Saint Joseph's Hawks vs St. Bonaventure Bonnies Prediction, 1/26/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

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

Date: Friday, January 26, 2024

Location: Reilly Center in St. Bonaventure, NY

TV: ESPN

The St. Bonaventure Bonnies (11-7) will play the Saint Joseph's Hawks (13-6) at Reilly Center on Friday.

The Saint Joseph's Hawks took the court against UMass and walked away with a win by a score of 78-77 in their last contest. Saint Joseph's walked away from the game with a 47.5% field goal percentage (29 out of 61) and converted 9 of their 19 3-pointers. When they shot from the free throw line, the Hawks converted 11 of their 17 shots for a rate of 64.7%. In reference to pulling down boards, they earned 33 with 7 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 14 assists in the game in addition to forcing 17 turnovers and having 11 steals. Pertaining to defense, Saint Joseph's allowed the other team to shoot 44.6% from the floor on 29 out of 65 shooting. UMass doled out 19 dimes and had 9 steals in this matchup. Furthermore, UMass grabbed 38 boards (10 offensive, 28 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. UMass ended up shooting 82.4% at the charity stripe by converting 14 of their 17 attempts. They knocked down 5 of their 16 attempts from long range. With respect to personal fouls, the Hawks left the arena with 15 while UMass finished the game with 16 personal fouls.

Erik Reynolds II is a player who was a major contributor for the matchup. He scored 31 points on 11 out of 17 shooting. He saw the court for 36 mins and snagged 3 boards. He finished the game shooting 64.7% from the floor and also distributed 3 assists.

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Saint Joseph's will enter this matchup with a record of 13-6 for the season. They lose possession by turning the ball over 11.2 times per game and as a unit are committing 16.3 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Saint Joseph's is collecting 38.0 boards per contest and is sitting with 294 dimes on the year, which has them ranked 71st in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. The Hawks are shooting 36.9% on shots from downtown (202 of 548) and 72.9% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 77.8 pts per game (94th in Division 1) while connecting on 45.0% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Hawks are forcing 12.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 15.7 fouls. They are relinquishing 31.0% on three-point shots and they rank 99th in college basketball in points per game from their opponents (68.1). The Hawks defense is giving up an opponent FG percentage of 39.0% (444 of 1,139) and they relinquish 36.1 rebounds per contest as a group. They are currently ranked 213th in college hoops in allowing assists with 251 surrendered on the season.

The last time they took the court, the St. Bonaventure Bonnies went home defeated by a final of 54-50 against Duquesne. The Bonnies were able to snag 23 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive boards for a total of 36 in the game. They gave up possession 16 times, while getting 9 steals in this contest. Duquesne committed 17 personal fouls for this contest which got the Bonnies to the free throw line for a total of 24 shots. They were able to bury 16 of them for a rate of 66.7%. In reference to shots from beyond the arc, St. Bonaventure knocked down 2 out of their 13 attempts (15.4%). When the game finished, the Bonnies shot 16 out of 59 from the floor which had them shooting 27.1%. The Bonnies permitted Duquesne to bury 15 of 49 attempts from the floor which had them sitting at 30.6% for the matchup. They shot 33.3% from distance by going 7 out of 21 and ended up shooting 17 out of 30 from the charity stripe (56.7%). Concerning rebounding, St. Bonaventure permitted Duquesne to collect 38 in all (12 offensive).

Charles Pride ended up being a factor for the Bonnies in this game. He knocked down 6 out of 11 in this game for a field goal rate of 54.5%, and had 4 rebounds. He accumulated 14 points in his 37 mins of playing time and had 1 assist in this contest.

St. Bonaventure has a mark of 11-7 for the season. On the offensive side of the ball, the Bonnies are connecting on 45.5% from the field, which has them ranked 150th in the country. St. Bonaventure has earned 1,318 points for the season (73.2 per game) and they average 33.8 rebounds per contest. They are earning an assist 12.5 times per game (253rd in Division 1) and they are giving up possession 11.1 times per game. The Bonnies are responsible for committing 17.3 fouls every game and they hit 77.8% from the free throw line.

The Bonnies are ranked 46th in Division 1 in PPG given up with 65.6. They are forcing 13.4 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 43.1% from the field (170th in college basketball). The St. Bonaventure defense allows 30.9% on three-point shots (118 of 382) and opponents are connecting on 67.3% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have relinquished 12.9 dimes and 31.3 boards on a nightly basis, which is 189th and 28th in those categories.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take St. Bonaventure

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