Saturday, January 23, 2016

Stuart C. Siegel Center

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The St. Bonaventure Bonnies travel to Stuart C. Siegel Center to play the VCU Rams on Saturday, January 23, 2016. The opening line for this game has VCU as 4 point favorites and the over/under has been set at 139.

The Bonnies come into this game with an overall record of 12-5 and a road record of 4-3. They are 7-5 against the spread and their over/under record is 8-5. The Rams have an overall record of 14-5 and a home record of 10-1. They have an over/under record of 6-7 and they are 11-3 against the spread.

Marcus Posley comes into this contest averaging 18.5 points per game while playing 36.7 minutes per night so far this season for the Bonnies. He pulls down 3.6 rebounds per game and dishes out 3.5 assists per game as well. His field goal percentage is 40% while his free throw percentage is currently at 85%. Jaylen Adams averages 18.2 points per game in 36.6 minutes per contest this season. He averages 5 assists per contest and 3.5 rebounds per game for St. Bonaventure. His field goal percentage is 46% for the year while his free throw percentage is 88%.

Melvin Johnson averages 18.2 points per game while playing 30.4 minutes per contest this year for the Rams. He grabs 2.4 rebounds per game and has 2.4 assists per contest on the year. His field goal percentage is 42% and his free throw percentage currently is at 89%. Korey Billbury averages 12.1 points per game this season and he sees the court an average of 28.3 minutes per contest. He also averages 5.2 rebounds per contest and 1.5 assists per game. His field goal percentage is 45% and his free throw percentage is 60%.

St. Bonaventure averages 77.5 points per contest this season which ranks them 70th in the nation. Their average scoring margin is 5.8 and their shooting percentage is 44% as a team which has them ranked 134th. Behind the arc they shoot 36% which is good for 100th in the country. They average 35.4 rebounds per game and 14.4 assists per game which ranks them 214th and 107th in those offensive categories. In the turnover department they rank 77th with 11.8 per game. The Bonnies allow 71.8 points per game to their opponents which ranks them 169th in the nation. They also allow a 44% shooting percentage and a 31% average from behind the arc ranking them 178th and 51st in those defensive categories. Opponents average 36.2 rebounds a game which ranks 190th and they give up 14.1 assists per contest which puts them in 230th place in the country. They force 14.3 turnovers per game which ranks them 69th in the Division 1.

VCU averages 77.7 points per game this year which ranks them 68th in Division 1 college basketball. Their average scoring margin is 11.5 and their shooting percentage is 44% as a team which has them sitting in the 126th spot in the country. Behind the arc they shoot 38% which is good for 37th in the nation. They average 36.8 rebounds per game and 15.1 assists per contest which ranks them 141st and 73rd respectively. In the turnover department the Rams rank 85th with 11.9 per game. The Rams allow 66.3 points per game to their opponents which ranks them 48th in the country. They also allow a 44% shooting percentage and a 34% average from behind the arc ranking them 188th and 152nd in those defensive statistics. Opponents average 35.1 rebounds a game which ranks 126th and they give up 12.3 assists per contest which puts them in 107th place in the nation. The Rams force 17.2 turnovers per game which ranks them 5th in college basketball.

St. Bonaventure Bonnies Betting Trends

The St. Bonaventure Bonnies are 7-5 against the spread

The St. Bonaventure Bonnies are 8-5 against the over/under

VCU Rams Betting Trends

The VCU Rams are 11-3 against the spread

The VCU Rams are 6-7 against the over/under

St. Bonaventure Bonnies Injuries

12/05/15 G Courtney Stockard Toe out indefinitely

VCU Rams Injuries

11/13/15 G Samir Doughty Eligibility out for season
01/10/16 G Jordan Burgess Hand out indefinitely

Tony's Pick: Take St. Bonaventure

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