Saint Joseph's Hawks vs St. Bonaventure Bonnies Prediction, 1/29/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Saint Joseph's Hawks vs St. Bonaventure Bonnies

Date: Saturday, January 29, 2022

Location: Reilly Center in St. Bonaventure, NY

TV: USA Net

Reilly Center is the site where the St. Bonaventure Bonnies (11-5) will attempt to beat the Saint Joseph's Hawks (9-10) on Saturday.

The Saint Joseph's Hawks took the court against Duquesne and went home with a win by a final score of 72-61 in their last contest. Saint Joseph's ended the contest having earned a 45.8% FG percentage (27 out of 59) and knocked down 12 out of their 26 shots from beyond the perimeter. From the charity stripe, the Hawks made 6 of 9 tries for a percentage of 66.7%. When talking about getting rebounds, they compiled 34 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 14 assists for this contest as well as forcing the opposition into 11 turnovers and earning 1 steal. In the matter of the defense, Saint Joseph's allowed their opponent to shoot 40.7% from the floor on 24 of 59 shooting. Duquesne doled out 4 assists and had 6 steals for this contest. Furthermore, Duquesne grabbed 29 boards (8 offensive, 21 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Duquesne finished the contest at 62.5% at the free throw line by burying 5 of their 8 attempts. They also made 8 of 14 attempts from distance. With respect to fouls, the Hawks finished with 10 and Duquesne recorded 10 fouls.

Jordan Hall is someone who came through for the matchup. He walked away from this one shooting 58.3% from the field and also dished out 6 assists. He played for 33 minutes played and also grabbed 10 rebounds. He finished with 18 points on 7 out of 12 shooting.

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Saint Joseph's heads into this matchup with a win-loss mark of 9-10 so far this season. They are turning it over 14.2 times per game and as a squad they commit 15.8 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Saint Joseph's is snagging 38.2 boards per contest and has tallied 260 dimes on the season, which has them ranked 150th in the country in terms of passing. The Hawks are connecting on 34.4% on 3-point shots (168 of 489) and 67.4% from the free throw line. They average 70.2 pts per game (215th in the country) while hitting 43.1% from the field.

Defensively, the Hawks are able to force 9.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 14.2 fouls. They relinquish 35.9% on shots from downtown while they are 216th in college basketball in points per game from their opponents (70.2). The Hawks are giving up a field goal percentage of 42.7% (499 of 1,168) and they concede 34.7 rebounds per contest as a team. They rank 124th in college basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 218 conceded for the season.

In their last game, the St. Bonaventure Bonnies went home defeated by a final of 75-66 against George Mason. Concerning rebounding, St. Bonaventure permitted George Mason to snag 27 overall (6 on the offensive side). They finished shooting 46.9% from distance via 15 of 32 and finished the contest at 8 out of 11 from the free throw line (72.7%). The Bonnies allowed George Mason to bury 26 of 50 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 52.0% in the game. When the game finished, the Bonnies shot 20 out of 51 from the floor which gave them a rate of 39.2%. When it comes to shots from distance, St. Bonaventure made 8 out of 23 tries (34.8%). They were able to knock down 18 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 75.0%. George Mason had 16 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Bonnies to the charity stripe for 24 attempts. They coughed up the ball 11 times, while getting 7 steals in the matchup. The Bonnies were able to collect 16 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds totaling 25 for the contest.

Kyle Lofton ended up having an impact for the Bonnies in this contest. He buried 5 out of 11 in the matchup for a field goal percentage of 45.5%, and earned 3 rebounds. He had 15 points in his 39 minutes on the court and had 4 assists in this game.

St. Bonaventure has a record of 11-5 this year. On the offensive side of the court, the Bonnies are connecting on 43.8% from the field, which has them ranked 204th in college basketball. St. Bonaventure has accumulated 1,120 points on the year (70.0 per contest) and they average 36.0 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 13.1 times per game (197th in the country) and they lose possession via turnover 10.9 times per game. The Bonnies commit 13.9 personal fouls every game while shooting 77.0% from the free throw line.

The Bonnies on the defensive end are ranked 146th in the country in points allowed per game with 67.6. They are forcing their opponents into 11.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 42.1% from the floor (147th in college hoops). The St. Bonaventure defense allows 35.7% on shots from distance (152 of 426) and their opponents are converting on 72.1% of their shots from the charity stripe. They allow 14.6 assists and 33.6 rebounds per contest, ranking them 305th and 126th in those categories.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take St. Bonaventure

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