Richmond Spiders vs St. Bonaventure Bonnies Prediction, 1/15/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Richmond Spiders vs St. Bonaventure Bonnies

Date: Wednesday, January 15, 2025

Location: Reilly Center in Saint Bonaventure, NY

TV: ESPN+

Reilly Center is where the St. Bonaventure Bonnies (14-3) will take on the Richmond Spiders (7-10) on Wednesday.

The Richmond Spiders faced Rhode Island and took a loss by a final of 67-64 in their last contest. When it comes to personal fouls, the Spiders walked away with 21 and Rhode Island accounted for 18 personal fouls. They also knocked down 6 of 27 attempts from beyond the perimeter. Rhode Island finished the contest at 59.1% from the free throw line by converting 13 of their 22 shots. In addition, Rhode Island collected 40 boards (11 offensive, 29 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Rhode Island totaled 6 assists and had 8 steals in the matchup. In reference to the defense, Richmond allowed the other team to go 41.4% from the floor on 24 out of 58 shooting. They also doled out 12 assists in this game in addition to forcing the other team into 15 turnovers and earning 8 steals. Pertaining to pulling down rebounds, they earned 32 with 5 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Spiders made 16 of 16 attempts for a rate of 100.0%. Richmond finished the contest having earned a 36.8% FG percentage (21 out of 57) and made 6 of their 27 shots from beyond the arc.

Dusan Neskovic is a guy who came through in the game. He was able to score 28 points on 7 out of 14 shooting. He saw the court for 38 mins and also pulled down 4 rebounds. He went 50.0% from the field and also dished out 1 assist.

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Richmond will enter this matchup with a win-loss record of 7-10 so far this season. They cough up possession 10.2 times per game and as a unit they are committing 18.6 fouls per game. As a team, Richmond is pulling in 33.4 rebounds per game and has racked up 201 dimes so far this year, which ranks 306th in the country in terms of passing the ball. The Spiders are hitting 29.4% from downtown (133 of 453) and 78.9% from the free throw line. They average 70.1 pts per game (291st in Division 1) while hitting 40.8% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Spiders have forced 11.0 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.5 fouls. They are 89th in college in allowing assists to the opposition with 194 relinquished on the year. The Spiders defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 41.8% (404 of 967) and they surrender 36.9 boards per game as a team. They surrender 33.6% on 3-point attempts and they are ranked 215th in college in points per game from their opponents (72.1).

When they last stepped on the court, the St. Bonaventure Bonnies walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 83-82 against La Salle. The Bonnies were able to collect 25 defensive boards and 6 offensive rebounds totaling 31 for the matchup. They coughed up the ball 12 times, while earning 5 steals in the game. La Salle had 21 fouls in this game which took the Bonnies to the charity stripe for 27 tries. They were able to knock down 21 of those for a percentage of 77.8%. With regard to shooting from distance, St. Bonaventure converted 11 of 21 tries (52.4%). Overall, the Bonnies shot 25 out of 53 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 47.2%. The Bonnies allowed La Salle to knock down 29 of 67 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 43.3% in this contest. They shot 38.2% from distance by connecting on 13 of 34 and finished the game at 12 of 16 at the free throw line (75.0%). In reference to cleaning the glass, St. Bonaventure allowed La Salle to pull down 32 in all (12 on the offensive glass).

Lajae Jones ended up being a major contributor for the Bonnies for this contest. He buried 8 out of 9 for the game for a field goal percentage of 88.9%, and had 8 rebounds. He scored 24 points in his 40 mins of playing time, but didn't get an assist.

St. Bonaventure has a record of 14-3 for the campaign. The Bonnies are committing 13.1 fouls per contest and they connect on 73.9% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 11.6 times per contest (329th in college) and they are turning it over 10.8 times per game. St. Bonaventure has 1,250 pts on the season (73.5 per contest) and they pull in 35.9 boards per contest. In terms of offensive execution, the Bonnies are shooting 46.2% from the floor, which is ranked 120th in college.

The St. Bonaventure defense concedes 32.3% on shots from 3-point land (146 of 452) and their opponents are making 72.3% of their free throw shots. They have allowed 12.0 assists and 31.3 boards per game, which is ranked 98th and 33rd in D-1. The Bonnies on defense are ranked 17th in the country in points given up per game with 63.1. They are forcing their opponents into 13.2 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 40.4% from the floor (51st in the country).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Richmond

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