The Bucknell Bison (11-7, 5-1 Pat) will attempt to prolong their six-game home winning streak in a matchup against the Loyola Maryland Greyhounds (7-12, 3-3 Pat) at Sojka Pavilion. The game starts at 7 p.m. ET on Wednesday, January 23, 2019.
Loyola Maryland Greyhounds at Bucknell Bison ATS Prediction
The Greyhounds will be looking for a similar outcome after edging the Holy Cross Crusaders in their last game, 67-65. Loyola Maryland’s free throw rate was their biggest strength over Holy Cross. The Greyhounds had a rate of 0.173 (below their season average of 0.262), while the Crusaders posted a mark of 0.115 (below their season average of 0.172). With 26 points on 12-for-21 shooting, Andrew Kostecka was the top scorer from either team.
In the Bison’s last matchup, they edged the Lehigh Mountain Hawks, 85-83. The Bison, who came into the game averaging an offensive rebounding percentage of 22.6, had a solid mark of 32.4, while the Mountain Hawks had a free throw rate of 0.117 (below their season average of 0.245). Kimbal Mackenzie was Bucknell’s high scorer with 25 points on 9-for-17 shooting from the field.
After the Bison won all three matchups against the Greyhounds last season, this will be the first matchup of the year between these two teams. In the last matchup, Bucknell won 83-78. Bucknell did a great job of getting to and converting from the charity stripe (27-38; 71.1 percent). Loyola Maryland, meanwhile, had a much better offensive rebounding percentage (41.9 vs. 21.9).
The upper-echelon offense of Bucknell will go head-to-head against the mid-tier defense of Loyola Maryland. The Bison rank 95th in effective field goal percentage (0.535), while the Greyhounds are 330th in effective field goal percentage allowed (0.546). The Bison figure to have the advantage on that end of the court.
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Notes
Betting Notes:
Bucknell ranks 63rd in three pointers attempted per game (25.4) while Loyola Maryland ranks 256th (18.9).
The Bison rank 67th in assists per game (15.2) while the Greyhounds rank 212th in assists allowed per game (15.4).
Bucknell averages 3.2 blocks per game, which ranks 104th in the NCAA. Loyola Maryland ranks 157th in blocks allowed per game (5.1).
The Greyhounds average 7.6 steals per game, which ranks 54th in the nation. The Bison rank 102nd in steals allowed per game (6.3).
Loyola Maryland ranks 242nd in rebounds per game (33.3) while Bucknell ranks 250th (32.8).
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The Greyhounds’ average margin of defeat in their last five games has been 4.0, down from 6.6 for the season.
During their last five games, the Bison have scored an average of 79.4 points per game (4.0 above their season average) and allowed an average of 76.6 points per game (1.8 above their season average).
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