VCU Rams vs St. Bonaventure Bonnies Prediction, 1/30/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: VCU Rams vs St. Bonaventure Bonnies

Date: Tuesday, January 30, 2024

Location: Reilly Center in St. Bonaventure, NY

TV: ESPN+

The VCU Rams (13-7) are hitting the road to Reilly Center on Tuesday where they will take on the St. Bonaventure Bonnies (12-7).

The VCU Rams faced off with Davidson and notched a win by a score of 63-58 in their last game. When it comes to fouls, the Rams ended up with 17 and Davidson racked up 19 fouls. They also buried 4 of their 19 tries from distance. Davidson finished shooting 84.2% at the free throw line by converting 16 of 19 tries. Additionally, Davidson snagged 37 rebounds (12 offensive, 25 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Davidson distributed 9 assists and had 3 steals for the contest. With regard to defending, VCU allowed the other team to shoot 36.5% from the field on 19 out of 52 shooting. They also doled out 12 dimes for the contest in addition to creating 10 turnovers and having 9 steals. When discussing hauling in boards, they collected 24 with 4 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Rams knocked down 17 of 21 shots for a percentage of 81.0%. VCU ended having earned a 37.5% FG percentage (18 of 48) and made 10 out of their 26 shots from 3-point land.

Max Shulga is a guy who played a role for this game. He recorded 18 points on 5 out of 9 shooting. He saw the court for 34 mins played and pulled down 5 rebounds. He finished the contest at 55.6% from the field and totaled 2 dimes.

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VCU enters this matchup with a mark of 13-7 on the season. They lose possession by turning the ball over 12.5 times per game and as a unit are committing 16.8 fouls per game. As a team, VCU is snagging 36.0 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 283 dimes for the year, which ranks 153rd in the nation in terms of passing. The Rams are shooting 36.1% on 3-point shots (169 of 468) and 77.5% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 73.3 points per outing (215th in Division 1) on 45.2% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Rams are forcing their opponents into 10.8 turnovers every game while drawing 18.1 fouls. They are 12th in Division 1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 197 conceded for the year. The Rams defensively are allowing a FG percentage of 40.0% (458 of 1,144) and they surrender 33.0 rebounds per game as a group. They relinquish 29.2% on 3-point attempts while they are 66th in college hoops in points per game from their opponents (66.8).

When they last played, the St. Bonaventure Bonnies got the victory with a final of 91-72 when they played Saint Joseph's. With respect to attacking the glass, St. Bonaventure allowed Saint Joseph's to get 28 in all (8 offensive). They wrapped up this game 41.7% from distance by going 10 of 24 and finished the contest at 2 out of 2 at the free throw line (100.0%). The Bonnies allowed Saint Joseph's to convert 30 out of 58 attempts from the field which had them shooting 51.7% in this contest. Overall, the Bonnies ended up shooting 36 for 62 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 58.1%. When it comes to shots from downtown, St. Bonaventure knocked down 12 of 27 attempts (44.4%). They were able to knock down 7 of the free throw tries for a rate of 87.5%. Saint Joseph's committed 8 fouls in the game which took the Bonnies to the free throw line for 8 tries. They also gave up possession of the ball 6 times, while recording 11 steals for this contest. The Bonnies were able to collect 18 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive rebounds totaling 24 in this matchup.

Daryl Banks ended up having an impact for the Bonnies in the matchup. He earned 29 points in his 31 minutes of playing time and added 5 assists for this game. He converted 9 out of 13 for the game for a rate of 69.2%, and had 2 rebounds.

St. Bonaventure has a win-loss record of 12-7 on the season. On the offensive side of the court, the Bonnies are shooting 46.2% from the field, which ranks 107th in the nation. St. Bonaventure has accounted for 1,409 pts this year (74.2 per contest) and they average 33.3 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 13.1 times per game (201st in college hoops) and they lose possession via turnover 10.9 times per game. The Bonnies are committing 16.7 personal fouls every game and they shoot 78.0% from the free throw line.

The Bonnies are ranked 44th in the nation in points allowed per contest with 65.9. They are forcing 13.6 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 43.6% from the field (196th in D-1). The St. Bonaventure defense gives up 31.5% on shots from behind the 3-point line (128 of 406) and their opponents are knocking down 67.5% of their free throw shots. They have surrendered 13.1 assists and 31.2 boards per contest, which is ranked 203rd and 26th in the country.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take VCU

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