Who’s playing
Siena Saints @ Bucknell Bison
Current record: Siena 3 wins, 4 losses, Bucknell 4 wins, 4 losses.
How to watch
What you need to know
The Bucknell Bison will take on the Siena Saints on Saturday at 6 p.m. ET at Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza. The Bison are averaging 75.2 points per game this season and are showing off their offensive prowess.
Experts predicted that Bucknell would stumble into the game after the blowout loss to Maryland, and they were right. Bucknell fell to a bad team on Wednesday, falling to a tough 91-67 loss to Maryland. The Bison were already in a tough position at the end of the first half with the score at 51-28.
Luot Busiek earned 20 points and fought hard for the losing team. This dominant performance gave him a career-high three (four).
Meanwhile, Siena’s recent rough run got a little rougher Tuesday after losing four straight. They lost to Jacksonville 75-64.
This was Bucknell’s second straight loss, dropping his season record to 4-4. As for Siena, they are currently losing with 3 wins and 4 losses.
Bucknell was able to come away with a solid victory, defeating Siena 65-56 in their last meeting in November 2021. The rematch could be a little tougher for Bucknell since the team doesn’t have home court advantage this time. Let’s see if changing the venue makes a difference.
odds
Siena is a 3.5-point favorite over Bucknell, according to the latest college basketball odds.
Oddsmakers were completely in line with the betting community on this matchup and stayed that way, as the game started with a 3.5 point spread.
The over-under is 132.5 points.
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Series history
Siena has won three of the last five games against Bucknell.
November 28, 2021 – Bucknell 65 vs. Siena 56 December 21, 2019 – Siena 81 vs. Bucknell 71 November 20, 2017 – Bucknell 115 vs. Siena 92 December 17, 2016 – Siena 71 vs. Bucknell 68 2015 November 24th – Siena 83 vs. Bucknell 81
