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Rutgers vs Bucknell Result & Analysis

Date: Fri 23 Dec 2022
Tip-off: 22:00
Final 85-50
44-26 41-24
Position#132
Record7-4
FormLWLLW
Points / game70.5
Allowed / game54.7
Rutgers 🏆
USA
vs
Position#287
Record7-5
FormWWLWL
Points / game73.7
Allowed / game65.4
USANCAA
Other2022-23
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

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

🏀 2. Points Analysis

RutgersUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Sacred Heart
#219
W
88-50
88
50
+38
H11/11
NCAA
UMass Lowell
#31
W
73-65
73
65
+8
H12/11
NCAA
Temple
#210
L
66-72
66
72
-6
H18/11
NCAA
Rider
#168
W
76-46
76
46
+30
H23/11
NCAA
Central Connecticut State
#326
W
83-49
83
49
+34
H26/11
NCAA
Miami (FL)
#122
L
61-68
61
68
-7
A01/12
NCAA
Indiana
#76
W
63-48
63
48
+15
H03/12
NCAA
Ohio State
#235
L
66-67
66
67
-1
A09/12
NCAA
Seton Hall
#175
L
43-45
43
45
-2
H11/12
NCAA
Wake Forest
#142
W
81-57
81
57
+24
H17/12
NCAA
1H
2H
46-25
42-25
34-21
39-44
23-38
43-34
35-23
41-23
44-24
39-25
34-33
27-35
31-24
32-24
29-31
37-36
26-22
17-23
43-33
38-24
126.7Avg total
70.0Scored
56.7Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (11)70.554.7125.2+15.764%
Season at home (9)72.051.9123.9+20.178%
Season away (2)63.567.5131.0-4.00%
Last 10 (10)70.056.7126.7+13.360%
Last 5 (5)62.857.0119.8+5.840%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (5)67.467.6135.0-0.260%
vs Similar (13)67.566.1133.6+1.554%
vs Weaker ◀ (12)71.756.9128.6+14.858%
This opponent (Bucknell) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
BucknellUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
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
Merrimack Warriors
#186
W
61-55
61
55
+6
H18/12
NCAA
Richmond Spiders
#239
L
71-81
71
81
-10
A22/12
NCAA
1H
2H
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
23-21
38-34
25-41
46-40
138.6Avg total
70.3Scored
68.3Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (12)73.765.4139.1+8.258%
Season at home (6)77.357.8135.2+19.583%
Season away (6)70.073.0143.0-3.033%
Last 10 (10)70.368.3138.6+2.050%
Last 5 (5)74.469.2143.6+5.260%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (11)68.281.2149.4-13.018%
vs Similar (15)70.470.4140.8+0.047%
vs Weaker (3)74.764.3139.0+10.3100%
This opponent (Rutgers) is Stronger. 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

-9-4+0+4+91st half1st half: +7.1+7.11st half: -1.4-1.42nd half2nd half: +6.2+6.22nd half: +4.0+4.0
-9-4+0+4+91st half1st half: +7.1+7.11st half: -1.4-1.42nd half2nd half: +6.2+6.22nd half: +4.0+4.0
RutgersBucknell
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.
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RutgersLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Sacred Heart
#219
W
46-25
46
25
+21
H11/11
NCAA
UMass Lowell
#31
W
34-21
34
21
+13
H12/11
NCAA
Temple
#210
L
23-38
23
38
-15
H18/11
NCAA
Rider
#168
W
35-23
35
23
+12
H23/11
NCAA
Central Connecticut State
#326
W
44-24
44
24
+20
H26/11
NCAA
Miami (FL)
#122
W
34-33
34
33
+1
A01/12
NCAA
Indiana
#76
W
31-24
31
24
+7
H03/12
NCAA
Ohio State
#235
L
29-31
29
31
-2
A09/12
NCAA
Seton Hall
#175
W
26-22
26
22
+4
H11/12
NCAA
Wake Forest
#142
W
43-33
43
33
+10
H17/12
NCAA
61.9Avg total
34.5Scored
27.4Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)32.031.062.9+1.053%-
Last 30 at home (19)33.629.062.6+4.674%-
Last 30 away (11)29.234.463.5-5.218%-
Last 10 (10)34.527.461.9+7.180%-
Last 5 (5)32.628.661.2+4.080%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (5)31.831.663.4+0.240%-
vs Similar (13)29.832.962.7-3.246%-
vs Weaker ◀ (12)34.428.663.0+5.867%-
This opponent (Bucknell) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
BucknellLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
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
Merrimack Warriors
#186
W
23-21
23
21
+2
H18/12
NCAA
Richmond Spiders
#239
L
25-41
25
41
-16
A22/12
NCAA
60.2Avg total
29.4Scored
30.8Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)32.433.565.8-1.137%-
Last 30 at home (14)32.631.664.2+1.150%-
Last 30 away (16)32.135.167.2-3.025%-
Last 10 (10)29.430.860.2-1.440%-
Last 5 (5)29.631.060.6-1.460%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (11)32.937.670.5-4.718%-
vs Similar (15)30.932.363.3-1.440%-
vs Weaker (3)31.726.358.0+5.367%-
This opponent (Rutgers) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
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🎯 8. Shooting Profile

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💪 9. Team Strengths

Side by side

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🤝 10. Games History

Head-to-head record
0
Rutgers wins
0
Bucknell wins
No previous meetings.
Rutgerslast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
17/12/22HWake Forest81-57
11/12/22HSeton Hall43-45
09/12/22AOhio State66-67
03/12/22HIndiana63-48
01/12/22AMiami (FL)61-68
26/11/22HCentral Connecticut State83-49
23/11/22HRider76-46
18/11/22HTemple66-72
12/11/22HUMass Lowell73-65
11/11/22HSacred Heart88-50
Bucknelllast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
22/12/22ARichmond Spiders71-81
18/12/22HMerrimack Warriors61-55
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

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Rutgers
NCAA 2022-23
Recent: 6 Wins / 4 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLWLLW64%
HomeWWWLW78%
AwayLL0%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games1192
Win %64%78%0%
Points / game70.572.063.5
Allowed / game54.751.967.5
Point differential+15.7+20.1-4.0
Avg total125.2123.9131.0
Over main line---
Win by 10+55%67%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won0% (2)0% (1)0% (1)
Overtime %0%0%0%
Bucknell
NCAA 2022-23
Recent: 5 Wins / 5 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWLWL58%
HomeWWLWW83%
AwayLWWLL33%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games1266
Win %58%83%33%
Points / game73.777.370.0
Allowed / game65.457.873.0
Point differential+8.2+19.5-3.0
Avg total139.1135.2143.0
Over main line---
Win by 10+42%67%17%
Close games (≤5 pts) won50% (2)-50% (2)
Overtime %8%17%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

Big Ten conference
#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 Purdue12120100%76.861.5+15.3
2 UCLA1311285%80.361.5+18.8
3 Northwestern119282%68.655.5+13.2
4 Wisconsin119282%68.360.8+7.5
5 USC1310377%71.865.5+6.3
6 Indiana129375%81.066.2+14.8
7 Maryland129375%74.461.7+12.8
8 Penn State129375%76.866.6+10.2
9 Ohio State118373%80.965.6+15.3
10 Washington139469%70.566.1+4.4
11 Iowa128467%83.870.8+13.0
12 Illinois128467%77.564.7+12.8
13 Michigan State128467%69.566.4+3.1
14 Rutgers117464%70.554.7+15.7
15 Michigan117464%77.372.1+5.2
16 Oregon137654%69.664.8+4.8
17 Nebraska137654%68.265.9+2.3
18 Minnesota126650%63.466.8-3.3
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 -).
Patriot League conference
#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 American University118373%68.263.6+4.5
2 Bucknell127558%73.765.4+8.2
3 Navy127558%73.270.5+2.7
4 Boston University137654%69.366.6+2.7
5 Colgate136746%79.274.2+5.0
6 Army136746%75.471.8+3.5
7 Lehigh115645%71.272.2-1.0
8 Loyola Maryland135838%66.867.8-1.0
9 Holy Cross1331023%66.472.7-6.3
10 Lafayette1321115%61.867.8-6.0
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
Rutgers444185
Bucknell262450
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