Duquesne Dukes vs St. Bonaventure Bonnies Prediction, 2/19/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Duquesne Dukes vs St. Bonaventure Bonnies

Date: Saturday, February 19, 2022

Location: Reilly Center in St. Bonaventure, NY

TV: ESPNU

Reilly Center is the location where the St. Bonaventure Bonnies (16-7) will attempt to defeat the Duquesne Dukes (6-18) on Saturday.

The Duquesne Dukes faced George Washington and ended up losing by a score of 73-52 in their last contest. In reference to fouls, the Dukes ended up finishing with 9 and George Washington totaled 14 fouls. They made 8 of their 22 shots from downtown. George Washington ended up going 77.8% when shooting free throws by knocking down 7 of their 9 tries. Moreover, George Washington had 40 rebounds (4 offensive, 36 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. George Washington recorded 15 assists and had 5 steals in the game. In relation to the defense, Duquesne allowed 49.2% from the floor on 29 of 59 shooting. They also distributed 7 assists in this matchup as well as forcing 14 turnovers and earning 6 steals. In relation to hauling in rebounds, they earned 42 with 18 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Dukes knocked down 9 of their 11 shots for a rate of 81.8%. Duquesne ended the game having earned a 27.6% FG percentage (21 of 76) and converted 1 out of their 21 three-point shots.

Tre Williams is a guy who came through for this contest. He accounted for 18 points on 8 out of 17 shooting. He was on the court for 32 minutes and pulled down 6 rebounds. He ended up shooting 47.1% from the field but finished the game without a dime.

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Duquesne comes into this one with a win-loss mark of 6-18 on the campaign. They turn the ball over 11.6 times per game and as a group they are committing 13.3 personal fouls every game. As a team, Duquesne is pulling in 35.1 rebounds per game and has tallied 230 assists on the season, which has them ranked 348th in the country in terms of passing. The Dukes are connecting on 31.0% on shots from beyond the arc (149 of 481) and 70.4% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 64.6 pts per game (323rd in D-1) while hitting 40.0% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Dukes have forced 12.6 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 14.2 personal fouls. They are 279th in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 351 relinquished for the campaign. The Dukes defensively are allowing an opponent FG percentage of 46.6% (664 of 1,424) and they relinquish 37.3 rebounds per contest as a team. They give up 38.5% on three-point shots and they are 251st in the nation in PPG allowed (71.5).

The last time they took the hardwood, the St. Bonaventure Bonnies walked away with a victory by a final of 83-71 when they faced UMass. The Bonnies corralled 23 defensive rebounds and 2 offensive rebounds for a total of 25 in this contest. They coughed up the ball 8 times, while recording 9 steals for this contest. UMass had 14 personal fouls in the matchup which got the Bonnies to the free throw line for 13 attempts. They were able to make 11 of the free throws for a rate of 84.6%. Concerning shooting from 3-point land, St. Bonaventure buried 10 of 20 attempts (50.0%). When the final whistle blew, the Bonnies walked away from this one shooting 31 out of 56 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 55.4%. The Bonnies allowed UMass to knock down 25 of 57 attempts from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 43.9% in this game. They shot 48.5% from behind the 3-point line by connecting on 16 out of 33 and finished the game at 5 of 7 at the free throw line (71.4%). When talking about how they rebounded, St. Bonaventure permitted UMass to get 28 overall (5 offensive).

Kyle Lofton ended up being a major contributor for the Bonnies in this contest. He scored 11 points in his 40 mins of playing time and had 17 assists for the contest. He converted 3 out of 4 in the game for a rate of 75.0%, and tallied 1 rebound.

St. Bonaventure has a record of 16-7 this year. The Bonnies are committing 13.7 fouls every game and they go 75.9% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 13.9 times per contest (137th in the nation) and they turn the ball over 10.4 times per game. St. Bonaventure has earned 1,647 points for the season (71.6 per game) and they pull down 34.7 boards per game. As an offense, the Bonnies are hitting on 45.5% from the floor, which is 105th in college basketball.

The St. Bonaventure defense surrenders 35.4% on three-point shots (218 of 616) and opponents are knocking down 72.3% of their free throw attempts. They have relinquished 14.6 dimes and 33.6 boards every game, which is 309th and 118th in the country. The Bonnies are ranked 155th in college hoops in PPG given up with 68.0. They are forcing their opponents into 12.3 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 42.5% from the floor (152nd in Division 1).

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take St. Bonaventure

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