Iona Gaels vs St. Bonaventure Bonnies Prediction, 12/11/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Iona Gaels vs St. Bonaventure Bonnies

Date: Sunday, December 11, 2022

Location: Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY

TV: Hulu Live TV

Barclays Center is where the St. Bonaventure Bonnies (6-3) will attempt to beat the Iona Gaels (5-2) on Sunday.

The Iona Gaels played Saint Louis and earned the victory with a final of 84-62 in their last game. Iona wrapped up the contest with a 45.2% FG percentage (33 out of 73) and buried 7 out of their 18 3-pointers. From the charity stripe, the Gaels converted 11 of their 12 shots for a percentage of 91.7%. Pertaining to hauling in boards, they compiled a total of 39 with 14 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 19 dimes for the contest as well as forcing the opposition into 14 turnovers and having 6 steals. Pertaining to defending, Iona allowed the other team to go 30.9% from the floor on 21 out of 68 shooting. Saint Louis earned 10 dimes and had 5 steals for this contest. On top of that, Saint Louis pulled down 44 boards (21 offensive, 23 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Saint Louis walked away from this one shooting 71.4% at the charity stripe by knocking down 15 of 21 shots. They knocked down 5 of 19 shots from distance. In relation to fouls, the Gaels finished with 17 while Saint Louis finished the game with 12 fouls.

Daniss Jenkins is a player who was a major factor for this game. He finished the contest at 43.8% from the floor and totaled 5 dimes. He saw the court for 35 minutes and pulled down 4 rebounds. He ended up walking away with 21 points on 7 out of 16 shooting.

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Iona will enter this matchup with a win-loss mark of 5-2 this season. They average 79.3 pts per contest (64th in the nation) while connecting on 47.2% from the field. The Gaels are hitting 37.2% from downtown (51 of 137) and 78.6% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Iona is pulling in 35.6 rebounds per contest and has accumulated 117 assists on the campaign, which ranks 224th in the country in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 9.3 times per game and as a team they commit 17.1 fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Gaels are forcing 16.4 turnovers every game while drawing 13.3 personal fouls. They currently rank 21st in D-1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 81 surrendered this season. Gaels defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 38.8% (155 of 400) and they surrender 37.7 rebounds per contest as a team. They are surrendering 30.6% on 3-point shots and they are ranked 74th in D-1 in opponents points per game (63.9).

In their last game, the St. Bonaventure Bonnies walked away with a victory by a final of 61-42 when they faced Cleveland State. Concerning how they attacked the glass, St. Bonaventure allowed Cleveland State to pull down 31 in total (9 offensive). They went 7.7% from 3-point land by shooting 1 of 13 and finished the game at 11 of 22 from the charity stripe (50.0%). The Bonnies permitted Cleveland State to bury 15 out of 49 tries from the field which had them shooting 30.6% in this matchup. When the final whistle was blown, the Bonnies went 23 for 65 from the floor which had them shooting 35.4%. In terms of shots from 3-point land, St. Bonaventure made 7 of 23 tries (30.4%). They were able to make 8 of those for a percentage of 72.7%. Cleveland State was called for 13 personal fouls for the contest which took the Bonnies to the charity stripe for a total of 11 tries. They also turned the ball over 9 times, while getting 10 steals for this game. The Bonnies corralled 27 defensive boards and 18 offensive boards totaling 45 in this matchup.

Daryl Banks ended up being a major contributor for the Bonnies in the matchup. He totaled 15 points in his 40 minutes of playing time and earned 3 dimes in the matchup. He made 5 of 17 in this game for a rate of 29.4%, and accumulated 3 rebounds.

St. Bonaventure has a win-loss record of 6-3 on the year. As an offensive unit, the Bonnies are connecting on 43.9% from the field, which is 216th in college hoops. St. Bonaventure has 635 points this year (70.6 per game) and they snag 36.3 rebounds per contest. They are earning an assist 12.4 times per contest (257th in the nation) and they are turning it over 13.1 times per game. The Bonnies have committed 18.2 fouls per contest and they go 69.4% from the free throw line.

The St. Bonaventure defense allows 23.7% from downtown (42 of 177) and their opposition knocks down 67.0% of their free throw shots. They have conceded 11.3 assists and 33.9 rebounds every game, which ranks them 103rd and 168th in the country. The Bonnies on the defensive side of the court are 88th in college basketball in points given up per game with 64.7. They are forcing 12.6 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 40.9% from the floor (101st in college hoops).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take St. Bonaventure

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