Binghamton Bearcats vs St. Bonaventure Bonnies Prediction, 12/22/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Binghamton Bearcats vs St. Bonaventure Bonnies

Date: Friday, December 22, 2023

Location: Reilly Center in St. Bonaventure, NY

TV: ESPN+

Reilly Center is the location where the St. Bonaventure Bonnies (7-3) will take on the Binghamton Bearcats (7-4) on Friday.

The Binghamton Bearcats played Niagara and walked away with a win by a score of 74-69 in their last contest. When discussing personal fouls, the Bearcats walked away with 17 and Niagara totaled 21 personal fouls. They converted 10 out of their 25 attempts from beyond the arc. Niagara finished the contest at 69.2% from the free throw line by burying 9 of their 13 attempts. Furthermore, Niagara snagged 33 boards (8 offensive, 25 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Niagara distributed 12 assists and had 3 steals in this game. With regard to defending, Binghamton allowed their opponent to shoot 37.3% from the floor on 25 of 67 shooting. They also distributed 10 dimes for the contest while forcing 7 turnovers and earning 3 steals. When discussing hauling in rebounds, they earned a total of 43 with 12 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Bearcats knocked down 18 of 27 shots for a percentage of 66.7%. Binghamton finished with a 42.9% FG percentage (27 out of 63) and converted 2 of 8 shots from downtown.

Tariq Balogun is a player who was important for this game. He finished 70.0% from the floor but had no assists at the end of the game. He saw the court for 30 minutes and also totaled 7 boards. He totaled 21 points on 7 of 10 shooting.

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Binghamton will play this game with a record of 7-4 this year. They are turning it over 12.3 times per contest and as a team are committing 17.5 fouls per game. As a unit, Binghamton is grabbing 39.5 rebounds per game and has 160 assists on the season, which has them ranked 159th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. The Bearcats are shooting 32.4% on shots from beyond the arc (67 of 207) and 67.8% from the free throw line. They are averaging 73.9 pts per contest (214th in Division 1) while hitting 45.6% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Bearcats have forced 10.0 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 18.5 personal fouls. They are conceding 34.9% from 3-point land and they are ranked 184th in D-1 in points per game from their opponents (70.9). The Bearcats are allowing a field goal percentage of 40.6% (275 of 678) and they surrender 35.2 rebounds per game as a team. They are 96th in the nation in giving up assists to the opposition with 127 surrendered this year.

The last time they took the court, the St. Bonaventure Bonnies took a loss by a score of 64-54 when they played Florida Atlantic. The Bonnies were able to pull down 26 defensive rebounds and 2 offensive rebounds for a total of 28 for this game. They turned it over 20 times, while getting 8 steals for the matchup. Florida Atlantic had 14 personal fouls for the contest which took the Bonnies to the charity stripe for 11 attempts. They were able to knock down 7 of the free throws for a rate of 63.6%. When talking about shots from downtown, St. Bonaventure made 7 of their 18 attempts (38.9%). When the final whistle blew, the Bonnies went 20 out of 48 from the field which gave them a rate of 41.7%. The Bonnies allowed Florida Atlantic to make 23 of 56 attempts from the field which had them sitting at 41.1% for the contest. They went 25.0% from 3-point land by going 5 of 20 and finished the game at 13 out of 23 from the free throw line (56.5%). In reference to cleaning up the glass, St. Bonaventure allowed Florida Atlantic to collect 35 in total (9 offensive).

Moses Flowers was important for the Bonnies for this contest. He totaled 12 points in his 21 minutes of playing time, but wasn't able to earn an assist. He made 4 out of 10 in this matchup giving him a rate of 40.0%, and tallied 5 rebounds.

St. Bonaventure has a record of 7-3 for the season. The Bonnies are committing 16.1 fouls per game and they hit 76.0% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 14.4 times per contest (129th in the nation) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 11.8 times per game. St. Bonaventure has earned 740 points for the year (74.0 per game) and they grab 33.3 rebounds per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Bonnies are shooting 47.8% from the floor, which ranks them 60th in college basketball.

The St. Bonaventure defense gives up 30.3% from downtown (66 of 218) and opponents are knocking down 69.2% of their free throw attempts. They have conceded 12.9 assists and 30.0 rebounds per game, which ranks them 202nd and 14th in those categories on the defensive end. The Bonnies on the defensive end are ranked 46th in Division 1 in PPG surrendered with 64.6. They are forcing 14.0 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 42.0% from the field (156th in the country).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take St. Bonaventure

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