Old Dominion Monarchs vs Bucknell Bison Betting Prediction, College Basketball Predictions, November 7, 2026

Old Dominion Monarchs vs Bucknell Bison Betting Prediction: records, recent results, team stats and our winner pick.

Old Dominion Monarchs vs Bucknell Bison Betting Prediction: quick answers

Question	Answer
Who is the pick?	Old Dominion Monarchs to win
Game date	November 7, 2026
Tipoff	Nov 7, 5:00 PM ET / Nov 7, 3:00 PM MT
Venue	Sojka Pavilion
Game setting	Bucknell Bison at home
Type of prediction	Outright winner only
Research checked	November 6, 2026

Our Old Dominion Monarchs vs Bucknell Bison Betting Prediction favors Old Dominion Monarchs. The main reason is the stronger previous-season scoring balance. This is a season-opening preview, so the distinction between last year’s production and this year’s personnel matters. The 2025–26 results below provide a baseline, while the 2026–27 roster information helps identify the people available to carry the plan into a new season.

The central question in Old Dominion Monarchs vs Bucknell Bison Betting Prediction is whether Old Dominion Monarchs can create useful possessions without giving Bucknell Bison extra chances.

The market format is straightforward: select the team expected to win, with no required winning margin. Our college basketball betting guide explains the basic choices. You can find the matchup at YouWager; this preview does not claim that a specific price is available or attach the selection to an invented line.

Old Dominion Monarchs vs Bucknell Bison Betting Prediction: recent head-to-head history

No completed meeting between Old Dominion Monarchs and Bucknell Bison appears in the checked 2024–25 and 2025–26 national schedules. That means there is no score from that window to use as a direct recent comparison. It does not mean the programs have never met. For this early-season game, the better evidence is the current setting and the verified team information.

Our Old Dominion Monarchs vs Bucknell Bison Betting Prediction gives current personnel more weight than a result produced by a different lineup. The familiar categories in basketball still provide the framework—shooting, possession, rebounding and foul management—but the people executing those tasks can change sharply from one November to the next. A historical win is useful context rather than a substitute for that comparison.

Old Dominion Monarchs vs Bucknell Bison Betting Prediction: trends to read correctly

Current season results

Old Dominion Monarchs vs Bucknell Bison Betting Prediction: Old Dominion Monarchs this season

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Score
Nov 04, 2026	Regent Regent Royals	Home	Win	91–47
Nov 02, 2026	Western Michigan Broncos	Home	Win	61–49

For Old Dominion Monarchs vs Bucknell Bison Betting Prediction, Old Dominion Monarchs went 2-0 in the completed games listed here. Read the opponents and venues before treating that small sample as a trend.

Old Dominion Monarchs vs Bucknell Bison Betting Prediction: Bucknell Bison this season

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Score
Nov 02, 2026	Maryland Terrapins	Away	Loss	67–96

For Old Dominion Monarchs vs Bucknell Bison Betting Prediction, Bucknell Bison went 0-1 in the completed games listed here. Read the opponents and venues before treating that small sample as a trend.

Old Dominion Monarchs vs Bucknell Bison Betting Prediction: fixed betting odds

Market	Selection	Line	American price
Moneyline	Old Dominion Monarchs	—	N/A
Moneyline	Bucknell Bison	—	N/A
Spread	Old Dominion Monarchs	N/A	N/A
Spread	Bucknell Bison	N/A	N/A
Total	Over	N/A	N/A
Total	Under	N/A	N/A

For Old Dominion Monarchs vs Bucknell Bison Betting Prediction, the fixed figures are a comparison snapshot, not confirmed YouWager prices. N/A means a price or line wasn’t verified. The winner pick still stands on the matchup evidence below.

For Old Dominion Monarchs vs Bucknell Bison Betting Prediction, the checked 2025–26 results for Old Dominion Monarchs show 12-21 overall in 33 recorded games, 7-6 in the listed home games and 4-14 in the listed away games. There were 11 games decided by five points or fewer, with 4 wins in that group. These are straight-up results from the stated coverage, not an against-the-spread record. They describe the past schedule rather than a current 2026–27 winning streak.

For Old Dominion Monarchs vs Bucknell Bison Betting Prediction, the checked 2025–26 results for Bucknell Bison show 10-23 overall in 33 recorded games, 6-8 in the listed home games and 4-13 in the listed away games. There were 9 games decided by five points or fewer, with 3 wins in that group. These are straight-up results from the stated coverage, not an against-the-spread record. They describe the past schedule rather than a current 2026–27 winning streak.

Those trends need context because a short sequence is sensitive to the opponents and venues in it. The statistical idea of sample variability is useful here. A hot shooting night against one opponent should not automatically become an expectation against another. Our handicapping guide provides a broader way to organize the evidence without confusing a descriptive trend with a guarantee.

Old Dominion Monarchs vs Bucknell Bison Betting Prediction: the statistical baseline

Previous-season measure	Old Dominion Monarchs	Bucknell Bison
Checked 2025–26 games	33	33
Record in those games	12-21	10-23
Points per game in those results	76.2	67.4
Points allowed per game in those results	77.9	76.3
Regular-season stat-feed games	33.0	33.0
Field-goal percentage	44.4	41.9
Three-point percentage	35.4	30.6
Free-throw percentage	73.4	76.8
Rebounds per game	34.9	31.4
Offensive rebounds per game	9.5	9.2
Assists per game	13.1	12.7
Turnovers per game	10.9	12.8
Steals per game	5.7	7.2
Blocks per game	3.2	1.8

The table supports Old Dominion Monarchs vs Bucknell Bison Betting Prediction by keeping the results record separate from the statistical feed. The results can include postseason games; the shooting and possession figures are from the 2025–26 regular-season feed. Where the national feed contains only a small subset for a smaller program, it is not presented as a complete season split. None of these numbers is described as a new-season average. The current game listing can be checked through the matchup schedule.

Old Dominion Monarchs vs Bucknell Bison Betting Prediction: Old Dominion Monarchs last 10 games

Date	Site	Opponent	W/L	Team score–opponent score	Season
Nov 04, 2026	Home	Regent Regent Royals	W	91-47	2026–27
Nov 02, 2026	Home	Western Michigan Broncos	W	61-49	2026–27
Mar 04, 2026	Neutral	Georgia Southern Eagles	L	84-88	2025–26
Mar 03, 2026	Neutral	UL Monroe Warhawks	W	87-80	2025–26
Feb 27, 2026	Away	Georgia State Panthers	W	81-73	2025–26
Feb 24, 2026	Away	Marshall Thundering Herd	L	88-97	2025–26
Feb 21, 2026	Away	Southern Miss Golden Eagles	L	81-86	2025–26
Feb 16, 2026	Home	Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns	W	83-72	2025–26
Feb 14, 2026	Home	Georgia State Panthers	W	78-55	2025–26
Feb 11, 2026	Home	Marshall Thundering Herd	L	79-81	2025–26

The results window for Old Dominion Monarchs contains 10 verified games, with a 6-4 record, 81.3 points scored and 72.8 allowed per game. For Old Dominion Monarchs vs Bucknell Bison Betting Prediction, these are historical completed results, not ten games already played in the new season. The season column identifies the relevant campaign.

The newest listed result was a win against Regent Regent Royals on Nov 04, 2026: 91-47 from the perspective of Old Dominion Monarchs. In the latest 5 games of this window, the record is 4-1, with scoring averages of 80.8 for and 67.4 against. The strongest margin in the displayed set was 91-47 against Regent Regent Royals; the toughest was 88-97 against Marshall Thundering Herd.

Old Dominion Monarchs vs Bucknell Bison Betting Prediction: Bucknell Bison last 10 games

Date	Site	Opponent	W/L	Team score–opponent score	Season
Nov 02, 2026	Away	Maryland Terrapins	L	67-96	2026–27
Mar 05, 2026	Away	Navy Midshipmen	L	69-74	2025–26
Mar 03, 2026	Home	Army Black Knights	W	65-55	2025–26
Feb 28, 2026	Away	Lehigh Mountain Hawks	L	79-89	2025–26
Feb 25, 2026	Away	Army Black Knights	W	75-73	2025–26
Feb 22, 2026	Home	Holy Cross Crusaders	L	63-72	2025–26
Feb 18, 2026	Home	American University Eagles	L	57-75	2025–26
Feb 14, 2026	Away	Boston University Terriers	L	69-82	2025–26
Feb 09, 2026	Home	Navy Midshipmen	L	60-76	2025–26
Feb 07, 2026	Home	Colgate Raiders	L	59-78	2025–26

The results window for Bucknell Bison contains 10 verified games, with a 2-8 record, 66.3 points scored and 77.0 allowed per game. For Old Dominion Monarchs vs Bucknell Bison Betting Prediction, these are historical completed results, not ten games already played in the new season. The season column identifies the relevant campaign.

The newest listed result was a loss against Maryland Terrapins on Nov 02, 2026: 67-96 from the perspective of Bucknell Bison. In the latest 5 games of this window, the record is 2-3, with scoring averages of 71.0 for and 77.4 against. The strongest margin in the displayed set was 65-55 against Army Black Knights; the toughest was 67-96 against Maryland Terrapins.

Old Dominion Monarchs vs Bucknell Bison Betting Prediction: offense, defense and possessions

The first matchup question in Old Dominion Monarchs vs Bucknell Bison Betting Prediction is how Old Dominion Monarchs and Bucknell Bison handle the ball before the defense is set.

The second question in Old Dominion Monarchs vs Bucknell Bison Betting Prediction is who finishes possessions on the glass. One defensive stop does not help if the offense immediately gets a second attempt.

The direct shooting comparison puts Old Dominion Monarchs at 50.8% effective field-goal shooting and Bucknell Bison at 48.5%. The difference is 2.3 percentage points, favoring Old Dominion Monarchs. Meanwhile, the previous turnover averages were 10.9 for Old Dominion Monarchs and 12.8 for Bucknell Bison.

Old Dominion Monarchs: what the baseline says

The checked 2025–26 results for Old Dominion Monarchs cover 33 completed games and a 12-21 record. In that set, the scoring averages are 76.2 points for and 77.9 points against. Postseason games are included in the results record where they were played. For this early-season game against Bucknell Bison, those figures describe the previous team.

The shooting baseline for Old Dominion Monarchs was 44.4% from the field and 35.4% from three in the 2025–26 regular-season statistical feed.

The calculated effective field-goal percentage for Old Dominion Monarchs is 50.8%, and 36.2% of field-goal attempts came from three-point range. Effective field-goal percentage gives extra credit to a made three.

At the foul line, Old Dominion Monarchs averaged 20.8 attempts per game and converted 73.4%. Getting to the line can support scoring even when jump shots are uneven, but the route matters. Strong drives and good post position create different pressure from a player leaning into difficult contact. Bucknell Bison need to defend without repeatedly sending a capable shooter to the stripe.

The ball-movement profile shows 13.1 assists and 10.9 turnovers per game for Old Dominion Monarchs, with an assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.2. Those are team figures, so they do not identify one guard as responsible for every decision. The answer will help determine whether the offense can keep its spacing and use its preferred actions.

Rebounding gives Old Dominion Monarchs another way to influence possessions. The previous regular-season feed lists 34.9 total rebounds per game, including 9.5 on offense and 25.4 on defense. Still, Bucknell Bison need to finish each defensive stand with the ball.

For defensive disruption, Old Dominion Monarchs recorded 5.7 steals and 3.2 blocks per game. These numbers are useful clues about past events rather than a complete rating of the current defense.

Bucknell Bison: what the baseline says

The checked 2025–26 results for Bucknell Bison cover 33 completed games and a 10-23 record. In that set, the scoring averages are 67.4 points for and 76.3 points against. Postseason games are included in the results record where they were played. For this early-season game against Old Dominion Monarchs, those figures describe the previous team.

The shooting baseline for Bucknell Bison was 41.9% from the field and 30.6% from three in the 2025–26 regular-season statistical feed. That outside percentage makes shot selection important; volume alone would not establish a reliable scoring plan. A team can shoot the same number of threes while creating a very different quality of offense.

The calculated effective field-goal percentage for Bucknell Bison is 48.5%, and 42.7% of field-goal attempts came from three-point range. Effective field-goal percentage gives extra credit to a made three.

At the foul line, Bucknell Bison averaged 16.7 attempts per game and converted 76.8%. Getting to the line can support scoring even when jump shots are uneven, but the route matters. Strong drives and good post position create different pressure from a player leaning into difficult contact. Old Dominion Monarchs need to defend without repeatedly sending a capable shooter to the stripe.

The ball-movement profile shows 12.7 assists and 12.8 turnovers per game for Bucknell Bison, with an assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.0. Those are team figures, so they do not identify one guard as responsible for every decision. The answer will help determine whether the offense can keep its spacing and use its preferred actions.

Rebounding gives Bucknell Bison another way to influence possessions. The previous regular-season feed lists 31.4 total rebounds per game, including 9.2 on offense and 22.2 on defense. Still, Old Dominion Monarchs need to finish each defensive stand with the ball.

For defensive disruption, Bucknell Bison recorded 7.2 steals and 1.8 blocks per game. These numbers are useful clues about past events rather than a complete rating of the current defense.

2026–27 personnel and roster context

Old Dominion Monarchs: current roster reference

2026–27 roster reference	Position	Height	Class
Bubu Benjamin	G	6′ 7″	Senior
Noah Eddy	G	6′ 5″	Freshman
Theo Gerges	G	6′ 1″	Freshman
Cj Harper	G	6′ 3″	Freshman
Rieco Hellams	G	5′ 10″	Senior
Adante’ Holiman	G	5′ 11″	Senior
Kylan Howze	F	6′ 10″	Senior
Scottie Hubbard	G	6′ 6″	Junior
CJ Lyons	G	6′ 2″	Freshman
Lucio Martini	F	7′ 0″	Junior
Ben Nacey	F	6′ 9″	Junior
Jotham Nweke	F	6′ 8″	Senior
CJ Parker	G	6′ 7″	Junior
Khoi Thurmon	G	6′ 1″	Senior
Jared Turner	F	6′ 8″	Senior
Zamoku Weluche-Ume	F	6′ 9″	Junior

The current roster feed lists Mike Jones as head coach for Old Dominion Monarchs. The table gives the listed players, positions, heights and classes. A name on the roster also does not establish a particular minute load.

Bucknell Bison: current roster reference

2026–27 roster reference	Position	Height	Class
Ludvik Bergseng	F	6′ 11″	Freshman
Anderson Hoctor	G	6′ 1″	Freshman
Danny Kennard	C	6′ 11″	Freshman
Mert Kocagozoglu	G	6′ 6″	Freshman
Rocco Lamuno	G	6′ 3″	Junior
Matt Lange	G	6′ 2″	Junior
Kyle Marshall	G	6′ 4″	Junior
Ethan Marten-Coney	F	6′ 9″	Freshman
Jacob Meachem	G	5′ 8″	Sophomore
Patrick O’Brien	F	6′ 8″	Senior
Aleksander Pachucki	G	6′ 5″	Junior
Aidan Rousseau	F	6′ 6″	Freshman
Luke Soden	G	6′ 4″	Sophomore
Luca Soroa Schaller	F	6′ 7″	Junior
Kellen Welch	F	6′ 7″	Junior
Jayden Williams	G	5′ 10″	Junior

The current roster feed lists John Griffin III as head coach for Bucknell Bison. The table gives the listed players, positions, heights and classes. A name on the roster also does not establish a particular minute load.

The roster information gives Old Dominion Monarchs vs Bucknell Bison Betting Prediction a necessary new-season check. Experience labels help describe the group, but a senior transfer can still be new to the system.

Game setting and the likely paths to a win

The setting for Old Dominion Monarchs vs Bucknell Bison Betting Prediction is Sojka Pavilion. The listed tipoff is Nov 7, 5:00 PM ET / Nov 7, 3:00 PM MT.

The preferred script in Old Dominion Monarchs vs Bucknell Bison Betting Prediction has Old Dominion Monarchs generating repeated useful possessions instead of needing an unusual run of steals or contested three-pointers. A lead would allow that team to keep using its normal offense rather than forcing a response.

The main risk to Old Dominion Monarchs vs Bucknell Bison Betting Prediction is that this game reveals a different level of organization from the one suggested by the previous-season baseline.

That is why the winner opinion is kept separate from a specific betting price. Our moneyline betting guide explains the format. At YouWager, the final game status and any confirmed availability changes should be checked before deciding whether to place a wager. Nothing in this preview turns the pick into a guaranteed score or a reason to chase an earlier loss.

Common questions about this matchup

Are these new-season statistics?

No. The historical results and statistical baselines are labeled 2025–26. The roster reference is labeled 2026–27 where that roster is available. Exhibition results are not silently blended into a regular-season record.

Does the pick require a certain winning margin?

No. Old Dominion Monarchs vs Bucknell Bison Betting Prediction selects Old Dominion Monarchs to win the game outright. It does not require a point-spread cover and does not attach the pick to an unverified total. The betting school guides explain how those markets differ. A team can be the preferred winner while its current price is still a separate decision.

What should be checked again before tipoff?

Confirmed availability changes and the final game listing matter most. A different primary ball handler or an unavailable interior defender could change the matchup more than a small difference in last year’s average. The handicapping guide adds background on evaluating the market, while this preview keeps the focus on the two teams and the winner.

Old Dominion Monarchs vs Bucknell Bison Betting Prediction: three things to watch

Start with shot quality in Old Dominion Monarchs vs Bucknell Bison Betting Prediction. A few difficult makes can build a lead without proving the offense has found a dependable shot.

Next, count the possessions that end without a shot. In Old Dominion Monarchs vs Bucknell Bison Betting Prediction, Bucknell Bison can narrow the gap if it forces bad passes and turns those mistakes into quick points.

Finally, look at who comes away with the ball after the first miss. For Old Dominion Monarchs vs Bucknell Bison Betting Prediction, a strong rebounding stretch can keep a team in the game even if it starts cold. Watch whether help defenders get back to their box-outs after a drive.

Old Dominion Monarchs vs Bucknell Bison Betting Prediction: final pick

The selection is Old Dominion Monarchs after weighing the available scoring history, the roster context and the setting. The case for Bucknell Bison depends on turning enough possessions in its favor to interrupt that route.

The matchup can be followed at YouWager as game day approaches. Research was checked November 6, ahead of the November 7 slate, with earlier-season results clearly identified rather than presented as current form.

Our prediction: Old Dominion Monarchs to win.

Old Dominion Monarchs vs Bucknell Bison Betting Prediction, College Basketball Predictions, November 7, 2026