St. Bonaventure Bonnies vs UMass Minutemen Prediction, 2/15/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Bonaventure Bonnies vs UMass Minutemen

Date: Saturday, February 15, 2025

Location: Mullins Center in Carbondale, IL

TV: ESPN+

The St. Bonaventure Bonnies (17-9) are headed to Mullins Center on Saturday where they will play the UMass Minutemen (11-14).

The St. Bonaventure Bonnies faced Rhode Island and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 68-64 in their last game. St. Bonaventure finished the game with a 43.6% field goal percentage (24 of 55) and made 8 of their 25 3-point shots. At the free throw line, the Bonnies buried 8 of 8 tries for a percentage of 100.0%. Concerning grabbing rebounds, they earned 30 with 6 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 14 assists for this game while creating 12 turnovers and earning 9 steals. With respect to defense, St. Bonaventure allowed 46.2% from the floor on 24 of 52 shooting. Rhode Island recorded 13 dimes and had 7 steals for the contest. On top of that, Rhode Island collected 29 boards (5 offensive, 24 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Rhode Island shot 64.7% at the free throw line by knocking down 11 of 17 attempts. They also made 9 out of their 25 attempts from downtown. When discussing fouls, the Bonnies left the arena with 12 while Rhode Island accumulated 10 fouls.

Jonah Hinton is a player who came through for the matchup. He accounted for 18 points on 6 of 15 shooting. He was on the court for 40 minutes and collected 3 rebounds. He finished the contest at 40.0% from the field and totaled 2 assists.

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St. Bonaventure heads into this contest with a win-loss record of 17-9 on the season. They average 69.7 points per game (291st in the country) while hitting 45.3% from the field. The Bonnies are connecting on 32.6% on three-point attempts (169 of 518) and 73.0% from the free throw line. As a team, St. Bonaventure is snagging 34.0 rebounds per game and has 291 dimes on the season, which ranks 309th in Division 1 in terms of passing. They cough up possession 10.7 times per game and as a unit they commit 13.0 personal fouls per contest.

Defensively, the Bonnies are forcing 12.4 turnovers per game and they draw 14.9 personal fouls. They are ranked 290th in D-1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 356 relinquished on the season. The Bonnies defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 42.2% (602 of 1,425) and they concede 31.3 boards per game as a group. They are conceding 33.6% from beyond the arc and they are 22nd in D-1 in points per game from their opponents (64.5).

For their last game, the UMass Minutemen walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 77-68 against Davidson. In reference to rebounds, UMass allowed Davidson to snag 35 in all (9 on the offensive glass). They finished 35.0% from distance by shooting 7 of 20 and ended up going 10 of 11 at the free throw line (90.9%). The Minutemen allowed Davidson to convert 30 of 62 tries from the floor which had them sitting at 48.4% for this contest. Overall, the Minutemen finished 27 out of 68 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 39.7%. Regarding shooting from 3-point land, UMass knocked down 7 of their 22 tries (31.8%). They were able to make 7 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 70.0%. Davidson was called for 13 fouls in the matchup which took the Minutemen to the charity stripe for a total of 10 tries. They also coughed it up 6 times, while earning 5 steals for this contest. The Minutemen earned 18 defensive boards and 12 offensive rebounds totaling 30 for the game.

Jaylen Curry ended up having an impact for the Minutemen in this contest. He buried 5 of 16 for this contest for a field goal rate of 31.3%, and accumulated 2 rebounds. He recorded 14 points in his 37 minutes of playing time and tallied 3 dimes for the contest.

UMass has a mark of 11-14 for the season. The Minutemen have committed 18.6 fouls per game and they go 65.8% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 13.5 times per contest (203rd in the country) and they turn it over 12.0 times per contest. UMass has scored 1,886 points on the year (75.4 per contest) and they collect 40.3 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Minutemen are shooting 42.1% from the field, which ranks 319th in the nation.

The Minutemen on the defensive end are ranked 259th in the nation in PPG given up with 74.4. They are able to force 13.1 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 41.7% from the field (79th in college hoops). The UMass defense concedes 31.3% on shots from beyond the arc (187 of 597) and opponents are converting on 71.9% of their shots from the free throw line. They relinquish 14.4 dimes and 37.7 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is 285th and 332nd in college hoops.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take UMass

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