St. Bonaventure Bonnies vs Buffalo Bulls Prediction, 12/3/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Bonaventure Bonnies vs Buffalo Bulls

Date: Saturday, December 3, 2022

Location: Alumni Arena in Buffalo, NY

TV: Hulu Live TV

The Buffalo Bulls (3-4) are welcoming the St. Bonaventure Bonnies (5-2) at Alumni Arena on Saturday.

The St. Bonaventure Bonnies stepped onto the hardwood against MTSU and earned the victory with a final of 71-64 in their last contest. St. Bonaventure finished with a 48.9% field goal percentage (22 of 45) and buried 6 out of their 16 three-point attempts. When they shot from the free throw line, the Bonnies converted 21 of their 30 attempts for a rate of 70.0%. In regard to hauling in rebounds, they compiled 26 with 7 of them being offensive. They also recorded 8 assists in this contest while forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and getting 7 steals. In the matter of defense, St. Bonaventure allowed the other team to shoot 46.6% from the floor on 27 of 58 shooting. MTSU dished out 9 assists and had 8 steals in the game. Furthermore, MTSU snagged 29 boards (13 offensive, 16 defensive), but didn't have a block. MTSU finished the game at 44.4% from the free throw line by converting 8 of their 18 shots. They also converted 2 of 18 shots from beyond the arc. In regard to fouls, the Bonnies ended up with 18 and MTSU recorded 22 fouls.

Kyrell Luc is one player who was a major factor for this game. He racked up 22 points on 7 of 14 shooting. He was on the court for 38 minutes and snagged 2 rebounds. He finished the game shooting 50.0% from the floor and also earned 3 assists.

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St. Bonaventure comes into this one with a win-loss record of 5-2 on the campaign. They currently have an average of 72.6 pts per game (183rd in college basketball) while shooting 45.1% from the floor. The Bonnies are hitting 37.3% on shots from 3-point land (53 of 142) and 72.0% from the charity stripe. As a unit, St. Bonaventure is collecting 35.1 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 86 assists for the year, which is 280th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 13.4 times per contest and as a group are committing 18.4 fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Bonnies are able to force 13.0 turnovers per game while drawing 17.1 personal fouls. They currently rank 94th in college basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 79 relinquished on the campaign. The Bonnies defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 41.0% (163 of 398) and they relinquish 33.3 boards per contest as a team. They give up 24.6% on shots from distance while they are 103rd in college basketball in PPG allowed (65.3).

For their last game, the Buffalo Bulls took home the win by a final score of 86-66 against Canisius. When discussing team rebounding, Buffalo allowed Canisius to snag 37 in total (16 on the offensive glass). They wrapped up this game 22.2% from beyond the perimeter by going 8 of 36 and finished the contest at 10 of 15 from the charity stripe (66.7%). The Bulls allowed Canisius to bury 24 of 72 tries from the field which left them with a rate of 33.3% for the contest. When the final whistle was blown, the Bulls shot 32 out of 66 from the field which had them shooting 48.5%. When it comes to shots from 3-point land, Buffalo made 6 out of 16 tries (37.5%). They were able to convert 16 of them for a rate of 76.2%. Canisius was called for 18 personal fouls for the contest which got the Bulls to the charity stripe for 21 shots. They also gave up possession 15 times, while earning 11 steals in this game. The Bulls were able to corral 29 defensive boards and 8 offensive rebounds totaling 37 in the game.

Curtis Jones was important for the Bulls in this contest. He accumulated 22 points in his 33 minutes on the hardwood and had 2 assists in the game. He buried 9 out of 17 for this contest for a field goal rate of 52.9%, and had 6 rebounds.

Buffalo has a record of 3-4 for the campaign. When it comes to offense, the Bulls are connecting on 44.6% from the floor, which is 193rd in Division 1. Buffalo has tallied 513 points this year (73.3 per game) and they average 31.6 rebounds per contest. Their rate of earning assists is at 11.4 times per contest (305th in college basketball) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 16.4 times per contest. The Bulls have committed 20.4 personal fouls per contest and they hit 70.2% from the charity stripe.

The Bulls defensively are ranked 342nd in college basketball in PPG given up with 78.7. They are forcing their opponents into 17.1 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 44.9% from the floor (275th in college hoops). The Buffalo defense allows 29.9% on shots from distance (44 of 147) and opponents are knocking down 74.3% of their free throw shots. They concede 13.9 assists and 37.0 rebounds per game, which has them ranked 269th and 297th in college basketball.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take St. Bonaventure

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