St. Bonaventure Bonnies vs Duquesne Dukes Prediction, 3/16/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Bonaventure Bonnies vs Duquesne Dukes

Date: Saturday, March 16, 2024

Location: Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY

TV: CBSSN

The Duquesne Dukes (22-11) will play the St. Bonaventure Bonnies (20-12) at Barclays Center on Saturday.

The St. Bonaventure Bonnies faced Loyola and went home with a win by a final score of 75-74 in their last game. In relation to personal fouls, the Bonnies ended up with 23 and Loyola finished the game with 24 personal fouls. They also made 6 of their 23 attempts from long range. Loyola finished shooting 66.7% at the charity stripe by making 18 of their 27 attempts. On top of that, Loyola collected 44 rebounds (20 offensive, 24 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Loyola totaled 18 assists and had 8 steals in the game. With regard to defending, St. Bonaventure let their opponent shoot 33.3% from the field on 25 of 75 shooting. They also recorded 8 assists in this matchup while forcing 12 turnovers and earning 9 steals. Concerning hauling in rebounds, they earned a total of 42 with 12 of them being of the offensive variety. At the free throw line, the Bonnies converted 27 of their 31 shots for a percentage of 87.1%. St. Bonaventure ended the contest with a 36.7% FG percentage (22 out of 60) and made 4 of their 18 shots from distance.

Daryl Banks is a player who was important in the game. He finished the game shooting 33.3% from the floor and also earned 2 assists. He played 42 minutes and also totaled 8 boards. He finished with 22 points on 4 out of 12 shooting.

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St. Bonaventure enters this one with a win-loss record of 20-12 this season. They are giving up possession 10.8 times per game and as a basketball team they commit 16.9 fouls per game. As a unit, St. Bonaventure is pulling in 33.0 boards per game and has earned 401 dimes this season, which is 232nd in the country in terms of passing the rock. The Bonnies are shooting 37.0% on 3-point shots (245 of 663) and 77.5% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 73.9 points per outing (170th in Division 1) while going 45.7% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Bonnies are forcing their opponents into 13.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 16.3 personal fouls. They are conceding 33.1% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 80th in college hoops in points per game allowed (68.6). The Bonnies defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 44.2% (771 of 1,746) and they surrender 32.2 boards per game as a squad. They are 274th in Division 1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 446 conceded on the campaign.

When they last stepped on the court, the Duquesne Dukes went home victorious with a score of 65-57 against Dayton. With respect to team rebounding, Duquesne allowed Dayton to get 26 overall (7 on the offensive side). They finished 26.9% from distance by connecting on 7 of 26 and walked away from this one shooting 18 of 25 from the free throw line (72.0%). The Dukes allowed Dayton to bury 16 out of 50 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 32.0% in this matchup. In all, the Dukes walked away from this one shooting 24 for 57 from the field which had them at 42.1%. In relation to three-point attempts, Duquesne knocked down 7 of 22 tries (31.8%). They were able to make 10 of them for a percentage of 76.9%. Dayton was called for 13 personal fouls for the game which took the Dukes to the charity stripe for a total of 13 shots. They gave up possession of the ball 11 times, while recording 4 steals for the game. The Dukes corralled 31 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds for a total of 39 in this game.

Jimmy Clark ended up being a factor for the Dukes in the game. He tallied 16 points in his 33 minutes on the court and accounted for 4 assists in this contest. He converted 5 of 11 for the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 45.5%, and had 3 rebounds.

Duquesne has a mark of 22-11 so far this season. The Dukes have committed 17.5 personal fouls per contest and they go 71.6% from the free throw line. Their rate of earning assists is at 13.3 times per contest (160th in Division 1) and they turn the ball over 11.8 times per contest. Duquesne has tallied 2,350 points so far this year (71.2 per game) and they grab 35.2 boards per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Dukes are shooting 43.9% from the field, which has them ranked 226th in D-1.

The Duquesne defense allows 32.3% on shots from beyond the perimeter (218 of 675) and their opponents are connecting on 70.1% of their free throw attempts. They have surrendered 12.3 dimes and 34.4 boards per contest, which is ranked 122nd and 167th in college hoops. The Dukes are ranked 43rd in college basketball in points allowed per game with 66.7. They are able to force 13.3 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 42.1% from the floor (85th in the country).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Duquesne

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