Richmond Spiders vs St. Bonaventure Bonnies Prediction, 3/4/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Richmond Spiders vs St. Bonaventure Bonnies

Date: Friday, March 4, 2022

Location: Reilly Center in St. Bonaventure, NY

TV: ESPN2

The St. Bonaventure Bonnies (19-8) will compete against the Richmond Spiders (19-11) at Reilly Center on Friday.

The Richmond Spiders faced Dayton and took a loss by a score of 55-53 in their last contest. When talking about fouls, the Spiders finished with 12 while Dayton racked up 13 fouls. They converted 7 of their 21 shots from downtown. Dayton finished 66.7% when shooting free throws by knocking down 6 of their 9 shots. Moreover, Dayton totaled 37 boards (8 offensive, 29 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Dayton doled out 11 dimes and had 6 steals in the game. In reference to defending, Richmond let their opponent shoot 37.5% from the floor on 21 out of 56 shooting. They also distributed 8 assists for the game as well as creating 14 turnovers and earning 8 steals. Regarding getting rebounds, they collected 26 with 5 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Spiders made 9 of 12 shots for a rate of 75.0%. Richmond wrapped up the contest with a 35.7% field goal percentage (20 out of 56) and converted 4 out of their 16 3-pointers.

Grant Golden is one guy who was a contributor for the game. He walked away from this one shooting 46.2% from the floor and also totaled 1 assist. He saw the court for 30 mins and also pulled down 10 boards. He ended up walking away with 15 points on 6 of 13 shooting.

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Richmond will enter this matchup with a win-loss record of 19-11 so far this year. They are averaging 72.5 points per contest (150th in the nation) while going 44.7% from the floor. The Spiders are hitting 34.0% on 3-pointers (253 of 744) and 72.0% from the charity stripe. As a team, Richmond is pulling down 32.6 boards per contest and is sitting with 454 dimes on the year, which is 41st in the nation in terms of passing. They lose possession via turnover 9.8 times per contest and as a basketball team they are committing 13.6 fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Spiders have forced 13.0 turnovers per contest and they draw 15.1 fouls. They are 236th in college hoops in giving up assists with 388 surrendered on the campaign. The Spiders defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 44.1% (775 of 1,756) and they surrender 35.8 boards per contest as a basketball team. They are conceding 35.2% on shots from beyond the arc and they are ranked 179th in D-1 in points per game allowed (69.0).

For their last game, the St. Bonaventure Bonnies took a loss by a score of 74-51 when they played VCU. The Bonnies corralled 19 defensive boards and 6 offensive rebounds for a total of 25 for the contest. They turned the ball over 16 times, while getting 14 steals in the game. VCU committed 16 personal fouls in this contest which got the Bonnies to the free throw line for a total of 20 attempts. They were able to bury 12 of those for a percentage of 60.0%. With regard to three-point shots, St. Bonaventure knocked down 3 out of 16 attempts (18.8%). When the final whistle was blown, the Bonnies went 18 out of 55 from the field which gave them a percentage of 32.7%. The Bonnies allowed VCU to knock down 27 out of their 53 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 50.9% for the matchup. They finished shooting 23.5% from three-point range by going 4 of 17 and finished the game at 16 out of 20 from the charity stripe (80.0%). In reference to rebounding, St. Bonaventure allowed VCU to grab 39 in total (8 on the offensive side).

Jaren Holmes was important for the Bonnies for the matchup. He made 3 of 6 for the game for a rate of 50.0%, and accounted for 1 rebound. He scored 10 points in his 40 minutes of playing time and earned 2 dimes for the contest.

St. Bonaventure has a win-loss mark of 19-8 this year. The Bonnies commit 13.5 fouls per contest and they hit 75.6% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 14.0 times per game (120th in the country) and they cough up possession 10.7 times per game. St. Bonaventure has tallied 1,906 points this year (70.6 per contest) and they pull in 34.7 boards per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Bonnies are connecting on 45.0% from the field, which has them ranked 128th in the country.

The St. Bonaventure defense surrenders 34.5% on 3-point shots (240 of 696) and their opposition knocks down 71.0% of their shots from the charity stripe. They surrender 14.2 dimes and 33.6 boards per game, which ranks them 293rd and 123rd in college hoops. The Bonnies are ranked 104th in college basketball in PPG given up with 66.7. They have forced 12.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 42.5% from the floor (145th in college hoops).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take St. Bonaventure and under the total points

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