Fordham Rams vs St. Bonaventure Bonnies Prediction, 1/13/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Fordham Rams vs St. Bonaventure Bonnies

Date: Saturday, January 13, 2024

Location: Reilly Center in St. Bonaventure, NY

TV: ESPN+

The St. Bonaventure Bonnies (10-4) will go up against the Fordham Rams (7-8) at Reilly Center on Saturday.

The Fordham Rams played La Salle and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 81-76 in their last game. Regarding fouls, the Rams ended up with 22 while La Salle recorded 18 fouls. They knocked down 6 of their 15 tries from long range. La Salle shot 83.3% from the charity stripe by burying 25 of their 30 tries. On top of that, La Salle totaled 34 boards (12 offensive, 22 defensive), but didn't notch a block. La Salle earned 17 assists and had 6 steals in this game. In terms of defending, Fordham allowed the other team to go 43.9% from the field on 25 out of 57 shooting. They also distributed 15 assists in this game in addition to forcing the opposition into 14 turnovers and getting 12 steals. Pertaining to hauling in boards, they compiled a total of 31 with 13 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Rams knocked down 13 of their 21 attempts for a rate of 61.9%. Fordham walked away from the game with a 42.2% field goal percentage (27 out of 64) and converted 9 of their 24 shots from beyond the arc.

Elijah Gray is a player who came through in this matchup. He finished with 18 points on 6 of 15 shooting. He saw the court for 29 minutes and also snagged 7 boards. He finished shooting 40.0% from the field and totaled 2 dimes.

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Fordham will enter this game with a win-loss record of 7-8 on the campaign. They currently have an average of 76.2 points per outing (150th in Division 1) while shooting 41.4% from the field. The Rams are shooting 32.8% on shots from distance (125 of 381) and 65.8% from the free throw line. As a team, Fordham is snagging 39.1 boards per contest and has racked up 210 assists on the campaign, which has them ranked 181st in the nation in terms of passing. They turn the ball over 14.6 times per contest and as a team they commit 20.6 fouls every game.

Defensively, the Rams are forcing 15.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 20.1 fouls. They are giving up 34.8% on 3-pointers and they are 259th in college hoops in PPG from their opponents (74.4). The Rams defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 43.5% (377 of 866) and they relinquish 37.5 rebounds per game as a group. They are ranked 107th in college hoops in allowing assists to their opponents with 178 surrendered on the year.

When they last stepped on the court, the St. Bonaventure Bonnies took a loss by a final score of 65-54 against Richmond. The Bonnies corralled 25 defensive boards and 5 offensive rebounds for a total of 30 for the matchup. They also turned the ball over 14 times, while earning 4 steals in the game. Richmond committed 11 fouls for the matchup which took the Bonnies to the charity stripe for 14 attempts. They were able to knock down 11 of the free throws for a clip of 78.6%. In reference to shooting from downtown, St. Bonaventure buried 5 of their 17 tries (29.4%). Overall, the Bonnies shot 19 for 49 from the floor which had them shooting 38.8%. The Bonnies allowed Richmond to convert 24 of 55 tries from the floor which had them at 43.6% in the matchup. They went 23.8% from 3-point land by connecting on 5 out of 21 and ended up shooting 12 out of 18 at the free throw line (66.7%). Regarding rebounding, St. Bonaventure permitted Richmond to collect 34 in total (9 on the offensive side).

Moses Flowers ended up being a factor for the Bonnies in this contest. He converted 5 out of 9 for this game for a field goal rate of 55.6%, and had 2 rebounds. He earned 15 points in his 26 mins on the court, but went home with no dimes.

St. Bonaventure has a mark of 10-4 this year. The Bonnies commit 16.3 personal fouls every game and they connect on 77.5% from the free throw line. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 13.2 times per contest (211th in the country) and they are giving up possession 11.2 times per game. St. Bonaventure has totaled 1,035 pts for the year (73.9 per contest) and they snag 33.7 boards per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Bonnies are hitting on 47.0% from the field, which ranks 82nd in the country.

The Bonnies on defense are ranked 53rd in the country in PPG surrendered with 65.3. They are forcing 13.1 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 43.2% from the floor (189th in the country). The St. Bonaventure defense gives up 30.1% from downtown (89 of 296) and their opposition knocks down 68.9% of their foul shots. They have allowed 13.4 dimes and 30.1 rebounds per contest, ranking them 231st and 14th in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Fordham

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