Bucknell Bison vs Maryland Terrapins Prediction, 11/2/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Bucknell Bison vs Maryland Terrapins

Date: Monday, November 2, 2026

Location: XFINITY Center in College Park, MD

TV: B1G+

The Bucknell Bison (10-23 last year) are on their way to XFINITY Center on Monday where they will meet the Maryland Terrapins (12-21 last season).

The Bucknell Bison faced Navy and took a loss by a final of 74-69 in their last game. Bucknell finished with a 42.6% FG percentage (26 of 61) and buried 11 out of their 29 3-pointers. At the charity stripe, the Bison converted 6 of 6 shots for a rate of 100.0%. In the matter of hauling in boards, they earned 31 with 13 of them being offensive. They also recorded 16 assists for this game as well as creating 12 turnovers and having 7 steals. When discussing defense, Bucknell allowed the other team to shoot 51.1% from the field on 24 out of 47 shooting. Navy dished out 19 assists and had 9 steals in this contest. In addition, Navy collected 27 rebounds (6 offensive, 21 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Navy finished the contest at 75.0% at the free throw line by making 15 of 20 attempts. They made 11 of their 23 shots from three-point range. In relation to personal fouls, the Bison left the arena with 16 and Navy recorded 8 personal fouls.

Achile Spadone is a player who was a major factor for this game. He recorded 20 points on 7 of 15 shooting. He played 40 minutes and grabbed 7 boards. He went 46.7% from the field and recorded 2 dimes.

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Bucknell steps onto the court after finishing with a mark of 10-23 last year. They turned it over 12.8 times per game and as a team committed 17.8 personal fouls per contest. As a squad, Bucknell pulled down 31.4 rebounds per contest and tallied 420 dimes last year, which had them ranked 248th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. The Bison shot 30.6% on three-point shots (243 of 793) and 76.8% from the charity stripe. They averaged 67.4 points per outing (340th in D-1) while hitting 41.9% from the floor.

On the defensive end of the court, the Bison forced 12.1 turnovers per contest while drawing 16.4 personal fouls. They were ranked 333rd in college in giving up assists to their opponents with 530 relinquished over the course of last season. The Bison defensively allowed a shooting percentage of 46.3% (857 of 1,852) and they conceded 35.0 boards per game as a unit. They gave up 37.0% on three-point shots while they were 247th in D-1 in PPG allowed (76.3).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Maryland Terrapins walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 75-64 against Iowa. The Terrapins were able to pull down 20 defensive boards and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 30 in the game. They turned the ball over 16 times, while getting 7 steals in this contest. Iowa was called for 13 fouls for this game which got the Terrapins to the free throw line for a total of 21 shots. They were able to make 13 of them for a percentage of 61.9%. When discussing 3-pointers, Maryland converted 7 of 21 tries (33.3%). Overall, the Terrapins shot 22 for 51 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 43.1%. The Terrapins permitted Iowa to knock down 27 out of 53 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 50.9% for the game. They finished 39.1% from distance via 9 of 23 and finished the contest at 12 out of 20 at the free throw line (60.0%). Concerning team rebounding, Maryland allowed Iowa to grab 23 overall (5 on the offensive side).

Darius Adams ended up having an impact for the Terrapins for the matchup. He buried 6 out of 7 for this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 85.7%, and had 3 rebounds. He accumulated 14 points in his 24 mins on the court and accumulated 2 assists for the matchup.

Maryland had a record of 12-21 last season. As an offensive team, the Terrapins hit 40.7% from the floor, which ranked them 352nd in college. Maryland had 2,300 pts last season (69.7 per game) and they averaged 35.4 rebounds per contest. They assisted teammates 10.5 times per contest (356th in the nation) and they lost possession via turnover 12.4 times per contest. The Terrapins committed 18.0 fouls every game and they connected on 72.2% from the free throw line.

The Maryland defense surrendered 36.3% on shots from distance (293 of 807) and opponents converted on 72.8% of their shots from the charity stripe. They surrendered 10.0 assists and 33.4 rebounds per contest, ranking them 52nd and 101st in the country. The Terrapins were ranked 257th in college in PPG given up with 76.6. They were able to force 10.0 TO's per game and let teams shoot 46.6% from the field (309th in college).

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Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Bucknell

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