Bucknell vs Niagara 11/12/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Niagara Purple Eagles and Bucknell Bison meet Saturday in college basketball action at the Sojka Pavilion. The Niagara Purple Eagles look for their first win. The Bucknell Bison look for a 2-0 start. 

The Niagara Purple Eagles are averaging 49 points on 40 percent shooting and allowing 71 points on 49 percent shooting. Braxton Bayless is averaging 14 points and 6 assists, while Sam Iorio is averaging 12 points and 5 rebounds. Aaron Gray is dishing 2 assists and Bryce Moore is grabbing 2 rebounds. The Niagara Purple Eagles are shooting 0 percent from beyond the arc and 62.5 percent from the free throw line. The Niagara Purple Eagles are allowing 45 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 25 rebounds per game.

The Bucknell Bison are averaging 113 points on 60 percent shooting and allowing 52 points on 28.8 percent shooting. Josh Adoh is averaging 18 points and 7 rebounds, while Elvin Edmonds IV is averaging 18 points and 8 assists. Xander Rice is the third double-digit scorer and Andre Screen is grabbing 8 rebounds. The Bucknell Bison are shooting 53.8 percent from beyond the arc and 66.7 percent from the free throw line. The Bucknell Bison are allowing 17.9 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 47 rebounds per game.

The Bucknell Bison have some showing and proving to do still considering they didn’t play anybody in their season opener, and it will be interesting to see if they can repeat their efforts offensively. With that said, Bucknell is still the better team here and will have arguably the two best players on the court. I’ll take the Bucknell Bison and whatever the line is once it’s released.