The Bucknell Bison and the Colgate Raiders meet in college basketball action from the Cotterell Court on Wednesday night.
The Bucknell Bison will look to build on their 82-80 win over Loyola-Maryland last time out. Andrew Funk leads the Bison in scoring with 17.9 PPG with 3.7 RPG as well while Xander Rice has 12 PPG with a team-high 4 APG and Andre Screen has 10.6 PPG with 6.7 RPG as well to lead Bucknell on the glass and to make up the group of double-digit scorers for Bucknell up to this point in the year. As a team, Bucknell is averaging 69.5 PPG on 44.1% shooting from the field, 35.4% from three and 79.4% from the foul line while allowing 79 PPG on 45.9% shooting from the field, 35.8% from three this season.
The Colgate Raiders will look to build on their 5 wins in 6 games after a 72-61 win over Lafayette last time out. Nelly Cummings leads the Raiders in scoring with 15.9 PPG while Tucker Richardson has 11.2 PPG, 5.6 RPG and a team-high 4 APG and Jack Ferguson has 12.1 PPG to round out the trio of double-digit scorers for Colgate so far this season. Keegan Records also has 9 PPG and a team-high 5.8 RPG as well this season. As a team, Colgate is averaging 74.1 PPG on 45% shooting from the field, 39% from three and 71.3% from the foul line while allowing 69.4 PPG on 42.8% shooting from the field and 33.7% from three this season.
Bucknell is 0-5 ATS in their last 5 Wednesday games and 0-6 ATS in their last 6 games following an ATS win while the under is 6-0 in their last 6 road games. Colgate is 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games overall and 5-1-1 ATS in their last 7 home games while the under is 5-1 in their last 6 games overall.
I get the case to be made either way, but my lean here is going to be towards Colgate. The Bison may want revenge after Colgate beat them by double-digits on their own floor, but we can’t always get what we want and the Bison just aren’t in a position to get revenge if you ask me. Colgate’s been putting the boots to opposing teams as of late and I think that doesn’t stop here. Give me Colgate in this one.