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Syracuse vs Bucknell Result & Analysis

Date: Sat 28 Dec 2024
Tip-off: 19:00
Final 75-63
43-31 32-32
Position#273
Record5-6
FormLLWLL
Points / game77.5
Allowed / game80.2
vs
Position#166
Record4-8
FormLLLLL
Points / game70.2
Allowed / game76.5
USANCAA
Other2024-25
Meetings · Syracuse v Bucknell
28 Dec 2024
SYRA75
BUCK63
23 Nov 2019
SYRA97
BUCK46
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

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

🏀 2. Points Analysis

SyracuseUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Colgate
#267
W
74-72
74
72
+2
H13/11
NCAA
Youngstown State
#117
W
104-95 OT
104
95
+9
H16/11
NCAA
Texas
#168
L
66-70
66
70
-4
A22/11
NCAA
Texas Tech
#33
L
74-79
74
79
-5
A23/11
NCAA
Cornell
#113
W
82-72
82
72
+10
H28/11
NCAA
Tennessee
#23
L
70-96
70
96
-26
A04/12
NCAA
Notre Dame
#241
L
64-69
64
69
-5
A07/12
NCAA
Albany Great Danes
#197
W
102-85
102
85
+17
H11/12
NCAA
Georgetown
#176
L
71-75
71
75
-4
H14/12
NCAA
Maryland
#35
L
60-87
60
87
-27
A21/12
NCAA
1H
2H
36-33
38-39
31-38
42-35
30-41
36-29
31-31
43-48
39-28
43-44
35-45
35-51
26-30
38-39
47-34
55-51
37-37
34-38
17-43
43-44
156.7Avg total
76.7Scored
80.0Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (11)77.580.2157.7-2.645%
Season at home (6)86.580.2166.7+6.383%
Season away (5)66.880.2147.0-13.40%
Last 10 (10)76.780.0156.7-3.340%
Last 5 (5)73.482.4155.8-9.020%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (14)73.483.3156.7-9.929%
vs Similar ◀ (13)77.876.0153.8+1.869%
vs Weaker (3)78.777.7156.3+1.067%
This opponent (Bucknell) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
BucknellUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Kentucky
#71
L
72-100
72
100
-28
A09/11
NCAA
Mount St. Mary's
#112
L
89-93 OT
89
93
-4
H14/11
NCAA
Richmond Spiders
#327
W
80-76 OT
80
76
+4
H16/11
NCAA
NJIT
#353
W
81-64
81
64
+17
H22/11
NCAA
Rider
#276
L
53-57
53
57
-4
H24/11
NCAA
Maryland
#35
L
67-91
67
91
-24
A27/11
NCAA
Siena
#256
L
58-71
58
71
-13
A30/11
NCAA
St. Bonaventure
#77
L
47-64
47
64
-17
H05/12
NCAA
Radford
#125
L
70-74 OT
70
74
-4
A08/12
NCAA
Gonzaga
#37
L
65-86
65
86
-21
A22/12
NCAA
1H
2H
31-47
41-53
39-33
32-38
19-37
42-24
44-29
37-35
24-30
29-27
28-51
39-40
21-31
37-40
16-38
31-26
25-29
34-30
27-38
38-48
145.8Avg total
68.2Scored
77.6Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (12)70.276.5146.7-6.333%
Season at home (5)70.070.8140.8-0.840%
Season away (7)70.380.6150.9-10.329%
Last 10 (10)68.277.6145.8-9.420%
Last 5 (5)61.477.2138.6-15.80%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (6)65.381.8147.2-16.50%
vs Similar ◀ (18)69.867.4137.2+2.456%
vs Weaker (6)68.061.3129.3+6.767%
This opponent (Syracuse) 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

-11-6+0+6+111st half1st half: -3.1-3.11st half: -8.9-8.92nd half2nd half: -1.1-1.12nd half: -0.1-0.1
-11-6+0+6+111st half1st half: -3.1-3.11st half: -8.9-8.92nd half2nd half: -1.1-1.12nd half: -0.1-0.1
SyracuseBucknell
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
SyracuseLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Colgate
#267
W
36-33
36
33
+3
H13/11
NCAA
Youngstown State
#117
L
31-38
31
38
-7
H16/11
NCAA
Texas
#168
L
30-41
30
41
-11
A22/11
NCAA
Texas Tech
#33
D
31-31
31
31
+0
A23/11
NCAA
Cornell
#113
W
39-28
39
28
+11
H28/11
NCAA
Tennessee
#23
L
35-45
35
45
-10
A04/12
NCAA
Notre Dame
#241
L
26-30
26
30
-4
A07/12
NCAA
Albany Great Danes
#197
W
47-34
47
34
+13
H11/12
NCAA
Georgetown
#176
D
37-37
37
37
+0
H14/12
NCAA
Maryland
#35
L
17-43
17
43
-26
A21/12
NCAA
68.9Avg total
32.9Scored
36.0Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)35.135.470.5-0.340%-
Last 30 at home (16)37.733.571.2+4.256%-
Last 30 away (14)32.237.669.8-5.421%-
Last 10 (10)32.936.068.9-3.130%-
Last 5 (5)32.437.870.2-5.420%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (14)31.738.570.2-6.814%-
vs Similar ◀ (13)37.832.069.8+5.862%-
vs Weaker (3)39.335.775.0+3.767%-
This opponent (Bucknell) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
BucknellLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Kentucky
#71
L
31-47
31
47
-16
A09/11
NCAA
Mount St. Mary's
#112
W
39-33
39
33
+6
H14/11
NCAA
Richmond Spiders
#327
L
19-37
19
37
-18
H16/11
NCAA
NJIT
#353
W
44-29
44
29
+15
H22/11
NCAA
Rider
#276
L
24-30
24
30
-6
H24/11
NCAA
Maryland
#35
L
28-51
28
51
-23
A27/11
NCAA
Siena
#256
L
21-31
21
31
-10
A30/11
NCAA
St. Bonaventure
#77
L
16-38
16
38
-22
H05/12
NCAA
Radford
#125
L
25-29
25
29
-4
A08/12
NCAA
Gonzaga
#37
L
27-38
27
38
-11
A22/12
NCAA
63.7Avg total
27.4Scored
36.3Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)31.031.362.2-0.350%-
Last 30 at home (12)28.829.958.7-1.250%-
Last 30 away (18)32.432.264.6+0.350%-
Last 10 (10)27.436.363.7-8.920%-
Last 5 (5)23.437.460.8-14.00%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (6)29.037.866.8-8.817%-
vs Similar ◀ (18)30.829.360.1+1.656%-
vs Weaker (6)33.330.764.0+2.767%-
This opponent (Syracuse) 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
1
Syracuse wins
0
Bucknell wins
DateGameScore
23/11/19Syracuse v Bucknell97-46
Syracuselast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
21/12/24AMaryland60-87
14/12/24HGeorgetown71-75
11/12/24HAlbany Great Danes102-85
07/12/24ANotre Dame64-69
04/12/24ATennessee70-96
28/11/24HCornell82-72
23/11/24ATexas Tech74-79
22/11/24ATexas66-70
16/11/24HYoungstown State104-95 OT
13/11/24HColgate74-72
Bucknelllast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
22/12/24AGonzaga65-86
08/12/24ARadford70-74 OT
05/12/24HSt. Bonaventure47-64
30/11/24ASiena58-71
27/11/24AMaryland67-91
24/11/24HRider53-57
22/11/24HNJIT81-64
16/11/24HRichmond Spiders80-76 OT
14/11/24HMount St. Mary's89-93 OT
09/11/24AKentucky72-100

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Syracuse
NCAA 2024-25
Recent: 4 Wins / 6 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLLWLL45%
HomeWWWWL83%
AwayLLLLL0%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games1165
Win %45%83%0%
Points / game77.586.566.8
Allowed / game80.280.280.2
Point differential-2.6+6.3-13.4
Avg total157.7166.7147.0
Over main line---
Win by 10+18%33%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won33% (6)67% (3)0% (3)
Overtime %9%17%0%
Bucknell
NCAA 2024-25
Recent: 2 Wins / 8 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLLLLL33%
HomeLWWLL40%
AwayLLLLL29%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games1257
Win %33%40%29%
Points / game70.270.070.3
Allowed / game76.570.880.6
Point differential-6.3-0.8-10.3
Avg total146.7140.8150.9
Over main line---
Win by 10+17%20%14%
Close games (≤5 pts) won25% (4)33% (3)0% (1)
Overtime %33%40%29%
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

Atlantic Coast conference
#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 Duke1210283%78.958.5+20.4
2 SMU Mustangs1210283%86.269.8+16.4
3 Pittsburgh1210283%84.067.9+16.1
4 Clemson1310377%77.966.5+11.5
5 Stanford129375%78.169.9+8.2
6 Florida State139469%78.269.2+9.1
7 Wake Forest139469%67.564.9+2.6
8 NC State128467%74.465.8+8.7
9 Louisville138562%78.071.7+6.3
10 Notre Dame127558%75.869.3+6.5
11 North Carolina127558%85.779.2+6.4
12 California127558%78.975.8+3.1
13 Virginia127558%61.660.3+1.2
14 Boston College127558%70.871.8-1.1
15 Syracuse115645%77.580.2-2.6
16 Georgia Tech125742%74.875.1-0.3
17 Virginia Tech125742%70.471.3-0.9
18 Miami (FL)124833%78.774.0+4.7
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 Holy Cross127558%68.671.6-3.0
2 Loyola Maryland105550%70.768.7+2.0
3 American University126650%68.770.3-1.7
4 Army115645%80.377.8+2.5
5 Boston University125742%70.269.8+0.4
6 Lafayette125742%70.070.4-0.4
7 Lehigh104640%70.775.4-4.7
8 Bucknell124833%70.276.5-6.3
9 Navy123925%71.873.2-1.4
10 Colgate1331023%67.473.2-5.8
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
Syracuse433275
Bucknell313263
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