Loyola-Maryland vs Bucknell 1/10/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Bucknell Bison will travel to Reitz Arena to take on the Loyola (MD) Greyhounds this Monday night in College Basketball action.

The Bucknell Bison lost their 4^th straight game and dropped to 3-12 on the season after being defeated by the Navy Midshipmen, 73-55, this past Friday. Bucknell went into halftime tied at 32-all, however, the Bison struggled on both ends of the court in the 2^nd half and could not fight back after the Midshipmen took a 60-42 lead with 6:55 left in regulation. Bucknell shot 39.6% from the field & 29.4% from beyond the arc while allowing Navy to shoot 47.3% from the field & 33.3% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Bison was Xander Rice who had 14 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, & 2 steals.

On the season, Bucknell is averaging 71.5 ppg on 44.8% shooting from the field. The Bison are averaging 7.9 three-pointers per game on 35.2% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Bucknell has been led by Andrew Funk (17.9 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 2.3 apg), Xander Rice (12.0 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 3.3 apg, 1.2 spg), Andrew Screen (10.5 ppg, 6.5 rpg, 1.9 apg, 1.0 bpg), & Alex Timmerman (9.3 ppg, 6.4 rpg).

Defensively, Bucknell is allowing their opponents to average 80.3 ppg on 45.4% shooting from the field. The Bison have a rebound margin of -4.8 and a turnover margin of -4.9.

The Loyola (MD) Greyhounds won their 2^nd straight game and improved to 8-6 on the season after defeating the Boston University Terriers, 66-58, this past Friday. Loyola (MD) was outstanding defensively against Boston university and was able to hold off the Terriers for the victory after taking a 48-37 lead with 10:17 left in regulation. Loyola (MD) shot 52.9% from the field & 30.0% from beyond the arc while holding Boston University to just 33.9% shooting from the field & 27.6% shooting from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Greyhounds was Cameron Spencer who had 19 points, 4 rebounds, 2 blocks, & 1 steal.

On the season, Loyola (MD) is averaging 69.1 ppg on 44.2% shooting from the field. The Greyhounds are averaging 7.6 three-pointers per game on 32.2% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Loyola (MD) has been led by Cameron Spencer (18.4 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 3.8 apg, 2.1 spg), Jaylin Andrews (14.2 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 1.8 apg, 1.9 spg), Kenny Jones (8.7 ppg, 2.4 rpg, 5.1 apg, 1.4 spg), & Veljko Ilic (5.9 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 1.0 apg).

Defensively, Loyola (MD) is allowing their opponents to average 67.3 ppg on 41.9% shooting from the field. The Greyhounds have a rebound margin of 0.4 and a turnover margin of 0.4.

The Bison are 3-7 ATS in their last 10 games overall and just 1-5 ATS in their last 6 road games. The Greyhounds are 5-4 ATS in their last 9 games, however, are 0-5 ATS in their last 5 Monday games.

Bucknell has been led by their offense which ranks 194^th in scoring offense, 147^th in FG%, & 119^th in 3P-FG%, however, the Bison have had no answers on the defensive end and come into this matchup ranked just 341^st in scoring defense. Loyola (MD) has been led by their defense which ranks 141^st in scoring defense & 90^th in steals per game, however, the Greyhounds have struggled at times putting up points as they currently rank just 250^th in scoring offense.

Bucknell has played a tough schedule as of late, however, this is just not a great team this season as the Bison are 0-8 on the road and have a scoring margin of -8.8. Loyola (MD) should have an advantage on both ends of the court against the Bison and between the fact that they are 5-0 at home and we’ve seen we recently saw the Greyhounds be competitive at St. Bonaventure, I think Loyola (MD) wins this one by 10 and cover this spread.