Siena Saints vs St. Bonaventure Bonnies Prediction, 12/9/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Siena Saints vs St. Bonaventure Bonnies

Date: Saturday, December 9, 2023

Location: Reilly Center in St. Bonaventure, NY

TV: ESPN+

The Siena Saints (2-7) are en route to Reilly Center on Saturday where they will take on the St. Bonaventure Bonnies (6-2).

The Siena Saints faced off with Bryant and took a loss by a score of 67-51 in their last game. In regard to fouls, the Saints ended up with 16 and Bryant had 17 fouls. They converted 5 of their 25 tries from long range. Bryant ended up going 40.0% at the free throw line by burying 8 of their 20 attempts. In addition, Bryant grabbed 36 rebounds (6 offensive, 30 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Bryant dished out 12 assists and had 7 steals for the matchup. With regard to defending, Siena allowed the other team to shoot 45.0% from the field on 27 of 60 shooting. They also recorded 9 assists in the matchup as well as forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and getting 9 steals. With respect to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 47 with 15 of them being of the offensive variety. From the free throw line, the Saints knocked down 12 of 22 tries for a rate of 54.5%. Siena ended the game having earned a 27.1% field goal percentage (19 out of 70) and converted 1 of their 17 three-point attempts.

Giovanni Emejuru is a player who was a major contributor in the game. He ended up with 18 points on 6 of 12 shooting. He was on the court for 26 minutes played and also pulled down 15 boards. He shot 50.0% from the field but wasn't able to get an assist.

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Siena will enter this matchup with a win-loss record of 2-7 so far this year. They are turning it over 16.9 times per game and as a team are committing 14.6 personal fouls per game. As a team, Siena is pulling in 35.3 boards per contest and is sitting with 89 dimes on the season, which is 318th in the country in terms of passing the ball. The Saints are connecting on 23.5% on shots from downtown (38 of 162) and 55.8% from the charity stripe. They average 56.8 points per game (359th in Division 1) while connecting on 39.4% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Saints have forced 12.1 turnovers per contest while drawing 16.3 fouls. They are ranked 292nd in Division 1 in giving up assists with 127 surrendered on the season. The Saints defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 48.9% (258 of 528) and they relinquish 34.4 rebounds per game as a team. They are giving up 38.1% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are 255th in D-1 in opponents PPG (74.2).

The last time they took the court, the St. Bonaventure Bonnies went home victorious with a score of 94-60 against Niagara. The Bonnies were able to corral 22 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds for a total of 30 in this matchup. They also coughed it up 8 times, while getting 4 steals in the game. Niagara earned 11 fouls in this game which took the Bonnies to the free throw line for a total of 9 shots. They were able to convert 6 of the free throws for a rate of 66.7%. Pertaining to three-point attempts, St. Bonaventure converted 12 out of 19 tries (63.2%). At the conclusion of this game, the Bonnies went 38 out of 57 from the floor which gave them a rate of 66.7%. The Bonnies allowed Niagara to convert 19 out of their 48 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 39.6% for the matchup. They finished the game shooting 33.3% from three-point range by going 7 out of 21 and ended up shooting 15 of 18 at the charity stripe (83.3%). In reference to how they attacked the glass, St. Bonaventure allowed Niagara to grab 13 in all (2 offensive).

Mika Adams-Woods ended up being a factor for the Bonnies for the contest. He converted 10 of 11 in the game giving him a rate of 90.9%, and totaled 2 rebounds. He earned 25 points in his 37 mins on the court and accounted for 5 dimes in this game.

St. Bonaventure has a mark of 6-2 for the campaign. The Bonnies are responsible for committing 16.1 personal fouls per game and they shoot 77.3% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 14.8 times per game (108th in college basketball) and they turn it over 11.4 times per contest. St. Bonaventure has scored 597 points on the season (74.6 per game) and they collect 33.4 rebounds per contest. When it comes to offensive execution, the Bonnies are connecting on 47.5% from the floor, which has them ranked 69th in the country.

The Bonnies are ranked 70th in college basketball in points per game surrendered with 65.8. They are forcing their opponents into 14.1 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 42.6% from the field (190th in Division 1). The St. Bonaventure defense gives up 31.1% on shots from distance (55 of 177) and their opponents are connecting on 72.8% of their shots from the free throw line. They relinquish 13.4 assists and 29.0 rebounds per contest, which is ranked 253rd and 10th in those categories.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take St. Bonaventure

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