St. Bonaventure Bonnies vs UMass Minutemen Prediction, 2/24/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Bonaventure Bonnies vs UMass Minutemen

Date: Saturday, February 24, 2024

Location: William D. Mullins Memorial Center in Amherst, MA

TV: ESPN+

William D. Mullins Memorial Center is the location where the UMass Minutemen (17-9) will go up against the St. Bonaventure Bonnies (16-10) on Saturday.

The St. Bonaventure Bonnies took the court against La Salle and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 72-59 in their last contest. St. Bonaventure ended with a 43.8% FG percentage (21 out of 48) and made 6 of 17 shots from 3-point land. When they shot from the free throw line, the Bonnies made 11 of their 16 attempts for a rate of 68.8%. Regarding hauling in boards, they collected 20 with 3 of them being of the offensive sort. They also dished out 15 assists in the matchup as well as creating 8 turnovers and earning 3 steals. When discussing defending, St. Bonaventure allowed the other team to go 51.0% from the floor on 26 of 51 shooting. La Salle doled out 20 dimes and had 7 steals in the game. In addition, La Salle grabbed 27 rebounds (3 offensive, 24 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. La Salle finished the game shooting 71.4% at the free throw line by making 10 of their 14 shots. They also made 10 of 24 tries from 3-point land. When talking about personal fouls, the Bonnies ended up with 14 and La Salle had 13 personal fouls.

Chad Venning is one player who was important for this game. He ended up going 61.5% from the floor and recorded 3 assists. He played 25 minutes and also collected 4 rebounds. He left the arena with 22 points on 8 out of 13 shooting.

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St. Bonaventure heads into this game with a mark of 16-10 on the season. They cough up possession 10.9 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 16.7 fouls every game. As a team, St. Bonaventure is collecting 33.1 boards per contest and has accumulated 336 dimes this year, which ranks 219th in the nation in terms of passing the ball. The Bonnies are shooting 37.0% on shots from downtown (203 of 548) and 76.5% from the free throw line. They are averaging 73.8 points per outing (187th in college hoops) while hitting 46.3% from the floor.

On defense, the Bonnies are forcing 12.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 15.8 personal fouls. They are giving up 32.2% on 3-point shots and they are 70th in D-1 in points per game from their opponents (67.6). The Bonnies defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 44.4% (622 of 1,402) and they surrender 31.2 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They are 226th in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 350 surrendered on the campaign.

In their last game, the UMass Minutemen went home victorious with a score of 74-52 against VCU. The Minutemen corralled 30 defensive boards and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 39 for this game. They turned it over 10 times, while earning 11 steals for the matchup. VCU committed 11 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Minutemen to the charity stripe for 12 shots. They were able to knock down 10 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 83.3%. In reference to 3-point attempts, UMass converted 8 of their 25 tries (32.0%). When the final whistle was blown, the Minutemen walked away from this one shooting 28 for 59 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 47.5%. The Minutemen permitted VCU to bury 17 of their 56 tries from the floor which had them at 30.4% for this contest. They finished 32.0% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 8 of 25 and finished the contest at 10 out of 12 from the free throw line (83.3%). When it comes to rebounding, UMass permitted VCU to grab 31 in total (10 on the offensive side).

Josh Cohen ended up being a factor for the Minutemen for the contest. He earned 20 points in his 32 minutes on the hardwood and added 4 dimes for this contest. He made 7 of 10 in this game giving him a rate of 70.0%, and accumulated 7 rebounds.

UMass has a mark of 17-9 on the season. As an offense, the Minutemen are hitting on 45.8% from the floor, which is 120th in college hoops. UMass has accounted for 2,071 points so far this year (79.7 per game) and they pull down 38.9 rebounds per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 16.2 times per game (33rd in college basketball) and they are turning it over 11.2 times per contest. The Minutemen commit 19.0 personal fouls every game while shooting 70.6% from the charity stripe.

The UMass defense concedes 34.9% on 3-point attempts (199 of 571) and opponents are connecting on 72.3% of their foul shots. They have given up 13.0 dimes and 33.9 rebounds per game, which has them ranked 192nd and 133rd in those categories. The Minutemen are ranked 172nd in Division 1 in PPG allowed with 71.4. They are able to force 13.6 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 41.8% from the floor (77th 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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