Army vs Bucknell 2/23/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
Bucknell Bison (7-21) vs. Army Black Knights (13-15)
February 23, 2022 6:00 pm EDT
The Line: Army Black Knights -5.5 / Bucknell Bison +5.5; Over/Under: 150.5
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The Bucknell Bison will travel to Christl Arena to take on the Army Black Knights this Wednesday night in College Basketball action.
The Bucknell Bison snapped their 2-game losing streak and improved to 7-21 on the season after defeating the Lafayette Leopards, 92-89 (OT), this past Saturday. Bucknell allowed Lafayette to fight back from a 44-33 halftime deficit to force OT, however, the Bison were able to secure the victory in OT after Andrew Funk hit a game-winning three-pointer for Bucknell with just :05 seconds left in OT. Bucknell shot 51.7% from the field & 42.9% from beyond the arc while allowing Lafayette to shoot 56.7% from the field & 37.0% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Bison was Andrew Funk who had 20 points, 1 rebound, & 3 assists.
On the season, Bucknell is averaging 70.6 ppg on 45.1% shooting from the field. The Bison are averaging 7.8 three-pointers per game on 37.1% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Bucknell has been led by Andrew Funk (18.1 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 2.5 apg), Xander Rice (12.5 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 4.0 apg, 1.1 spg), Andre Screen (11.5 ppg, 6.6 rpg, 1.8 apg), & Jake van der Heijden (6.7 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 1.3 apg).
Defensively, Bucknell is allowing their opponents to average 79.0 ppg on 45.9% shooting from the field. The Bison have a rebound margin of -3.2 and a turnover margin of -4.3.
The Army Black Knights lost their 6th straight game and dropped to 13-15 on the season after being defeated by the American Eagles, 83-67, this past Saturday. Army had no answers on the defensive end for American in the 2nd half and could not fight back after the Eagles took a 69-52 lead with 7:39 left in regulation. Army shot 43.3% from the field & 25.0% from beyond the arc while allowing American to shoot 58.3% from the field & 37.5% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Black Knights was Jalen Rucker who had 12 points, 2 rebounds, & 6 assists.
On the season, Army is averaging 70.2 ppg on 43.6% shooting from the field. The Black Knights are averaging 6.8 three-pointers per game on 32.0% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Army has been led by Jalen Rucker (16.4 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 3.1 apg), Josh Cladwell (11.8 ppg, 5.2 rpg, 2.4 apg, 2.2 spg), Chris Mann (8.2 ppg, 3.6 rpg), & Aaron Duhart (6.7 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 3.6 apg, 1.0 spg).
Defensively, Army is allowing their opponents to average 70.5 ppg on 44.7% shooting from the field. The Black Knights have a rebound margin of 1.7 and a turnover margin of 0.8.
The Bison are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games following a straight up win & 1-6 ATS in their last 7 Wednesday games. The Black Knights are 14-11-1 ATS overall on the season, however, are just 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games vs. a team with a winning % below .400.
Bucknell has played better as of late, winning 3 of their last 7 games, however, this is still a team that is ranked just 342nd in scoring defense & 306th in defensive FG% and comes into this game with just a 1-13 road record. Army has lost 7 of their last 8 games, however, this is a team that is a much better defensive team than Bucknell and between the fact that Army is 9-4 at home and was able to defeat Bucknell by a 96-89 margin on the road earlier this season, I’m taking Army to cover this home spread. Good Luck!
