St. Bonaventure Bonnies vs Florida Gulf Coast Eagles Prediction, 11/13/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Bonaventure Bonnies vs Florida Gulf Coast Eagles

Date: Wednesday, November 13, 2024

Location: Alico Arena in Fort Myers, FL

TV: ESPN+

Alico Arena is the location where the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles (0-2) will try to defeat the St. Bonaventure Bonnies (2-0) on Wednesday.

The St. Bonaventure Bonnies faced Canisius and walked away with a win by a score of 87-78 in their last contest. St. Bonaventure walked away from the game with a 53.4% field goal percentage (31 out of 58) and converted 5 out of their 19 3-point shots. At the free throw line, the Bonnies converted 20 of their 24 attempts for a rate of 83.3%. When discussing grabbing rebounds, they collected 35 with 14 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 11 assists for the matchup in addition to forcing the other team into 9 turnovers and having 8 steals. In regard to defending, St. Bonaventure allowed the other team to go 48.2% from the field on 27 of 56 shooting. Canisius recorded 13 dimes and had 6 steals for this game. Additionally, Canisius had 20 boards (6 offensive, 14 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Canisius went 83.3% when shooting free throws by converting 10 of their 12 tries. They also knocked down 14 of 32 tries from 3-point land. In reference to personal fouls, the Bonnies finished with 9 while Canisius recorded 18 personal fouls.

Chance Moore is a player who was a major contributor in this contest. He ended up going 69.2% from the field but didn't record an assist. He was on the hardwood for 33 minutes and snagged 6 rebounds. He ended up finishing with 27 points on 9 of 13 shooting.

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St. Bonaventure enters this one with a record of 2-0 on the year. They currently have an average of 78.5 pts per game (200th in the nation) while hitting 45.1% from the floor. The Bonnies are connecting on 23.5% on three-point attempts (12 of 51) and 74.1% from the free throw line. As a team, St. Bonaventure is collecting 38.5 boards per game and has accumulated 21 assists for the season, which has them ranked 340th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 13.0 times per contest and as a team they commit 11.5 personal fouls every game.

On defense, the Bonnies are able to force 15.0 turnovers per game while drawing 22.0 fouls. They are surrendering 39.2% on 3-point attempts while they are 136th in college basketball in points per game allowed (67.0). The Bonnies defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 42.7% (47 of 110) and they surrender 29.0 rebounds per game as a squad. They currently rank 176th in college hoops in giving up assists to their opponents with 27 relinquished so far this season.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 67-51 when they played TCU. With respect to cleaning the glass, Florida Gulf Coast permitted TCU to snag 32 in all (10 on the offensive side). They finished 27.3% from beyond the perimeter by going 6 of 22 and ended up shooting 11 of 14 at the charity stripe (78.6%). The Eagles permitted TCU to convert 25 of 55 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 45.5% for the matchup. At the conclusion of this game, the Eagles went 20 out of 50 from the floor which had them shooting 40.0%. In the matter of three-point shots, Florida Gulf Coast converted 6 of their 25 tries (24.0%). They were able to knock down 5 of those for a rate of 55.6%. TCU was called for 10 personal fouls in this game which got the Eagles to the free throw line for 9 tries. They turned it over 14 times, while recording 5 steals for the matchup. The Eagles pulled down 19 defensive boards and 5 offensive boards for a total of 24 for this game.

Keeshawn Kellman was important for the Eagles in the matchup. He totaled 18 points in his 31 minutes on the court and added 1 assist in the matchup. He converted 9 out of 11 in the game giving him a rate of 81.8%, and earned 9 rebounds.

Florida Gulf Coast has a win-loss mark of 0-2 on the year. When it comes to offense, the Eagles are shooting 39.8% from the field, which is 307th in college hoops. Florida Gulf Coast has totaled 115 points on the year (57.5 per game) and they collect 29.0 boards per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 11.0 times per contest (314th in college basketball) and they lose possession via turnover 11.5 times per game. The Eagles are responsible for committing 18.0 fouls per game and they shoot 70.0% from the free throw line.

The Eagles are ranked 182nd in college basketball in PPG allowed with 70.0. They are able to force 10.5 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 40.5% from the floor (163rd in D-1). The Florida Gulf Coast defense surrenders 34.0% on three-point shots (18 of 53) and opponents are knocking down 82.4% of their free throw shots. They have conceded 12.5 assists and 39.5 boards per contest, which ranks them 188th and 304th in those categories.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Florida Gulf Coast

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