La Salle Explorers vs St. Bonaventure Bonnies Prediction, 2/8/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: La Salle Explorers vs St. Bonaventure Bonnies

Date: Wednesday, February 8, 2023

Location: Reilly Center in St. Bonaventure, NY

TV: ESPN+

The St. Bonaventure Bonnies (13-11) will try to defeat the La Salle Explorers (10-13) at Reilly Center on Wednesday.

The La Salle Explorers stepped onto the hardwood against Saint Joseph's and took home the win by a score of 73-65 in their last game. When it comes to fouls, the Explorers ended up walking away with 16 while Saint Joseph's totaled 14 fouls. They also converted 6 of 25 attempts from distance. Saint Joseph's finished the contest at 38.5% when shooting free throws by knocking down 5 of 13 attempts. Moreover, Saint Joseph's totaled 31 rebounds (9 offensive, 22 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Saint Joseph's recorded 9 dimes and had 5 steals for the contest. When discussing defense, La Salle allowed the other team to shoot 43.5% from the floor on 27 out of 62 shooting. They also recorded 13 assists for the game while forcing 7 turnovers and earning 2 steals. With regard to grabbing boards, they collected 41 with 15 of them being of the offensive variety. From the free throw line, the Explorers knocked down 9 of their 13 shots for a rate of 69.2%. La Salle ended the game having earned a 43.5% FG percentage (27 out of 62) and made 10 out of their 23 three-point shots.

Josh Nickelberry is one guy who played a role for the matchup. He went 54.5% from the field but had no assists when the time ran out. He saw the court for 17 minutes played and also totaled 3 rebounds. He ended up finishing with 16 points on 6 out of 11 shooting.

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La Salle will enter this matchup with a record of 10-13 for the season. They currently have an average of 68.6 points per game (255th in the country) while going 41.1% from the floor. The Explorers are shooting 33.3% on three-point attempts (163 of 490) and 70.1% from the charity stripe. As a unit, La Salle is snagging 35.7 rebounds per game and is sitting with 277 dimes for the year, which has them ranked 300th in the nation in terms of passing. They are turning it over 13.0 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 17.5 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Explorers are able to force 13.3 turnovers per contest and they draw 16.8 personal fouls. They are giving up 36.0% from beyond the arc and they rank 262nd in college hoops in PPG allowed (72.3). The Explorers are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 44.6% (604 of 1,354) and they concede 37.4 rebounds per contest as a unit. They are 203rd in D-1 in giving up assists with 308 relinquished on the season.

When they last stepped on the court, the St. Bonaventure Bonnies walked away with a victory by a final of 68-59 when they played Dayton. In reference to rebounding, St. Bonaventure allowed Dayton to get 31 in all (9 on the offensive glass). They finished 20.0% from beyond the perimeter by connecting on 4 of 20 and ended up shooting 11 out of 17 at the charity stripe (64.7%). The Bonnies permitted Dayton to convert 22 of their 56 tries from the floor which left them with a rate of 39.3% for this game. Overall, the Bonnies went 23 out of 52 from the floor which had them sitting at 44.2%. With respect to shooting from distance, St. Bonaventure buried 9 of 24 attempts (37.5%). They were able to bury 13 of them for a rate of 68.4%. Dayton had 18 personal fouls for this contest which took the Bonnies to the charity stripe for a total of 19 shots. They gave up possession of the ball 7 times, while earning 5 steals for this game. The Bonnies earned 19 defensive boards and 9 offensive rebounds totaling 28 in this matchup.

Chad Venning pitched in for the Bonnies for the contest. He accumulated 17 points in his 36 mins of playing time and had 2 dimes in this contest. He knocked down 8 of 9 in this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 88.9%, and had 8 rebounds.

St. Bonaventure has a mark of 13-11 this year. As an offensive team, the Bonnies are connecting on 42.4% from the floor, which ranks them 292nd in college hoops. St. Bonaventure has scored 1,604 points on the year (66.8 per contest) and they snag 33.5 boards per contest. They are earning an assist 11.8 times per contest (293rd in D-1) and they are giving up possession 12.1 times per contest. The Bonnies commit 18.4 fouls per contest and they connect on 70.2% from the charity stripe.

The St. Bonaventure defense allows 27.7% on shots from behind the 3-point line (135 of 488) and opponents are making 70.9% of their shots from the charity stripe. They relinquish 12.3 assists and 34.0 boards on a nightly basis, which is ranked 156th and 179th in the country. The Bonnies on the defensive side of the court are 80th in college hoops in points per game surrendered with 66.1. They are forcing 12.9 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 42.4% from the field (121st in D-1).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take St. Bonaventure

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