St. Bonaventure Bonnies vs Providence Friars Prediction, 12/14/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Bonaventure Bonnies vs Providence Friars

Date: Saturday, December 14, 2024

Location: Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, CT

TV: ESPN+

The Providence Friars (7-4) will play the St. Bonaventure Bonnies (9-1) at Mohegan Sun Arena on Saturday.

The St. Bonaventure Bonnies took the court against Buffalo and walked away with a win by a score of 65-55 in their last game. St. Bonaventure ended having earned a 44.7% FG percentage (21 out of 47) and buried 4 out of their 15 three-point attempts. From the charity stripe, the Bonnies knocked down 19 of 24 shots for a rate of 79.2%. When discussing hauling in boards, they earned 25 with 6 of them being offensive. They also recorded 11 assists in the matchup while forcing 18 turnovers and earning 10 steals. When talking about the defense, St. Bonaventure allowed their opponent to shoot 41.7% from the field on 20 of 48 shooting. Buffalo doled out 8 assists and had 4 steals for the game. Moreover, Buffalo totaled 23 boards (4 offensive, 19 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Buffalo ended up shooting 100.0% when shooting free throws by making 7 of their 7 shots. They also buried 8 of their 25 tries from 3-point land. When talking about fouls, the Bonnies finished with 11 and Buffalo finished the game with 18 fouls.

Chance Moore is someone who came through in the game. He ended up going 45.5% from the floor but had no dimes when the game ended. He was on the court for 38 minutes played and grabbed 2 boards. He accumulated 16 points on 5 of 11 shooting.

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St. Bonaventure heads into this contest with a record of 9-1 so far this season. They are turning it over 11.9 times per game and as a basketball team they are committing 13.3 personal fouls per contest. As a unit, St. Bonaventure is pulling in 36.0 rebounds per contest and has tallied 123 assists for the year, which has them ranked 267th in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Bonnies are hitting 31.6% on three-point attempts (66 of 209) and 71.4% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 72.7 points per contest (249th in the country) while going 46.6% from the floor.

Defensively, the Bonnies are able to force 14.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 15.2 personal fouls. They rank 152nd in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 121 conceded this year. The Bonnies defense is allowing a FG percentage of 40.0% (221 of 552) and they relinquish 31.4 rebounds per contest as a group. They are giving up 31.1% on three-point shots while they are 14th in college basketball in PPG allowed (60.5).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Providence Friars went home victorious with a score of 70-63 against DePaul. The Friars earned 33 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards totaling 40 in this matchup. They also gave up possession of the ball 16 times, while recording 8 steals for this contest. DePaul had 12 personal fouls for this contest which took the Friars to the free throw line for 9 attempts. They were able to bury 6 of the free throw tries for a rate of 66.7%. In regard to shooting from distance, Providence made 8 out of 26 tries (30.8%). In all, the Friars walked away from this one shooting 28 out of 63 from the field which gave them a rate of 44.4%. The Friars allowed DePaul to bury 22 out of 67 tries from the floor which had them at 32.8% for the matchup. They went 33.3% from 3-point land by hitting 11 of 33 and finished the contest at 8 out of 15 at the charity stripe (53.3%). In regard to cleaning up the glass, Providence permitted DePaul to collect 32 in all (7 on the offensive glass).

Bensley Joseph ended up being a major contributor for the Friars for the game. He converted 8 of 16 in this matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and totaled 4 rebounds. He recorded 20 points in his 41 minutes on the hardwood and had 7 assists for the game.

Providence has a record of 7-4 so far this year. When it comes to offense, the Friars are shooting 43.6% from the floor, which is 242nd in Division 1. Providence has scored 776 pts this season (70.5 per contest) and they snag 40.4 rebounds per contest. They are assisting teammates 13.4 times per contest (230th in D-1) and they are losing possession via turnover 12.4 times per game. The Friars commit 17.7 fouls every game while shooting 66.0% from the charity stripe.

The Friars on defense are ranked 29th in Division 1 in points given up per game with 63.7. They are forcing their opponents into 10.1 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 39.1% from the floor (48th in D-1). The Providence defense allows 30.6% on shots from beyond the arc (66 of 216) and their opponents are connecting on 68.4% of their free throw shots. They surrender 10.2 dimes and 32.6 total rebounds per game, which has them ranked 34th and 92nd in those categories.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Providence

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