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Bucknell +6.5 over Purdue:
This isn't your cupcake to tipoff the season!
A year ago Bucknell finished 25-10 overall, 12-2 in the Patriot League, and won the conference regular-season title. Bucknell was sent to the NIT after falling to Lehigh in the Patriot League championship game. Bucknell bounced back with a solid 65-54 win over top-seeded Arizona in the first round of the NIT.
Bucknell return four starters and 11 lettermen from last year’s squad. Coming into this year, Bucknell was picked to finish second in the Patriot League behind Lehigh in a preseason poll of the league’s head coaches and sports information directors. Senior center Mike Muscala and junior guard Cameron Ayers were both Preseason All-Patriot League selections.
Bucknell also shoots pretty efficiently, and the Boilers almost lost an exhibition game to Montevallo when the opponent got hot from behind the three-point line. If the Bison play disciplined basketball, they could win the turnover battle too against this young and sometimes sloppy Boilermaker team. A veteran squad with good shooting, a strong inside presence, and that doesn't turn the ball over much? Sounds ripe for an early upset.
This isn't your cupcake to tipoff the season!
A year ago Bucknell finished 25-10 overall, 12-2 in the Patriot League, and won the conference regular-season title. Bucknell was sent to the NIT after falling to Lehigh in the Patriot League championship game. Bucknell bounced back with a solid 65-54 win over top-seeded Arizona in the first round of the NIT.
Bucknell return four starters and 11 lettermen from last year’s squad. Coming into this year, Bucknell was picked to finish second in the Patriot League behind Lehigh in a preseason poll of the league’s head coaches and sports information directors. Senior center Mike Muscala and junior guard Cameron Ayers were both Preseason All-Patriot League selections.
Bucknell also shoots pretty efficiently, and the Boilers almost lost an exhibition game to Montevallo when the opponent got hot from behind the three-point line. If the Bison play disciplined basketball, they could win the turnover battle too against this young and sometimes sloppy Boilermaker team. A veteran squad with good shooting, a strong inside presence, and that doesn't turn the ball over much? Sounds ripe for an early upset.
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