St. Bonaventure Bonnies vs Loyola Ramblers Prediction, 2/4/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Bonaventure Bonnies vs Loyola Ramblers

Date: Tuesday, February 4, 2025

Location: Gentile Arena in Chicago, IL

TV: ESPN+

The St. Bonaventure Bonnies (17-6) are traveling to Gentile Arena on Tuesday where they will try to defeat the Loyola Ramblers (13-8).

The St. Bonaventure Bonnies stepped onto the hardwood against Fordham and went home with a win by a final score of 74-72 in their last contest. In regard to personal fouls, the Bonnies left the arena with 13 and Fordham finished the game with 18 personal fouls. They made 9 of their 25 attempts from distance. Fordham ended up going 75.0% at the free throw line by knocking down 9 of 12 shots. Additionally, Fordham pulled down 27 rebounds (6 offensive, 21 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Fordham doled out 15 assists and had 6 steals in the game. In the matter of defense, St. Bonaventure let their opponent shoot 47.4% from the field on 27 of 57 shooting. They also doled out 12 dimes for the contest in addition to forcing the other team into 9 turnovers and getting 6 steals. When talking about pulling down rebounds, they compiled 30 with 8 of them being of the offensive variety. At the free throw line, the Bonnies converted 12 of their 19 tries for a percentage of 63.2%. St. Bonaventure ended the contest with a 55.8% FG percentage (29 out of 52) and knocked down 4 out of their 16 shots from beyond the arc.

Noel Brown is a player who played a role for the contest. He finished with 22 points on 7 of 9 shooting. He played for 33 mins and also pulled down 8 boards. He finished shooting 77.8% from the floor and also earned 1 assist.

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St. Bonaventure heads into this game with a record of 17-6 so far this season. They average 71.4 pts per contest (262nd in the nation) while hitting 46.0% from the field. The Bonnies are shooting 33.0% on shots from beyond the arc (150 of 454) and 72.7% from the free throw line. As a team, St. Bonaventure is pulling down 35.0 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 261 dimes this year, which is 314th in D-1 in terms of passing. They are turning it over 10.3 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 13.0 fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Bonnies are able to force 11.8 turnovers per game and they draw 15.3 personal fouls. They are 243rd in D-1 in giving up assists with 307 relinquished for the season. The Bonnies defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 41.4% (525 of 1,269) and they surrender 30.8 boards per game as a squad. They are surrendering 33.7% on 3-point attempts while they are 19th in the country in points per game from their opponents (64.0).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Loyola Ramblers went home victorious with a score of 58-55 when they played Saint Joseph's. In reference to rebounds, Loyola allowed Saint Joseph's to get 34 overall (12 on the offensive glass). They went 15.8% from distance by connecting on 3 out of 19 and ended up going 20 of 24 at the free throw line (83.3%). The Ramblers permitted Saint Joseph's to convert 16 of 55 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 29.1% for the contest. At the conclusion of this game, the Ramblers walked away from this one shooting 23 out of 52 from the field which had them shooting 44.2%. Concerning three-point attempts, Loyola converted 4 of 15 tries (26.7%). They were able to convert 8 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 72.7%. Saint Joseph's had 12 personal fouls in this contest which took the Ramblers to the free throw line for 11 tries. They also gave up possession of the ball 15 times, while getting 8 steals for the game. The Ramblers were able to pull down 24 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive rebounds for a total of 29 in the matchup.

Sheldon Edwards ended up being a factor for the Ramblers in the game. He knocked down 5 out of 9 for the contest for a rate of 55.6%, and had 6 rebounds. He had 12 points in his 33 mins on the court and added 3 assists in the game.

Loyola has a win-loss mark of 13-8 this season. In terms of offensive execution, the Ramblers are connecting on 46.1% from the floor, which ranks them 111th in college hoops. Loyola has accounted for 1,548 points for the season (73.7 per contest) and they grab 35.3 boards per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 15.8 times per contest (62nd in the nation) and they cough up possession 12.8 times per contest. The Ramblers are responsible for committing 18.4 personal fouls every game and they shoot 66.3% from the charity stripe.

The Ramblers defensively are ranked 103rd in college in PPG allowed with 69.0. They have forced 13.4 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 42.3% from the floor (113th in college). The Loyola defense surrenders 33.2% on shots from distance (155 of 467) and opponents are connecting on 70.5% of their free throw attempts. They have allowed 11.6 assists and 33.4 rebounds per contest, which ranks them 64th and 121st in the nation.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take St. Bonaventure

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