VCU Rams vs St. Bonaventure Bonnies Prediction, 12/31/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: VCU Rams vs St. Bonaventure Bonnies

Date: Tuesday, December 31, 2024

Location: Reilly Center in Saint Bonaventure, NY

TV: ESPN+

The St. Bonaventure Bonnies (12-1) will try to defeat the VCU Rams (10-3) at Reilly Center on Tuesday.

The VCU Rams faced off with William & Mary and walked away with a win by a score of 90-70 in their last game. VCU finished the game with a 47.3% FG percentage (35 out of 74) and made 7 out of their 28 shots from distance. From the free throw line, the Rams made 13 of their 18 attempts for a rate of 72.2%. With respect to grabbing boards, they compiled 36 with 15 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 25 assists in the matchup in addition to creating 16 turnovers and earning 10 steals. In relation to defending, VCU allowed their opponent to shoot 46.6% from the field on 27 out of 58 shooting. William & Mary recorded 14 dimes and had 4 steals in this contest. In addition, William & Mary snagged 30 rebounds (8 offensive, 22 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. William & Mary shot 54.5% from the free throw line by burying 6 of their 11 shots. They made 10 out of their 24 attempts from beyond the arc. In relation to fouls, the Rams ended up walking away with 13 while William & Mary totaled 13 fouls.

Zeb Jackson is a player who was a major contributor for this contest. He ended up with 14 points on 5 of 11 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 23 minutes and grabbed 5 rebounds. He finished shooting 45.5% from the floor and also earned 1 assist.

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VCU comes into this contest with a mark of 10-3 for the season. They turn it over 12.1 times per game and as a team they are committing 18.2 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, VCU is grabbing 37.9 boards per game and has racked up 207 dimes for the year, which is 89th in the nation in terms of passing. The Rams are hitting 31.7% on 3-pointers (122 of 385) and 70.0% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 77.6 pts per contest (136th in college hoops) while going 44.6% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Rams are forcing 15.7 turnovers per game and they draw 18.5 personal fouls. They are 20th in college in allowing assists to the opposition with 122 surrendered so far this season. The Rams defensively are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 38.6% (277 of 717) and they relinquish 35.1 boards per contest as a unit. They are relinquishing 29.6% on 3-pointers while they are 14th in Division 1 in opponents points per game (61.3).

In their last game, the St. Bonaventure Bonnies got the victory with a final of 71-52 against Niagara. In relation to cleaning up the glass, St. Bonaventure allowed Niagara to collect 26 overall (2 offensive). They finished shooting 28.6% from 3-point land by shooting 8 of 28 and walked away from this one shooting 10 of 11 at the free throw line (90.9%). The Bonnies allowed Niagara to knock down 17 out of 50 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 34.0% in the matchup. At the conclusion of this game, the Bonnies walked away from this one shooting 24 for 55 from the floor which had them sitting at 43.6%. In regard to shots from beyond the perimeter, St. Bonaventure knocked down 11 out of their 24 tries (45.8%). They were able to bury 12 of the free throws for a rate of 70.6%. Niagara committed 15 fouls for the contest which got the Bonnies to the charity stripe for 17 attempts. They gave up possession of the ball 7 times, while getting 7 steals in this game. The Bonnies were able to pull down 28 defensive boards and 5 offensive boards for a total of 33 in this contest.

Chance Moore ended up being a factor for the Bonnies for this contest. He converted 6 out of 14 in this contest for a field goal percentage of 42.9%, and accounted for 5 rebounds. He racked up 16 points in his 37 minutes of playing time and had 1 assist in the game.

St. Bonaventure has a win-loss mark of 12-1 so far this year. The Bonnies have committed 13.2 fouls every game while shooting 72.1% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 11.7 times per game (320th in D-1) and they turn it over 11.1 times per contest. St. Bonaventure has scored 937 points on the year (72.1 per contest) and they pull in 36.4 rebounds per game. As an offensive unit, the Bonnies are shooting 45.8% from the floor, which ranks 150th in college.

The St. Bonaventure defense gives up 30.3% on 3-point attempts (99 of 327) and opponents are connecting on 70.1% of their free throw shots. They have surrendered 11.2 dimes and 31.6 boards every game, ranking them 67th and 58th in those categories on the defensive end. The Bonnies on the defensive end are ranked 10th in the nation in PPG surrendered with 59.6. They are forcing their opponents into 14.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 38.7% from the floor (29th in D-1).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take VCU

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