American vs. Bucknell Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Feb. 4

The American Eagles (13-10, 6-4 Patriot League) host the Bucknell Bison (7-16, 4-6 Patriot League) at Bender Arena, starting at 7 p.m. ET on Wednesday, February 4, 2026. The Bison are 8.5-point underdogs in the game. The matchup has an over/under set at 139.5 points.

In its most recent matchup on Saturday, American suffered a 67-65 loss to Lafayette. Julen Iturbe totaled 12 points, six rebounds and zero assists for American. Bucknell's most recent contest on Saturday ended in a 103-97 victory over Boston University in overtime. In Bucknell's win, Amon Dorries led the team with 36 points (adding six rebounds and one assist).

American vs. Bucknell Odds and Game Time

• When: Wednesday, February 4, 2026 at 7 p.m. ET
• Where: Bender Arena in Washington D.C.
• Spread favorite: American -8.5
• Moneyline favorite: American -385
• Moneyline underdog: Bucknell +303
• Over/Under: 139.5 points

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Betting the Over/Under: American vs. Bucknell

• A total of 13 of American's games this season have gone over Wednesday's over/under of 139.5 points.
• A total of 11 of Bucknell's games have ended with a combined score over 139.5 points this season.
• Together, the two teams combine for 143.6 points per game, 4.1 points more than the point total of 139.5 for this contest.
• The 149.3 points per game these two teams allow to opponents on average this season are 9.8 more than the 139.5 total in this contest.
• On average, American has seen a 147.2-point over/under in its games this season, 7.7 more points than the over/under in this matchup.
• A difference of 6.2 points separates the average over/under in Bucknell's games (145.7 points) and this contest's over/under (139.5).

Betting the Spread: American vs. Bucknell

• Against the spread, American is 13-8-0 this year.
• This season, the Eagles have two ATS wins in three games as a favorite of 8.5 points or more.
• Bucknell has played 23 games, with 10 wins against the spread.
• The Bison have been underdogs by 8.5 points or more five times this year and covered the spread once.
• At home this year, American is 8-3 overall and 7-4 against the spread.
• At home, as a 8.5-point favorite or more, American has two wins ATS (2-1).
• Bucknell is 2-9 overall, and 4-7 against the spread, away from home.

Betting the Moneyline: American vs. Bucknell

• American has won eight, or 72.7%, of the 11 games it has played as the moneyline favorite this season.
• The Eagles have a record of 2-1 in games where sportsbooks favor them by at least -385 on the moneyline.
• The implied probability of a win from American, based on the moneyline, is 79.4%.
• Bucknell has been chosen as moneyline underdogs in 14 games this year and has walked away with the win one time (7.1%) in those games.
• The Bison have won all of their six games in which they were named as at least a +303 moneyline underdog.
• Bucknell has an implied victory probability of 24.8% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.