Navy vs. Bucknell Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Feb. 9
09 February 2026

In a game featuring one of the hottest teams in college basketball, the Navy Midshipmen (19-6, 11-1 Patriot League, 9-1 in their last 10) battle the Bucknell Bison (8-17, 5-7 Patriot League) at Sojka Pavilion on February 9, 2026. The Midshipmen are favorites by 5.5 points. The matchup has an over/under set at 134.5 points.
Navy enters this contest following an 82-73 win over American on Saturday. In Navy's win, Aidan Kehoe led the way with a team-high 22 points (adding 10 rebounds and four assists). Bucknell's last outing on Saturday ended in a 78-59 loss to Colgate. Amon Dorries' team-high 25 points paced Bucknell in the losing effort.
Navy vs. Bucknell Odds and Game Time
- When: Monday, February 9, 2026 at 6 p.m. ET
- Where: Sojka Pavilion in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
- Spread favorite: Navy -5.5
- Moneyline favorite: Navy -256
- Moneyline underdog: Bucknell +208
- Over/Under: 134.5 points
How to watch Navy vs. Bucknell
- TV Channel: CBS Sports Network
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Betting the Over/Under: Navy vs. Bucknell
- Navy and its opponents have combined to outscore Monday's total of 134.5 points 12 times this season.
- This season, 18 of Bucknell's games have ended with a combined score higher than 134.5 points.
- The over/under for the matchup of 134.5 is 6.6 points fewer than the combined points per game averages for the Midshipmen (73.7) and Bison (67.4).
- The 140.5 points per game these two teams allow to opponents on average this season are 6.0 more than the 134.5 over/under in this contest.
- Navy has seen a 137.4 average over/under in its games this season, 2.9 points more than the over/under in this contest.
- Bucknell's games have an average over/under of 144.3 points this season, 9.8 more points than the over/under for this matchup.
Betting the Spread: Navy vs. Bucknell
- In Navy's 23 games this year, it has 16 wins against the spread.
- This season, the Midshipmen have an against-the-spread record of 9-3 in their 12 games as a favorite of 5.5 points or more.
- In Bucknell's 25 games this season, it has 11 wins against the spread.
- The Bison have an against the spread record of 3-7 in their 10 games when underdogs by 5.5 points or more this season.
- At home this season, Bucknell is 5-5 overall and 4-6 against the spread.
- Bucknell is winless ATS (0-1) as a 5.5-point underdog or more at home.
- Navy is 7-3 against the spread, and 6-4 overall, in away games.
- Navy has one win ATS (1-1) as 5.5-point favorites or more on the road.
Betting the Moneyline: Navy vs. Bucknell
- Navy has entered the game as moneyline favorites 19 times this season and won 17, or 89.5%, of those games.
- The Midshipmen are undefeated in 10 games this season when favored by -256 or more on the moneyline.
- Navy has a 71.9% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
- Bucknell has been a moneyline underdog in 16 games this season and has come away with the win two times (12.5%) in those contests.
- The Bison have a win-loss record of 1-8 with odds of +208 or worse this year.
- Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that Bucknell has a 32.5% chance of pulling out a win.
