St. Bonaventure Bonnies vs VCU Rams Prediction, 1/24/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Bonaventure Bonnies vs VCU Rams

Date: Friday, January 24, 2025

Location: Siegel Center in Richmond, VA

TV: ESPN+

The VCU Rams (15-4) are welcoming the St. Bonaventure Bonnies (15-5) at Siegel Center on Friday.

The St. Bonaventure Bonnies stepped onto the hardwood against George Mason and took a loss by a final of 75-62 in their last game. St. Bonaventure finished the game having earned a 39.7% FG percentage (23 of 58) and made 6 out of their 19 three-point shots. When they shot from the free throw line, the Bonnies knocked down 10 of 14 attempts for a percentage of 71.4%. In terms of grabbing boards, they collected a total of 25 with 7 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 9 assists for the contest in addition to forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and earning 6 steals. Regarding defense, St. Bonaventure allowed the other team to go 47.1% from the field on 24 of 51 shooting. George Mason distributed 17 assists and had 4 steals in the game. In addition, George Mason pulled down 33 rebounds (7 offensive, 26 defensive), but didn't notch a block. George Mason finished the game at 100.0% at the free throw line by knocking down 19 of their 19 shots. They buried 8 out of their 20 attempts from 3-point range. In regard to fouls, the Bonnies ended up walking away with 17 and George Mason finished the game with 14 fouls.

Melvin Council Jr. is one player who was a major factor for this contest. He left the arena with 18 points on 8 of 19 shooting. He played 40 minutes and totaled 6 rebounds. He ended up going 42.1% from the field and also recorded 4 assists.

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St. Bonaventure enters this matchup with a mark of 15-5 for the year. They currently have an average of 71.6 points per contest (260th in the country) while going 45.4% from the field. The Bonnies are shooting 33.0% on 3-point shots (130 of 394) and 73.2% from the free throw line. As a unit, St. Bonaventure is collecting 35.1 rebounds per game and has 226 assists on the season, which is 299th in college hoops in terms of passing the rock. They cough up possession 10.4 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 13.1 fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Bonnies are able to force 12.5 turnovers per game and they draw 15.7 personal fouls. They are ranked 233rd in college hoops in allowing assists with 255 relinquished on the campaign. The Bonnies are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 40.9% (451 of 1,102) and they concede 31.2 rebounds per game as a team. They are giving up 33.0% from 3-point land while they are 17th in college in PPG allowed (63.6).

For their last game, the VCU Rams got the win with a final of 81-57 against Rhode Island. The Rams were able to pull down 23 defensive rebounds and 14 offensive rebounds totaling 37 in this game. They turned it over 14 times, while earning 17 steals in this matchup. Rhode Island had 18 personal fouls for the contest which took the Rams to the charity stripe for a total of 21 attempts. They were able to convert 15 of the free throw tries for a clip of 71.4%. In terms of 3-point attempts, VCU buried 8 out of 27 attempts (29.6%). When this game wrapped up, the Rams shot 29 out of 68 from the field which gave them a rate of 42.6%. The Rams permitted Rhode Island to make 19 out of 49 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 38.8% for the game. They finished 34.8% from distance by going 8 of 23 and ended up going 11 out of 21 at the free throw line (52.4%). Regarding rebounding, VCU allowed Rhode Island to pull down 31 in all (7 offensive).

Joseph Bamisile ended up being a major contributor for the Rams in the matchup. He converted 10 of 18 for the contest giving him a rate of 55.6%, and added 3 rebounds. He totaled 24 points in his 24 minutes on the court, but left the arena with no assists.

VCU has a win-loss mark of 15-4 so far this year. The Rams have committed 17.9 personal fouls every game while shooting 71.0% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 15.3 times per game (101st in college) and they are turning it over 12.0 times per contest. VCU has 1,478 points on the campaign (77.8 per game) and they grab 38.8 boards per contest. As an offensive team, the Rams are shooting 44.4% from the field, which has them ranked 213th in college.

The Rams on the defensive end are ranked 12th in Division 1 in PPG allowed with 62.5. They have forced 15.3 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 39.0% from the floor (21st in D-1). The VCU defense allows 30.4% on shots from beyond the arc (111 of 365) and their opponents are converting on 69.2% of their free throw attempts. They surrender 9.6 dimes and 34.2 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks them 7th and 172nd in college hoops.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take VCU

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