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Hofstra vs Bucknell 12/4/21 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

Bucknell Bison (2-6) vs. Hofstra Pride (4-4)
December 4, 2021 2:00 pm EDT
The Line: Hofstra Pride -14 ; Over/Under: 154.5
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The Bucknell Bison and the Hofstra Pride meet Saturday in college basketball action from Hofstra Arena. Bucknell is 2-6 this season so far. The Bison lost to St. Francis PA in their last outing. As for the Pride, they’re 4-4 this year and fresh off a win over Princeton. Check back all season long for free college basketball picks at Sports Chat Place. 

Bucknell started out the year at 1-2, losing to NC State and Penn before a win over Rider. The Bison have lost four of five games since then, beating Siena while otherwise falling to Illinois State, Mercer, Rider and St. Francis PA. 

In the Wednesday game against St. Francis PA, Bucknell coughed up a ton of offense. The Bison were down 42-32 at the break and stumbled to a 93-67 blowout loss. Andrew Funk led the way for Bucknell with 17 points and three rebounds. 

Over on the Hofstra side, they went just 1-4 in their first quintet this season, beating Duquesne and otherwise falling to Houston, Iona, Maryland and Richmond. Since then the Pride have won three straight over Molloy, Detroit and Princeton. 

Hofstra had a big 50-34 edge on Princeton in their last outing, but had to hang on with a 43-31 second-half deficit in a tighter-than-expected 81-77 win. Aaron Estrada put up 20 points with seven assists and three rebounds to lead Hofstra. 

The Pride are 4-1 ATS in their last five at home and 14-5 ATS in their last 19 Saturday games. Hofstra is 5-2 ATS in their last seven overall. 

Meanwhile, the Bison are 4-1 ATS in their last five Saturday games and the over is 6-1 in their last seven after an ATS loss. The over is 7-1 in Bucknell’s last eight road games. 

PICK: I’m probably going to try Hofstra. The Pride got a bit of a scare in the second half versus Princeton in their last game, but still kept their composure enough to secure a win. The Pride have been scoring very well during this three-game win streak, with 81 or more points in each outing. 

As for Bucknell, they shot just 39.3 percent against St. Francis PA in their last game along with a 5-of-19 (26.3 percent) from 3-point range. The Bison were out-rebounded 41-34 by a Red Flash team that played quite well overall. Bucknell will probably get closer here, but I don’t think they’ll cover. 

Andrew's Free Pick: Hofstra Pride -14

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Andrew has been writing about college, professional and fantasy sports betting since 2013. Andrew's goal is to break down the complicated numbers and trends into a language that's easily accessible to novice sports bettors and seasoned professionals alike.

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