Bucknell Bison vs Colgate Raiders Prediction, 1/17/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Bucknell Bison vs Colgate Raiders

Date: Saturday, January 17, 2026

Location: Cotterell Court in Hamilton, NY

TV: ESPN+

Cotterell Court is where the Colgate Raiders (10-8) will take on the Bucknell Bison (6-12) on Saturday.

The Bucknell Bison played Lafayette and walked away with a win by a score of 76-69 in their last contest. When talking about personal fouls, the Bison walked away with 12 while Lafayette recorded 14 personal fouls. They buried 11 of their 27 tries from downtown. Lafayette finished the game at 76.9% at the free throw line by converting 10 of their 13 attempts. On top of that, Lafayette collected 22 boards (4 offensive, 18 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Lafayette dished out 15 assists and had 4 steals in this contest. In relation to defense, Bucknell allowed the other team to go 42.9% from the field on 24 out of 56 shooting. They also recorded 15 dimes for the matchup while forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and having 5 steals. In terms of grabbing rebounds, they collected 30 with 5 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Bison converted 12 of their 14 attempts for a rate of 85.7%. Bucknell ended the game having earned a 51.0% FG percentage (26 of 51) and made 12 of 22 shots from distance.

Pat Curtin is a guy who was a contributor for this contest. He ended up going 58.8% from the field and also dished out 1 assist. He saw the court for 28 mins played and totaled 5 rebounds. He accounted for 25 points on 10 out of 17 shooting.

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Bucknell enters this contest with a win-loss record of 6-12 for the season. They are giving up possession 14.1 times per game and as a squad are committing 17.8 fouls every game. As a team, Bucknell is pulling in 31.8 rebounds per game and has 225 assists on the season, which has them ranked 266th in D-1 in terms of passing. The Bison are connecting on 31.8% on 3-pointers (140 of 440) and 74.9% from the charity stripe. They average 64.6 pts per contest (354th in the nation) while going 40.3% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Bison are forcing 12.7 turnovers per game while drawing 16.2 fouls. They concede 39.0% on 3-point attempts while they are 234th in college hoops in PPG allowed (75.4). The Bison defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 47.4% (472 of 995) and they relinquish 35.1 boards per contest as a squad. They are ranked 335th in Division 1 in giving up assists with 287 surrendered for the season.

The last time they took the court, the Colgate Raiders walked away with a victory by a final of 86-80 when they played Loyola. The Raiders recorded 31 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards totaling 38 in this game. They also turned it over 9 times, while earning 4 steals in the game. Loyola had 19 personal fouls in this game which took the Raiders to the free throw line for 22 attempts. They were able to make 18 of the free throws for a rate of 81.8%. When it comes to 3-pointers, Colgate buried 8 of their 21 attempts (38.1%). Overall, the Raiders walked away from this one shooting 30 out of 60 from the floor which gave them a rate of 50.0%. The Raiders allowed Loyola to bury 27 out of their 66 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 40.9% in this contest. They shot 31.4% from distance by shooting 11 of 35 and finished the game at 15 of 23 at the free throw line (65.2%). In relation to team rebounding, Colgate permitted Loyola to snag 34 in all (10 on the offensive side).

Jalen Cox ended up being a factor for the Raiders in the matchup. He knocked down 8 out of 18 in this game for a rate of 44.4%, and accounted for 5 rebounds. He earned 22 points in his 32 mins on the hardwood and earned 4 assists in this game.

Colgate has a record of 10-8 this season. The Raiders are committing 16.8 fouls per contest and they hit 73.9% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 15.3 times per game (121st in the country) and they are turning it over 10.2 times per game. Colgate has accounted for 1,369 pts on the season (76.1 per contest) and they snag 34.0 rebounds per contest. When it comes to executing on offense, the Raiders are shooting 48.6% from the field, which ranks 46th in the nation.

The Colgate defense allows 33.6% on shots from beyond the arc (144 of 429) and their opponents are connecting on 70.7% of their free throw attempts. They have allowed 14.2 assists and 35.4 rebounds every game, which is 247th and 233rd in college hoops. The Raiders on defense are ranked 193rd in college in points per game surrendered with 73.7. They are forcing 10.3 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 43.0% from the field (145th in the country).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Colgate

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