Bucknell vs. Colgate prediction: Why Colgate is favored to win men's college basketball matchup [1/17/2026]

Colgate will take on Bucknell in men's college basketball action at Cotterell Court on Saturday, commencing at 2:00 PM ET.

Based on the latest simulation results, Dimers' proven college basketball model predicts Colgate as the most likely winner of the Bucknell vs. Colgate game.

This article offers a closer look at Saturday's matchup, including an expanded look at the predicted score, best bets and picks.

Bucknell vs. Colgate prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using trusted machine learning and data, we have simulated the result of Saturday's NCAA basketball game between Bucknell and Colgate 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our famous predictive model gives Colgate an 81% chance of defeating Bucknell. Our predicted final score has Colgate winning 76-67.

According to our model, Colgate (-8.5) has a 53% chance of covering the spread, while the 140.5-point over/under has a 55% chance of going over.

Bucknell vs. Colgate odds

We have researched the best men's college basketball odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

All odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

Bucknell vs. Colgate picks and best bet

After matching our predictions against the best available odds, we can reveal our picks for each of the major markets. Plus, find our best bet for the game below: