Bucknell Bison vs Pittsburgh Panthers Prediction, 11/17/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Bucknell Bison vs Pittsburgh Panthers

Date: Monday, November 17, 2025

Location: Petersen Events Center in Pittsburgh, PA

TV: ACC Extra

Petersen Events Center is where the Pittsburgh Panthers (3-0) will meet the Bucknell Bison (2-1) on Monday.

The Bucknell Bison stepped onto the hardwood against Princeton and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 73-63 in their last game. When discussing fouls, the Bison ended up with 22 while Princeton recorded 20 fouls. They also converted 10 of 28 shots from 3-point range. Princeton ended up shooting 65.5% when shooting free throws by knocking down 19 of their 29 attempts. Furthermore, Princeton snagged 36 rebounds (10 offensive, 26 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Princeton recorded 10 dimes and had 5 steals for the game. In reference to defense, Bucknell allowed their opponent to shoot 41.5% from the field on 22 out of 53 shooting. They also doled out 10 assists in the game in addition to forcing 12 turnovers and earning 8 steals. Concerning pulling down boards, they compiled 32 with 6 of them being of the offensive variety. When they shot from the free throw line, the Bison made 15 of their 21 tries for a rate of 71.4%. Bucknell ended with a 41.2% field goal percentage (21 of 51) and buried 6 of 20 3-point shots.

Amon Dorries is one player who was a major contributor for the matchup. He notched 12 points on 5 of 11 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 35 mins and grabbed 7 rebounds. He shot 45.5% from the floor and also totaled 2 assists.

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Bucknell steps onto the court with a win-loss record of 2-1 this year. They turn it over 10.0 times per contest and as a team they commit 20.0 personal fouls per contest. As a team, Bucknell is pulling in 35.3 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 31 assists this year, which is 314th in the nation in terms of passing. The Bison are connecting on 36.4% on shots from downtown (24 of 66) and 72.4% from the free throw line. They have an average of 71.3 pts per game (290th in the country) while hitting 43.3% from the floor.

On defense, the Bison are forcing 13.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 20.0 personal fouls. They give up 28.8% from beyond the arc and they are 135th in college hoops in opponents points per game (68.3). The Bison are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 39.9% (67 of 168) and they surrender 37.7 rebounds per contest as a team. They rank 134th in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 34 conceded for the season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Pittsburgh Panthers got the victory with a final of 78-66 against Eastern Michigan. The Panthers were able to pull down 27 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards totaling 36 for the matchup. They also coughed up the ball 7 times, while earning 6 steals for this contest. Eastern Michigan committed 19 personal fouls for the contest which took the Panthers to the free throw line for a total of 23 tries. They were able to knock down 12 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 52.2%. When it comes to shots from 3-point land, Pittsburgh made 6 out of their 18 tries (33.3%). When the final whistle blew, the Panthers shot 30 for 60 from the field which had them at 50.0%. The Panthers allowed Eastern Michigan to knock down 22 out of their 59 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 37.3% for the matchup. They finished 28.6% from three-point range via 4 out of 14 and ended up going 18 out of 21 at the free throw line (85.7%). With respect to team rebounding, Pittsburgh allowed Eastern Michigan to collect 33 in all (9 on the offensive glass).

Cameron Corhen ended up being a major contributor for the Panthers in the game. He buried 7 out of 11 in this game giving him a field goal percentage of 63.6%, and added 7 rebounds. He recorded 16 points in his 37 minutes of playing time and had 1 assist for the game.

Pittsburgh has a mark of 3-0 on the year. As an offense, the Panthers are connecting on 45.4% from the floor, which has them ranked 204th in D-1. Pittsburgh has tallied 230 points for the campaign (76.7 per game) and they average 44.0 boards per contest. Their rate of earning assists is at 13.7 times per game (244th in Division 1) and they lose possession via turnover 13.3 times per contest. The Panthers are committing 16.7 personal fouls every game and they go 68.2% from the charity stripe.

The Pittsburgh defense gives up 26.9% on 3-pointers (18 of 67) and their opponents are connecting on 79.5% of their shots from the free throw line. They relinquish 9.0 assists and 31.7 boards per game, which is ranked 36th and 87th in those categories. The Panthers on the defensive side of the court are 44th in college hoops in points allowed per game with 61.7. They have forced 9.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 35.9% from the field (37th in college).

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Bucknell

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