowell
#31
L
51-77
51
77
-26
A30/11
NCAA
Boston University
#230
L
54-68
54
68
-14
H03/12
NCAA
Vermont
#68
L
43-66
43
66
-23
H04/12
NCAA
San Francisco
#126
L
51-69
51
69
-18
A08/12
NCAA
New England Noreasters
#663
W
82-23
82
23
+59
H10/12
NCAA
Maine Black Bears
#258
L
47-50
47
50
-3
H11/12
NCAA
1H
2H
25-25
26-37
34-37
27-35
26-37
31-34
20-39
21-44
19-39
32-38
33-38
21-30
15-37
28-29
23-34
28-35
48-6
34-17
26-23
21-27
117.9Avg total
53.8Scored
64.1Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (13)56.066.1122.1-10.115%
Season at home (5)58.051.0109.0+7.040%
Season away (8)54.875.5130.2-20.80%
Last 10 (10)53.864.1117.9-10.310%
Last 5 (5)55.455.2110.6+0.220%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (11)60.874.8135.6-14.018%
vs Similar ◀ (14)60.466.3126.7-5.936%
vs Weaker (3)62.353.7116.0+8.767%
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

-10-5+0+5+101st half1st half: +2.8+2.81st half: -4.6-4.62nd half2nd half: +8.1+8.12nd half: -5.7-5.7
-10-5+0+5+101st half1st half: +2.8+2.81st half: -4.6-4.62nd half2nd half: +8.1+8.12nd half: -5.7-5.7
BucknellMerrimack Warriors
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
Lebenon Valley
#667
W
50-26
50
26
+24
H08/11
NCAA
Niagara
#191
W
27-23
27
23
+4
H12/11
NCAA
St. Peters
#257
L
35-40
35
40
-5
A16/11
NCAA
Georgia
#214
D
30-30
30
30
+0
A19/11
NCAA
Presbyterian
#363
W
31-26
31
26
+5
A21/11
NCAA
Austin Peay
#338
L
29-33
29
33
-4
H22/11
NCAA
Marist
#279
L
21-24
21
24
-3
H26/11
NCAA
St. Francis (PA)
#275
W
33-32
33
32
+1
H01/12
NCAA
NJIT
#353
W
35-20
35
20
+15
A03/12
NCAA
La Salle
#247
L
32-41
32
41
-9
A07/12
NCAA
61.8Avg total
32.3Scored
29.5Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)33.434.267.6-0.833%-
Last 30 at home (14)34.533.668.1+0.943%-
Last 30 away (16)32.434.767.1-2.325%-
Last 10 (10)32.329.561.8+2.850%-
Last 5 (5)30.030.060.0+0.040%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (13)33.838.372.2-4.515%-
vs Similar ◀ (13)32.032.564.5-0.538%-
vs Weaker (3)31.726.358.0+5.367%-
This opponent (Merrimack Warriors) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Merrimack WarriorsLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Montana
#159
D
25-25
25
25
+0
A19/11
NCAA
St. Thomas (Minn.)
#139
L
34-37
34
37
-3
A20/11
NCAA
Providence
#92
L
26-37
26
37
-11
A24/11
NCAA
Bradley
#45
L
20-39
20
39
-19
A26/11
NCAA
UMass Lowell
#31
L
19-39
19
39
-20
A30/11
NCAA
Boston University
#230
L
33-38
33
38
-5
H03/12
NCAA
Vermont
#68
L
15-37
15
37
-22
H04/12
NCAA
San Francisco
#126
L
23-34
23
34
-11
A08/12
NCAA
New England Noreasters
#663
W
48-6
48
6
+42
H10/12
NCAA
Maine Black Bears
#258
W
26-23
26
23
+3
H11/12
NCAA
58.4Avg total
26.9Scored
31.5Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)29.531.561.0-2.040%-
Last 30 at home (14)31.628.660.3+3.057%-
Last 30 away (16)27.734.061.7-6.325%-
Last 10 (10)26.931.558.4-4.620%-
Last 5 (5)29.027.656.6+1.440%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (11)27.436.263.5-8.818%-
vs Similar ◀ (14)29.931.461.3-1.636%-
vs Weaker (3)30.028.058.0+2.0100%-
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
0
Bucknell wins
0
Merrimack Warriors wins
No previous meetings.
Bucknelllast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
07/12/22ALa Salle72-82
03/12/22ANJIT79-63
01/12/22HSt. Francis (PA)89-65
26/11/22HMarist54-60 OT
22/11/22HAustin Peay79-65
21/11/22APresbyterian66-65
19/11/22AGeorgia61-65
16/11/22ASt. Peters71-82
12/11/22HNiagara68-50
08/11/22HLebenon Valley113-52
DateH/AOpponentScore
11/12/22HMaine Black Bears47-50
10/12/22HNew England Noreasters82-23
08/12/22ASan Francisco51-69
04/12/22HVermont43-66
03/12/22HBoston University54-68
30/11/22AUMass Lowell51-77
26/11/22ABradley41-83
24/11/22AProvidence57-71
20/11/22ASt. Thomas (Minn.)61-72
19/11/22AMontana51-62

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Bucknell
NCAA 2022-23
Recent: 6 Wins / 4 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWLWWL60%
HomeWWWLW80%
AwayLLWWL40%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games1055
Win %60%80%40%
Points / game75.280.669.8
Allowed / game64.958.471.4
Point differential+10.3+22.2-1.6
Avg total140.1139.0141.2
Over main line---
Win by 10+50%80%20%
Close games (≤5 pts) won50% (2)-50% (2)
Overtime %10%20%0%
Merrimack Warriors
NCAA 2022-23
Recent: 1 Wins / 9 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLLLWL15%
HomeWLLWL40%
AwayLLLLL0%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games1358
Win %15%40%0%
Points / game56.058.054.8
Allowed / game66.151.075.5
Point differential-10.1+7.0-20.8
Avg total122.1109.0130.2
Over main line---
Win by 10+15%40%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won0% (1)0% (1)-
Overtime %0%0%0%
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 American University108280%68.963.6+5.3
2 Navy117464%75.170.2+4.9
3 Bucknell106460%75.264.9+10.3
4 Boston University127558%70.166.5+3.6
5 Colgate126650%79.272.8+6.3
6 Lehigh105550%71.969.8+2.1
7 Army125742%76.273.2+2.9
8 Loyola Maryland124833%64.269.1-4.9
9 Holy Cross113827%67.472.8-5.5
10 Lafayette121118%59.568.1-8.6
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 -).
Metro Atlantic Athletic conference
#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 Iona97278%77.463.1+14.3
2 Quinnipiac118373%73.068.0+5.0
3 Niagara95456%65.166.0-0.9
4 Rider84450%73.169.2+3.9
5 St. Peters105550%66.065.5+0.5
6 Siena105550%71.170.7+0.4
7 Mount St. Mary's115645%65.665.2+0.5
8 Marist94544%62.263.2-1.0
9 Sacred Heart125742%71.774.2-2.6
10 Fairfield114736%62.566.5-4.1
11 Manhattan103730%70.373.9-3.6
12 Canisius102820%72.177.7-5.6
13 Merrimack Warriors1321115%56.066.1-10.1
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
Bucknell233861
Merrimack Warriors213455
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