Saint Joseph's Hawks vs St. Bonaventure Bonnies Prediction, 2/26/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Saint Joseph's Hawks vs St. Bonaventure Bonnies

Date: Sunday, February 26, 2023

Location: Reilly Center in St. Bonaventure, NY

TV: ESPN+

The St. Bonaventure Bonnies (13-16) will play the Saint Joseph's Hawks (13-15) at Reilly Center on Sunday.

The Saint Joseph's Hawks stepped onto the hardwood against VCU and took a loss by a final of 88-63 in their last contest. Saint Joseph's finished the contest having earned a 37.5% field goal percentage (21 of 56) and converted 8 of their 28 shots from beyond the perimeter. At the free throw line, the Hawks made 13 of 18 attempts for a rate of 72.2%. In regard to hauling in rebounds, they collected 25 with 5 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 10 dimes for this contest while forcing 9 turnovers and getting 3 steals. With regard to defense, Saint Joseph's allowed the other team to shoot 52.5% from the field on 31 of 59 shooting. VCU recorded 14 assists and had 6 steals for the game. Moreover, VCU snagged 31 rebounds (8 offensive, 23 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. VCU ended up going 83.3% from the charity stripe by knocking down 15 of 18 shots. They also knocked down 11 of their 19 shots from three-point range. When it comes to fouls, the Hawks ended up walking away with 15 while VCU totaled 16 fouls.

Erik Reynolds II is a player who had an impact for this contest. He finished shooting 53.3% from the field and recorded 1 assist. He played 36 minutes and also grabbed 1 board. He racked up 21 points on 8 of 15 shooting.

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Saint Joseph's heads into this game with a win-loss mark of 13-15 this season. They lose possession by turning the ball over 13.1 times per contest and as a squad they commit 17.8 personal fouls per game. As a unit, Saint Joseph's is collecting 35.0 rebounds per contest and has totaled 338 dimes so far this season, which is 288th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. The Hawks are shooting 33.3% on three-point shots (241 of 724) and 67.8% from the free throw line. They are averaging 72.0 points per outing (173rd in Division 1) while going 42.7% from the floor.

On defense, the Hawks are able to force 13.5 turnovers every game while drawing 17.8 personal fouls. They give up 35.1% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 258th in D-1 in PPG allowed (72.5). The Hawks defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 43.5% (710 of 1,632) and they concede 36.2 boards per game as a group. They rank 312th in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 419 relinquished on the year.

In their last game, the St. Bonaventure Bonnies walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 74-61 against Davidson. The Bonnies collected 23 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive rebounds for a total of 28 for this contest. They also coughed it up 10 times, while getting 5 steals in the matchup. Davidson earned 11 personal fouls for the contest which got the Bonnies to the free throw line for a total of 7 tries. They were able to make 4 of those for a percentage of 57.1%. When discussing shots from beyond the arc, St. Bonaventure knocked down 9 of 25 tries (36.0%). Overall, the Bonnies went 24 for 55 from the field which gave them a rate of 43.6%. The Bonnies allowed Davidson to convert 24 of 51 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 47.1% in this contest. They went 36.0% from three-point range by connecting on 9 out of 25 and ended up going 17 out of 25 at the free throw line (68.0%). In regard to how they cleaned up the glass, St. Bonaventure permitted Davidson to snag 34 overall (7 offensive).

Moses Flowers ended up being a factor for the Bonnies in this contest. He made 7 of 11 for the contest for a field goal percentage of 63.6%, and had 2 rebounds. He tallied 16 points in his 30 mins on the court and had 3 dimes in the game.

St. Bonaventure has a mark of 13-16 so far this season. As an offense, the Bonnies are hitting on 42.7% from the floor, which is ranked 287th in college basketball. St. Bonaventure has accounted for 1,933 pts on the campaign (66.7 per contest) and they pull down 32.8 boards per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 11.9 times per contest (286th in the country) and they lose possession via turnover 12.4 times per game. The Bonnies commit 18.7 fouls per game and they connect on 69.9% from the charity stripe.

The Bonnies on the defensive end are ranked 104th in college hoops in points per game surrendered with 67.3. They are forcing their opponents into 13.2 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 43.2% from the field (145th in college hoops). The St. Bonaventure defense allows 29.0% on 3-point shots (175 of 603) and their opponents are converting on 70.2% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have given up 12.9 dimes and 34.6 total rebounds per game, which is 201st and 218th in the nation.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take St. Bonaventure

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