Kent State Golden Flashes vs St. Bonaventure Bonnies Prediction, 3/18/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kent State Golden Flashes vs St. Bonaventure Bonnies

Date: Tuesday, March 18, 2025

Location: Reilly Center in St. Bonaventure, NY

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Kent State (+6)

The St. Bonaventure Bonnies (22-11) will compete against the Kent State Golden Flashes (22-11) at Reilly Center on Tuesday in the 1st round of the NIT. St. Bonaventure opens this contest as 6-point favorites from Vegas oddsmakers. The over/under has been set at 132.5.

The Kent State Golden Flashes stepped onto the hardwood against Miami and took a loss by a final of 72-64 in their last game. In reference to personal fouls, the Golden Flashes walked away with 16 and Miami recorded 20 personal fouls. They also made 11 out of their 30 shots from beyond the perimeter. Miami finished 78.9% at the charity stripe by converting 15 of their 19 tries. On top of that, Miami grabbed 38 boards (6 offensive, 32 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Miami distributed 13 assists and had 3 steals in this game. When discussing defense, Kent State allowed their opponent to shoot 41.1% from the field on 23 of 56 shooting. They also recorded 4 assists in the matchup while forcing the opposition into 10 turnovers and earning 8 steals. In regard to hauling in rebounds, they collected 38 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Golden Flashes buried 11 of 21 shots for a rate of 52.4%. Kent State ended the contest having earned a 35.9% field goal percentage (23 of 64) and made 7 out of their 24 3-point shots.

Jalen Sullinger is a player who had an impact for this contest. He went 45.0% from the field but didn't record an assist. He was on the court for 35 minutes and totaled 5 rebounds. He accounted for 29 points on 9 of 20 shooting.

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Kent State enters this matchup with a mark of 22-11 this year. They have an average of 73.7 points per outing (183rd in the country) while hitting 43.6% from the floor. The Golden Flashes are shooting 31.4% from downtown (238 of 759) and 75.1% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Kent State is collecting 36.8 rebounds per contest and has 415 assists this season, which ranks 233rd in D-1 in terms of passing. They lose possession via turnover 11.7 times per contest and as a unit are committing 18.3 personal fouls per contest.

On the defensive end, the Golden Flashes are forcing their opponents into 13.0 turnovers every game and they draw 16.8 fouls. They currently rank 162nd in D-1 in allowing assists to their opponents with 421 surrendered for the campaign. The Golden Flashes defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 42.0% (751 of 1,788) and they concede 32.1 boards per game as a group. They are surrendering 31.6% on shots from downtown and they rank 68th in the nation in points per game from their opponents (68.4).

When they last stepped on the court, the St. Bonaventure Bonnies took a loss by a score of 76-59 against VCU. With respect to how they cleaned up the glass, St. Bonaventure permitted VCU to snag 37 in total (13 on the offensive glass). They finished 28.1% from behind the 3-point line by connecting on 9 of 32 and walked away from this one shooting 9 of 10 from the charity stripe (90.0%). The Bonnies allowed VCU to convert 29 of 68 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 42.6% in the matchup. When this game wrapped up, the Bonnies ended up shooting 20 out of 55 from the floor which gave them a rate of 36.4%. Concerning shooting from distance, St. Bonaventure knocked down 4 of 19 attempts (21.1%). They were able to make 15 of the free throw tries for a clip of 75.0%. VCU was called for 18 personal fouls for the contest which got the Bonnies to the charity stripe for a total of 20 attempts. They gave up possession 13 times, while recording 3 steals in this matchup. The Bonnies earned 20 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive rebounds for a total of 31 for the matchup.

Chance Moore was important for the Bonnies for this game. He recorded 19 points in his 34 mins of playing time and accumulated 1 assist in this contest. He buried 7 of 9 for the game for a rate of 77.8%, and had 8 rebounds.

St. Bonaventure has a mark of 22-11 so far this year. When it comes to executing on offense, the Bonnies are connecting on 44.7% from the field, which ranks them 173rd in college. St. Bonaventure has accumulated 2,278 pts for the season (69.0 per contest) and they average 33.8 rebounds per contest. They are dishing out assists 11.0 times per game (344th in the country) and they are turning it over 10.4 times per game. The Bonnies commit 13.4 personal fouls every game and they shoot 73.5% from the charity stripe.

The St. Bonaventure defense surrenders 32.4% on 3-point shots (282 of 870) and their opponents are connecting on 72.7% of their free throw shots. They have surrendered 13.6 assists and 32.5 rebounds every game, which has them ranked 227th and 67th in D-1. The Bonnies on the defensive end are ranked 22nd in college in PPG given up with 64.9. They are forcing 12.4 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 42.0% from the field (82nd in the nation).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Kent State (+6)

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