Saint Louis Billikens vs St. Bonaventure Bonnies Prediction, 3/9/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Saint Louis Billikens vs St. Bonaventure Bonnies

Date: Saturday, March 9, 2024

Location: Reilly Center in St. Bonaventure, NY

TV: ESPN+

The St. Bonaventure Bonnies (18-11) are hosting the Saint Louis Billikens (11-19) at Reilly Center on Saturday.

The Saint Louis Billikens stepped onto the hardwood against Dayton and took a loss by a score of 100-83 in their last game. Saint Louis ended the game with a 50.8% field goal percentage (31 of 61) and made 6 of their 23 shots from downtown. At the charity stripe, the Billikens buried 15 of 16 attempts for a rate of 93.8%. When discussing grabbing boards, they collected 16 with 3 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 13 assists for this game while forcing 11 turnovers and getting 8 steals. When it comes to defense, Saint Louis allowed 55.4% from the field on 36 out of 65 shooting. Dayton doled out 20 assists and had 6 steals in this contest. Additionally, Dayton pulled down 37 boards (12 offensive, 25 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Dayton shot 71.4% at the charity stripe by knocking down 10 of 14 shots. They also converted 18 out of their 33 attempts from beyond the perimeter. With respect to fouls, the Billikens ended up with 13 while Dayton accounted for 15 fouls.

Gibson Jimerson is a player who was a major contributor for the game. He finished the game at 61.5% from the floor and totaled 5 dimes. He was on the court for 40 minutes and collected 1 rebound. He was able to score 24 points on 8 out of 13 shooting.

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Saint Louis comes into this one with a record of 11-19 on the year. They have an average of 75.1 pts per contest (136th in the nation) while going 44.9% from the field. The Billikens are connecting on 37.0% on shots from 3-point land (236 of 638) and 75.2% from the free throw line. As a team, Saint Louis is collecting 33.2 boards per game and has accounted for 382 assists for the season, which has them ranked 218th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 11.7 times per game and as a unit they commit 18.1 fouls per contest.

Defensively, the Billikens are able to force 10.3 turnovers per game while drawing 17.7 fouls. They are ranked 255th in the country in allowing assists to the opposition with 413 surrendered this season. The Billikens are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 46.1% (828 of 1,795) and they concede 35.5 rebounds per game as a team. They concede 36.5% on shots from downtown while they are 347th in D-1 in PPG allowed (80.0).

In their last game, the St. Bonaventure Bonnies went home defeated by a final of 86-75 against George Washington. When discussing cleaning up the glass, St. Bonaventure allowed George Washington to collect 26 in total (4 offensive). They finished 51.7% from 3-point land by shooting 15 of 29 and walked away from this one shooting 17 out of 23 at the free throw line (73.9%). The Bonnies allowed George Washington to convert 27 out of 46 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 58.7% for the game. Overall, the Bonnies ended up shooting 27 out of 56 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 48.2%. In regard to 3-point shots, St. Bonaventure made 11 of 24 attempts (45.8%). They were able to make 10 of them for a rate of 83.3%. George Washington was called for 10 fouls for the contest which took the Bonnies to the free throw line for 12 attempts. They gave up possession of the ball 7 times, while getting 7 steals in this matchup. The Bonnies were able to collect 17 defensive rebounds and 4 offensive boards totaling 21 in the matchup.

Daryl Banks ended up being a major contributor for the Bonnies in the game. He made 6 out of 11 for the contest giving him a field goal percentage of 54.5%, and totaled 1 rebound. He racked up 23 points in his 30 minutes on the hardwood and accounted for 1 assist in the game.

St. Bonaventure has a record of 18-11 on the campaign. The Bonnies are responsible for committing 17.0 personal fouls every game and they hit 77.5% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 12.9 times per contest (205th in the country) and they turn it over 10.9 times per contest. St. Bonaventure has totaled 2,149 points so far this year (74.1 per contest) and they pull in 32.9 boards per game. As an offense, the Bonnies are hitting on 46.3% from the floor, which is 88th in college basketball.

The Bonnies defensively are ranked 74th in the nation in points given up per game with 68.1. They are able to force 13.1 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 44.4% from the floor (228th in the nation). The St. Bonaventure defense surrenders 32.9% on 3-point shots (213 of 647) and their opponents are making 68.7% of their free throw shots. They have relinquished 13.8 dimes and 31.3 total rebounds per game, which has them ranked 266th and 23rd in D-1.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take St. Bonaventure

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