Bucknell (2-0) vs Mount St. Mary's (1-0)
Game Info: Wednesday, November 13, 2024 at 7:00 pm (Sojka Pavilion)
The Line: Betting Odds: Bucknell -6.5 / Mount St. Mary's +6.5 — Over/Under: 143.5
The Mount St. Mary’s Mountaineers and the Bucknell Bison meet Wednesday in college basketball action from the Sojka Pavilion. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Mount St. Mary’s vs. Bucknell prediction.
Mount St. Mary’s Recap
The Mount St. Mary’s Mountaineers come into this one looking to rebound from their first loss of the season after an 86-52 loss to Maryland last time out. After this game, Mount St. Mary’s will face Saint Francis, Georgetown, Delaware State, and Howard.
Mountaineers Looking To Rebound
Dallas Hobbs leads the Mountaineers in scoring with 19 PPG while Dola Adebayo has 13.5 PPG with 6 RPG as the only other double-digit scorer for MSM up to this point in the year. Terrell Ard Jr. has 9 PPG with a team-high 9.5 RPG to lead the Mountaineers on the glass while Jedy Cordilla has 8 PPG with 8.5 RPG and Xavier Lipscomb has a team-high 7 APG to lead the Mountaineers in the assist department. As a team, Mount St. Mary’s is averaging 75 PPG on 49% shooting from the field, 37.8% from three, and 72% from the foul line this season.
Why the Mount St. Mary’s Mountaineers will win
- Bucknell has lost four of its last five games against the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.
- Mount St. Mary’s has won three of its last four away games when playing with a rest advantage.
Bucknell Recap
The Bucknell Bison come into this one looking to bounce back from their first loss of the year in the form of a 100-72 loss to Kentucky to fall to 2-1 on the year. After this game, Bucknell will head home for a matchup with Richmond.
Bison Trying To Get Back On Track
Noah Williamson leads the Bison in scoring and rebounding with 19.3 PPG along with 8.7 RPG while Josh Bascoe has 16 PPG with 3 RPG. Ian Motta has 13.7 PPG with 4.7 RPG to round out the trio of double-digit scorers for Bucknell up to this point in the year. Elvin Edmonds IV also has 9.3 PPG with 5 RPG and a team-high 3.7 APG as well to lead the Bison in assists on the year. As a team, Bucknell is averaging 77.3 PPG on 43.8% shooting from the field, 37.7% from three, and 65.7% from the foul line this season.
Why the Bucknell Bison will win
- Mount St. Mary’s has lost each of its last nine Wednesday night road games against non-conference opponents.
- Bucknell has won each of its last five night games.
Mount St. Mary’s vs. Bucknell Prediction
I’m on Bucknell here. I just think that the Bison are more battle-tested with or without the Kentucky game, and side-by-side are the better team. I think Mount St. Mary’s will be an interesting team to keep tabs on in MAAC play, but the Bison are just the better team here. Give me Bucknell.