Lafayette vs. Bucknell prediction: Bucknell favored to win men's college basketball matchup [1/14/2026]

Bucknell and Lafayette will lock horns in men's college basketball action at Sojka Pavilion on Wednesday, with tipoff at 7:30 PM ET.

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

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

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

Using innovative machine learning and statistical analysis, we have simulated the result of Wednesday's NCAA basketball matchup between Lafayette and Bucknell 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our leading predictive model currently gives Bucknell a 66% chance of beating Lafayette. Our predicted final score has Bucknell winning 71-67.

According to our model, Lafayette (+3.5) has a 51% chance of covering the spread, while the 138.5-point over/under has a 54% chance of staying under.

Lafayette vs. Bucknell odds

We have sourced 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.

Lafayette vs. Bucknell 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: