Fordham Rams vs St. Bonaventure Bonnies Prediction, 2/1/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Fordham Rams vs St. Bonaventure Bonnies

Date: Saturday, February 1, 2025

Location: Reilly Center in Saint Bonaventure, NY

TV: ESPN+

Reilly Center is the location where the St. Bonaventure Bonnies (16-6) will meet the Fordham Rams (10-11) on Saturday.

The Fordham Rams took the court against La Salle and went home with a win by a final score of 88-72 in their last contest. Regarding fouls, the Rams ended up walking away with 22 while La Salle totaled 17 fouls. They buried 3 of their 12 shots from beyond the arc. La Salle walked away from this one shooting 63.3% at the free throw line by burying 19 of their 30 tries. Additionally, La Salle grabbed 30 boards (11 offensive, 19 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. La Salle recorded 9 dimes and had 9 steals for this game. Pertaining to defense, Fordham allowed 39.7% from the floor on 25 of 63 shooting. They also doled out 22 assists in the matchup as well as creating 7 turnovers and getting 4 steals. In regard to rebounding, they collected 40 with 11 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Rams made 12 of their 17 attempts for a rate of 70.6%. Fordham walked away from the game having earned a 52.5% field goal percentage (32 of 61) and knocked down 12 of their 26 shots from beyond the arc.

Romad Dean is one guy who was a major contributor for this game. He finished the game shooting 60.0% from the floor and also dished out 2 dimes. He saw the court for 29 mins and collected 8 boards. He accumulated 15 points on 6 out of 10 shooting.

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Fordham enters this contest with a record of 10-11 on the year. They have an average of 75.8 points per contest (149th in the nation) while going 42.7% from the field. The Rams are hitting 33.5% on shots from distance (177 of 528) and 72.7% from the free throw line. As a team, Fordham is collecting 37.0 rebounds per game and has earned 301 assists this year, which has them ranked 145th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. They turn the ball over 13.8 times per contest and as a team they are committing 18.2 fouls per game.

On the defensive end of the court, the Rams are forcing their opponents into 13.3 turnovers per game while drawing 17.9 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 34.6% from beyond the arc and they are ranked 311th in the country in opponents points per game (76.9). The Rams are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 46.2% (584 of 1,263) and they concede 36.5 boards per game as a unit. They rank 239th in D-1 in allowing assists with 286 surrendered on the year.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the St. Bonaventure Bonnies got the victory with a final of 75-53 against Dayton. The Bonnies were able to collect 28 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards totaling 35 in this matchup. They coughed up the ball 6 times, while recording 5 steals in the matchup. Dayton was called for 12 personal fouls in the matchup which got the Bonnies to the charity stripe for a total of 12 shots. They were able to convert 9 of them for a clip of 75.0%. Pertaining to 3-pointers, St. Bonaventure made 12 out of their 25 tries (48.0%). When all was said and done, the Bonnies finished shooting 27 for 53 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 50.9%. The Bonnies permitted Dayton to make 21 of 52 tries from the field which had them shooting 40.4% for this contest. They finished 33.3% from behind the 3-point line by connecting on 8 out of 24 and ended up shooting 3 of 7 at the free throw line (42.9%). Regarding how they attacked the glass, St. Bonaventure permitted Dayton to grab 26 overall (5 on the offensive side).

Lajae Jones ended up having an impact for the Bonnies for the game. He knocked down 8 out of 12 in this matchup for a rate of 66.7%, and tallied 7 rebounds. He earned 23 points in his 40 minutes on the hardwood, but left the arena with no assists.

St. Bonaventure has a win-loss record of 16-6 for the season. The Bonnies commit 13.0 personal fouls per contest and they shoot 73.2% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 11.3 times per game (335th in the country) and they turn the ball over 10.4 times per contest. St. Bonaventure has totaled 1,568 points so far this season (71.3 per contest) and they grab 35.2 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Bonnies are shooting 45.6% from the field, which ranks 143rd in college hoops.

The St. Bonaventure defense gives up 33.6% on shots from behind the 3-point line (195 of 581) and their opposition knocks down 73.5% of their foul shots. They concede 13.3 assists and 30.9 rebounds per contest, which ranks 200th and 27th in D-1. The Bonnies defensively are ranked 18th in D-1 in points allowed per game with 63.6. They are able to force 12.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 41.1% from the field (73rd in Division 1).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Fordham

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