St. Bonaventure Bonnies vs Richmond Spiders Prediction, 1/6/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Bonaventure Bonnies vs Richmond Spiders

Date: Saturday, January 6, 2024

Location: Robins Center in Richmond, VA

TV: ESPN+

The St. Bonaventure Bonnies (10-3) are on their way to Robins Center on Saturday where they will try to beat the Richmond Spiders (8-5).

The St. Bonaventure Bonnies faced off with VCU and notched a win by a score of 89-78 in their last game. St. Bonaventure finished the game having earned a 48.3% FG percentage (28 of 58) and knocked down 12 of their 22 3-point attempts. From the charity stripe, the Bonnies buried 21 of their 27 tries for a percentage of 77.8%. With respect to rebounding, they collected 33 with 9 of them being offensive. They also dished out 11 assists for the contest while creating 11 turnovers and getting 5 steals. In terms of the defense, St. Bonaventure allowed their opponent to shoot 50.0% from the field on 28 of 56 shooting. VCU earned 15 dimes and had 3 steals in this game. Furthermore, VCU grabbed 28 boards (5 offensive, 23 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. VCU finished the game shooting 77.8% when shooting free throws by converting 14 of their 18 tries. They also converted 8 of 21 attempts from 3-point land. Regarding fouls, the Bonnies ended up finishing with 17 and VCU finished the game with 18 fouls.

Chad Venning is one guy who was a contributor for this contest. He finished shooting 57.1% from the floor and dished out 2 dimes. He played 32 mins and also totaled 11 rebounds. He accounted for 19 points on 8 of 14 shooting.

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St. Bonaventure comes into this one with a win-loss record of 10-3 this year. They currently have an average of 75.5 pts per contest (179th in D-1) while going 47.6% from the field. The Bonnies are shooting 37.9% on three-point attempts (110 of 290) and 77.4% from the free throw line. As a unit, St. Bonaventure is collecting 33.8 rebounds per game and has accounted for 180 assists this season, which is 215th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession via turnover 11.0 times per game and as a group are committing 16.4 fouls every game.

On defense, the Bonnies are forcing their opponents into 13.6 turnovers per game while drawing 15.3 fouls. They are surrendering 30.5% from beyond the arc and they are ranked 56th in college basketball in PPG from their opponents (65.3). The Bonnies defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 43.2% (301 of 697) and they surrender 29.8 boards per game as a group. They rank 181st in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 172 conceded on the season.

For their last game, the Richmond Spiders took home the win by a final score of 59-38 when they played Lafayette. In reference to how they rebounded, Richmond allowed Lafayette to snag 37 overall (7 on the offensive glass). They finished the game shooting 5.0% from three-point range by shooting 1 of 20 and ended up shooting 9 of 13 from the free throw line (69.2%). The Spiders allowed Lafayette to make 14 of their 56 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 25.0% for this game. Overall, the Spiders ended up shooting 24 out of 61 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 39.3%. In relation to 3-point shots, Richmond made 9 out of their 27 tries (33.3%). They were able to make 2 of the free throws for a clip of 33.3%. Lafayette had 12 personal fouls in this matchup which took the Spiders to the free throw line for a total of 6 tries. They coughed it up 14 times, while recording 7 steals in this game. The Spiders recorded 34 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards totaling 44 for the contest.

Isaiah Bigelow pitched in for the Spiders in the matchup. He tallied 14 points in his 28 minutes on the hardwood and had 1 assist for the contest. He knocked down 6 out of 13 in the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 46.2%, and had 10 rebounds.

Richmond has a win-loss mark of 8-5 on the campaign. As an offense, the Spiders are hitting on 47.5% from the field, which is 61st in the nation. Richmond has accumulated 975 points for the season (75.0 per game) and they pull in 34.7 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 13.4 times per game (199th in Division 1) and they are turning it over 8.4 times per game. The Spiders commit 13.9 fouls every game and they connect on 69.6% from the charity stripe.

The Spiders on the defensive end are ranked 70th in Division 1 in points per game surrendered with 65.8. They are forcing 11.8 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 39.3% from the floor (40th in D-1). The Richmond defense allows 28.6% on shots from 3-point land (95 of 332) and their opponents are making 70.0% of their free throw shots. They concede 11.6 assists and 38.2 boards every game, which is 93rd and 309th in college basketball.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take St. Bonaventure

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