LEWISBURG, Pa. (Interstat) — Old Dominion will visit Bucknell for a men’s NCAA Division I basketball game on Saturday at Sojka Pavilion. The Monarchs enter at 2-0, while the Bison are 0-1. Old Dominion will be the visiting team, and Bucknell will be the home team in the matchup. Sojka Pavilion is Bucknell’s home arena.

Old Dominion’s most recent result was a 91-47 home win over Regent. Scottie Hubbard, a guard, had 16 points and four rebounds in 13 minutes, Ben Nacey, a forward, added eight points and six rebounds, and Khoi Thurmon, a guard, contributed five points, four rebounds and four assists. The Monarchs also beat Western Michigan 61-49 earlier this season. Hubbard, a player to watch for Old Dominion, had five points, two rebounds and one assist in 16 minutes in that game. His recent performances have made him a central name to follow for the Monarchs. Hubbard has scored 21 points across his first two games this season.

Bucknell opened its season with a 96-67 loss at Maryland. Aleksander Pachucki, a guard, is the Bison’s player to watch after scoring 23 points and adding two assists in 31 minutes. Luca Soroa Schaller, a forward, had seven points, three rebounds, four assists and one block, while Rocco Lamuno, a guard, scored 12 points with two rebounds and three assists. Pachucki’s scoring output was the most productive line for Bucknell in the opener, and Soroa Schaller and Lamuno also contributed across the stat sheet. Pachucki’s 23 points led Bucknell in the opener.

Old Dominion will look to remain unbeaten behind Hubbard, Nacey and Thurmon. Bucknell will seek its first win of the season and will rely on Pachucki’s scoring and the supporting play of Soroa Schaller and Lamuno. The matchup is set for Sojka Pavilion in Lewisburg, Pa. Old Dominion’s upcoming schedule includes games at Norfolk State, against Longwood, at Virginia, against Hampton, at Virginia Tech, against Drexel, against Richmond, at George Mason, at Marshall and at South Alabama. Bucknell’s upcoming slate includes a trip to Virginia, home games against Columbia, Akron and Siena, and road games at Cornell, La Salle, Penn, Delaware and Maryland-Baltimore County. The Bison will continue nonconference play after facing Old Dominion.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Old Dominion 74, Bucknell 68. Interstat’s ELO system projects Old Dominion with a 62.3% probability to win. Old Dominion has been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -5.5. The over/under for the game is 140.5.