Loyola Greyhounds vs Bucknell Bison Prediction, 1/10/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Loyola Greyhounds vs Bucknell Bison

Date: Saturday, January 10, 2026

Location: Sojka Pavilion in Lewisburg, PA

TV: ESPN+

The Loyola Greyhounds (5-11) are traveling to Sojka Pavilion on Saturday where they will go up against the Bucknell Bison (4-12).

The Loyola Greyhounds stepped onto the hardwood against Army and took home the win by a score of 84-76 in their last game. When talking about personal fouls, the Greyhounds ended up with 17 while Army finished the game with 19 personal fouls. They made 13 of 40 tries from 3-point land. Army shot 50.0% at the free throw line by knocking down 7 of 14 shots. In addition, Army collected 36 rebounds (11 offensive, 25 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Army recorded 16 assists and had 3 steals for this game. With regard to defending, Loyola allowed the other team to shoot 38.9% from the field on 28 of 72 shooting. They also recorded 14 dimes in the game while forcing 7 turnovers and getting 5 steals. When talking about grabbing rebounds, they collected 45 with 13 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Greyhounds converted 16 of their 23 tries for a percentage of 69.6%. Loyola walked away from the game having earned a 42.6% FG percentage (29 of 68) and made 10 of 31 three-point shots.

Braeden Speed is one guy who was a factor for the game. He racked up 19 points on 5 out of 10 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 40 minutes and pulled down 9 boards. He ended up shooting 50.0% from the floor and also recorded 4 dimes.

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Loyola will enter this contest with a win-loss record of 5-11 so far this year. They average 75.1 points per contest (232nd in college hoops) while connecting on 44.3% from the field. The Greyhounds are hitting 33.4% on shots from beyond the arc (146 of 437) and 66.2% from the free throw line. As a unit, Loyola is grabbing 35.9 rebounds per game and has tallied 228 dimes for the season, which is 165th in the country in terms of passing. They turn it over 12.8 times per contest and as a team are committing 17.3 fouls per contest.

On the defensive end of the court, the Greyhounds are forcing their opponents into 11.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 17.1 fouls. They are conceding 33.8% from 3-point land and they are 286th in D-1 in points per game from their opponents (77.6). The Greyhounds are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 47.2% (451 of 956) and they concede 34.9 rebounds per game as a team. They rank 317th in the nation in allowing assists with 244 surrendered for the year.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Bucknell Bison took a loss by a score of 76-55 when they played Navy. In reference to rebounding, Bucknell allowed Navy to snag 38 in total (9 offensive). They went 43.5% from downtown by going 10 of 23 and finished the contest at 14 of 18 at the charity stripe (77.8%). The Bison permitted Navy to bury 26 of 55 tries from the floor which left them shooting 47.3% in this game. When the final whistle was blown, the Bison finished 18 for 53 from the floor which had them shooting 34.0%. In the matter of shooting from 3-point land, Bucknell converted 8 of their 31 attempts (25.8%). They were able to convert 11 of the free throw tries for a rate of 78.6%. Navy was called for 16 fouls in this matchup which took the Bison to the charity stripe for 14 tries. They also coughed up the ball 13 times, while recording 6 steals for the matchup. The Bison pulled down 19 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive rebounds totaling 24 in this matchup.

Ruot Bijiek ended up being a factor for the Bison in this matchup. He earned 16 points in his 31 mins on the court, but went home with no dimes. He converted 4 out of 11 for the contest for a rate of 36.4%, and had 6 rebounds.

Bucknell has a win-loss record of 4-12 for the season. The Bison are responsible for committing 18.4 personal fouls per game and they hit 74.3% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 12.2 times per contest (312th in college) and they are turning it over 14.1 times per game. Bucknell has scored 1,017 points so far this season (63.6 per contest) and they average 31.4 rebounds per contest. When it comes to offensive execution, the Bison are connecting on 39.4% from the floor, which ranks 356th in college.

The Bison are ranked 258th in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 76.4. They are forcing 12.7 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 48.4% from the field (348th in college hoops). The Bucknell defense surrenders 39.0% on shots from behind the 3-point line (143 of 367) and opponents are making 70.7% of their free throw shots. They allow 15.9 dimes and 35.7 rebounds every game, which has them ranked 321st and 250th in the nation.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Loyola

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