St. Bonaventure Bonnies vs Xavier Musketeers Prediction, 3/29/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Bonaventure Bonnies vs Xavier Musketeers

Date: Tuesday, March 29, 2022

Location: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

TV: ESPN

Odds/Point Spread: St. Bonaventure (+1)

The St. Bonaventure Bonnies (23-9) are headed to Madison Square Garden on Tuesday where they will try to defeat the Xavier Musketeers (21-13). Xavier is 1-point favorites from Vegas oddsmakers. The total has been set at 142.

The St. Bonaventure Bonnies stepped onto the hardwood against Virginia and notched a win by a score of 52-51 in their last contest. In regard to personal fouls, the Bonnies ended up with 12 while Virginia recorded 11 personal fouls. They also converted 5 of their 19 shots from long range. Virginia finished shooting 75.0% at the charity stripe by making 6 of 8 shots. Furthermore, Virginia pulled down 33 rebounds (7 offensive, 26 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Virginia doled out 13 assists and had 2 steals in the game. Pertaining to defense, St. Bonaventure allowed 37.7% from the field on 20 out of 53 shooting. They also recorded 9 assists in the game as well as forcing the other team into 9 turnovers and having 5 steals. With regard to pulling down boards, they earned 33 with 6 of them being of the offensive variety. At the charity stripe, the Bonnies converted 9 of 9 tries for a percentage of 100.0%. St. Bonaventure ended the game with a 37.0% FG percentage (20 out of 54) and made 3 of their 15 shots from distance.

Osun Osunniyi is one guy who was a major factor in this contest. He accounted for 10 points on 3 out of 5 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 27 minutes and also totaled 6 rebounds. He finished the game shooting 60.0% from the floor and recorded 1 assist.

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St. Bonaventure will play this game with a mark of 23-9 for the campaign. They lose possession by turning the ball over 10.4 times per contest and as a team they are committing 13.3 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, St. Bonaventure is collecting 33.8 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 433 assists on the campaign, which is 144th in the country in terms of passing. The Bonnies are connecting on 32.8% on three-point shots (191 of 582) and 75.0% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 69.8 pts per game (213th in college basketball) while connecting on 45.2% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Bonnies are forcing their opponents into 12.8 turnovers every game and they draw 15.0 personal fouls. They are giving up 34.2% on three-point shots and they are 74th in college basketball in PPG allowed (65.9). The Bonnies defense is giving up an opponent FG percentage of 42.4% (771 of 1,817) and they concede 33.5 boards per game as a group. They are currently ranked 309th in college basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 459 conceded this year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Xavier Musketeers walked away with a victory by a final of 75-73 when they played Vanderbilt. The Musketeers corralled 25 defensive boards and 5 offensive boards for a total of 30 for this contest. They coughed up the ball 10 times, while recording 5 steals in the matchup. Vanderbilt was called for 18 fouls in the game which took the Musketeers to the charity stripe for 24 tries. They were able to knock down 16 of the free throw tries for a rate of 66.7%. In terms of shots from beyond the arc, Xavier made 5 of 14 attempts (35.7%). In all, the Musketeers went 27 out of 51 from the field which gave them a percentage of 52.9%. The Musketeers permitted Vanderbilt to make 26 of 59 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 44.1% in this game. They finished shooting 33.3% from behind the 3-point line by connecting on 8 out of 24 and ended up going 13 out of 18 from the charity stripe (72.2%). In reference to how they cleaned up the glass, Xavier permitted Vanderbilt to get 29 in total (7 offensive).

Zach Freemantle pitched in for the Musketeers for this contest. He totaled 16 points in his 26 minutes on the court, but left the arena with no assists. He converted 5 out of 9 in the game for a field goal rate of 55.6%, and tallied 6 rebounds.

Xavier has a mark of 21-13 on the year. On the offensive side of the ball, the Musketeers are shooting 44.8% from the field, which ranks them 129th in the country. Xavier has scored 2,511 pts this year (73.9 per contest) and they collect 37.2 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 14.7 times per game (67th in the nation) and they are losing possession via turnover 11.7 times per game. The Musketeers have committed 15.4 fouls per contest and they shoot 70.2% from the free throw line.

The Musketeers on the defensive end are ranked 172nd in college basketball in PPG surrendered with 68.9. They are forcing 12.9 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 42.2% from the field (123rd in D-1). The Xavier defense concedes 31.9% on shots from behind the 3-point line (239 of 750) and their opponents are making 74.1% of their foul shots. They allow 12.3 dimes and 34.6 boards per contest, ranking them 156th and 173rd in the country.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take St. Bonaventure (+1)

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