Akron Zips vs St. Bonaventure Bonnies Prediction, 12/30/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Akron Zips vs St. Bonaventure Bonnies

Date: Saturday, December 30, 2023

Location: Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, OH

TV: ESPN+

The Akron Zips (8-3) are traveling to Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse on Saturday where they will meet the St. Bonaventure Bonnies (8-3).

The Akron Zips played Gardner-Webb and went home with a win by a final score of 94-90 in their last contest. Concerning personal fouls, the Zips left the arena with 17 and Gardner-Webb totaled 28 personal fouls. They also knocked down 12 of their 30 shots from 3-point land. Gardner-Webb went 75.0% from the free throw line by knocking down 18 of 24 attempts. Furthermore, Gardner-Webb snagged 32 boards (10 offensive, 22 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Gardner-Webb recorded 10 assists and had 7 steals in this game. When talking about the defense, Akron allowed their opponent to shoot 45.5% from the field on 30 of 66 shooting. They also recorded 11 assists in this matchup in addition to forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and getting 3 steals. In terms of grabbing boards, they compiled a total of 36 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Zips knocked down 30 of 41 tries for a rate of 73.2%. Akron walked away from the game with a 50.0% field goal percentage (29 out of 58) and converted 6 out of their 17 shots from beyond the arc.

Ali Ali is a guy who had an impact in this matchup. He ended up scoring 29 points on 9 of 11 shooting. He saw the court for 36 minutes and totaled 4 boards. He finished the game shooting 81.8% from the field and also distributed 2 dimes.

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Akron steps onto the hardwood with a mark of 8-3 on the year. They turn it over 13.3 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 15.5 fouls every game. As a unit, Akron is grabbing 36.9 rebounds per game and has accounted for 171 dimes this season, which has them ranked 163rd in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Zips are hitting 35.8% on shots beyond the perimeter (105 of 293) and 72.4% from the free throw line. They average 78.3 points per outing (108th in the nation) while connecting on 47.3% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Zips are forcing their opponents into 13.5 turnovers per game while drawing 17.9 fouls. They currently rank 146th in Division 1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 146 conceded on the year. The Zips defense is allowing an opponent FG percentage of 44.5% (281 of 632) and they surrender 30.2 boards per contest as a team. They are giving up 33.9% from beyond the arc and they are 89th in the nation in points per game allowed (66.8).

In their last game, the St. Bonaventure Bonnies walked away with a victory by a final of 90-64 when they played Binghamton. The Bonnies snagged 25 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards totaling 33 for the contest. They also coughed it up 10 times, while getting 8 steals in this game. Binghamton was called for 14 fouls for the game which got the Bonnies to the charity stripe for a total of 18 attempts. They were able to bury 16 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 88.9%. With regard to shooting from downtown, St. Bonaventure knocked down 10 of their 21 attempts (47.6%). Overall, the Bonnies finished the game shooting 32 out of 58 from the floor which had them shooting 55.2%. The Bonnies permitted Binghamton to knock down 26 out of 55 attempts from the field which left them shooting 47.3% for this contest. They went 20.0% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 3 of 15 and finished the contest at 9 out of 14 from the free throw line (64.3%). Concerning cleaning up the glass, St. Bonaventure allowed Binghamton to grab 23 overall (4 offensive).

Moses Flowers was important for the Bonnies in this matchup. He converted 8 out of 13 for the contest for a field goal rate of 61.5%, and accounted for 3 rebounds. He had 25 points in his 26 minutes of playing time, but wasn't able to notch an assist.

St. Bonaventure has a mark of 8-3 so far this season. When it comes to executing on offense, the Bonnies are shooting 48.5% from the floor, which ranks them 40th in D-1. St. Bonaventure has accumulated 830 pts this year (75.5 per game) and they average 33.3 boards per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 14.7 times per game (110th in the country) and they lose possession via turnover 11.6 times per contest. The Bonnies are committing 16.1 personal fouls every game and they connect on 77.4% from the charity stripe.

The St. Bonaventure defense allows 29.6% on shots from beyond the arc (69 of 233) and their opponents are connecting on 68.8% of their foul shots. They relinquish 13.2 dimes and 29.7 boards per game, which ranks them 225th and 9th in college basketball. The Bonnies on defense are ranked 45th in college hoops in PPG surrendered with 64.5. They have forced 14.0 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 42.5% from the field (175th in college basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take St. Bonaventure

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