Lafayette Leopards vs Bucknell Bison Prediction, 1/14/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Lafayette Leopards vs Bucknell Bison

Date: Wednesday, January 14, 2026

Location: Sojka Pavilion in Lewisburg, PA

TV: ESPN+

The Bucknell Bison (5-12) are welcoming the Lafayette Leopards (4-13) at Sojka Pavilion on Wednesday.

The Lafayette Leopards stepped onto the hardwood against Navy and took a loss by a final of 76-50 in their last game. Lafayette ended the contest with a 30.2% field goal percentage (16 of 53) and buried 7 of 28 shots from downtown. From the free throw line, the Leopards converted 11 of 17 attempts for a rate of 64.7%. In regard to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 33 with 7 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 11 assists for this game while forcing 9 turnovers and having 5 steals. In relation to the defense, Lafayette allowed the other team to shoot 52.9% from the floor on 27 out of 51 shooting. Navy distributed 19 assists and had 7 steals in the game. Additionally, Navy pulled down 38 rebounds (7 offensive, 31 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Navy ended up shooting 48.1% at the free throw line by knocking down 13 of 27 shots. They also buried 9 of 21 shots from downtown. Regarding fouls, the Leopards walked away with 26 while Navy had 17 fouls.

Christian Humphrey-Rembert is a guy who was a factor for the game. He accounted for 9 points on 3 out of 9 shooting. He played 26 mins and totaled 6 boards. He finished the game at 33.3% from the floor but had no assists when the time ran out.

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Lafayette comes into this contest with a record of 4-13 this year. They are losing possession via turnover 11.4 times per game and as a team are committing 17.5 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Lafayette is grabbing 33.3 rebounds per game and has accumulated 224 dimes on the campaign, which is 251st in college hoops in terms of passing. The Leopards are hitting 34.4% on shots from 3-point land (134 of 390) and 69.2% from the free throw line. They have an average of 69.8 pts per contest (316th in the country) while going 42.2% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Leopards are able to force 10.6 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.1 personal fouls. They are surrendering 36.1% on shots from downtown and they are ranked 275th in college in PPG allowed (76.9). The Leopards are giving up a FG percentage of 46.2% (468 of 1,014) and they relinquish 37.8 boards per contest as a squad. They rank 331st in college in allowing assists to the opposition with 278 surrendered this year.

In their last game, the Bucknell Bison got the victory with a final of 70-67 when they faced Loyola. The Bison recorded 22 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive boards for a total of 33 for the game. They gave up possession 14 times, while getting 9 steals for the game. Loyola committed 15 personal fouls for this game which got the Bison to the free throw line for a total of 16 attempts. They were able to knock down 12 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 75.0%. When talking about shooting from 3-point land, Bucknell converted 6 of 22 attempts (27.3%). When the final whistle blew, the Bison shot 26 out of 59 from the field which had them at 44.1%. The Bison permitted Loyola to convert 23 out of their 60 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 38.3% for the matchup. They finished shooting 37.8% from downtown by shooting 14 out of 37 and ended up shooting 7 out of 9 from the free throw line (77.8%). With respect to how they rebounded, Bucknell allowed Loyola to get 31 in total (11 on the offensive side).

Pat Curtin ended up being a major contributor for the Bison in the game. He scored 25 points in his 28 minutes on the hardwood and had 1 assist in this contest. He knocked down 10 of 17 for the contest giving him a rate of 58.8%, and added 5 rebounds.

Bucknell has a record of 5-12 for the campaign. The Bison are committing 18.2 fouls per game and they connect on 74.4% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 12.4 times per game (307th in the country) and they turn it over 14.1 times per game. Bucknell has accounted for 1,087 pts so far this season (63.9 per game) and they pull down 31.6 boards per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Bison are shooting 39.7% from the floor, which ranks them 354th in college.

The Bison on defense are ranked 247th in D-1 in PPG surrendered with 75.8. They are forcing their opponents into 12.8 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 47.7% from the floor (336th in college). The Bucknell defense gives up 38.9% on shots from 3-point land (157 of 404) and their opponents are converting on 70.9% of their foul shots. They have conceded 16.0 assists and 35.6 rebounds per game, which is 323rd and 243rd in the nation.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Bucknell

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