The St. Bonaventure Bonnies will look to pick up a win while covering the spread when they take on the Vikings in Cleveland State at Wolstein Center on Friday in college basketball action.

The Vikings bring a 2-0 record (1-0 ATS) to this tilt against the 1-0 Bonnies, who are 1-0 ATS. OVER/UNDER bettors have witnessed Cleveland State go 0-1 so far and the Bonnies go 1-0.



View St Bonaventure vs Cleveland State Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Bettors looking to side with Cleveland State in this one will find them as 7-point favorites.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
According to new college basketball power rankings here, it's the No. 52-ranked Vikings and the No. 120-rated Bonnies in this matchup. Computer formulas aimed at predicting NCAAB scores point to a 91-89 win for the Vikings on Friday.



How They Match Up:
Scoring and defensive stats point to some edges in this matchup. The game features Cleveland State's No. 74-ranked scoring average of 78.5 PPG, against a Bonnies defense rated No. 66 and allowing 58 PPG. The Vikings FG% has averaged 50% to date this season, almost the same as the Bonnies shooters have managed so far (50% per game).

Defensively, St. Bonaventure features the nation's No. 1-rated defense on the road, allowing 0 points per game. Cleveland State, meanwhile, comes in at No. 59 nationally in scoring at home.

St. Bonaventure won its last outing, a 79-58 result against Cornell on November 11. They covered in that game as a 7.5-point favorite. The battle between the Bonnies and Big Red didn’t turn out to be much of a battle at all as Cornell was handed a 79-58 defeat on Friday at Reilly Center.

Cleveland State was an 86-57 Sportsbook in its last match at home against Rio Grande. The battle between the Vikings and Red Storm didn’t turn out to be much of a battle at all as Rio Grande was handed an 86-57 defeat on Tuesday at Wolstein Center.


St. Bonaventure Bonnies Trends:
When playing on Friday are 6-3
Before playing Siena are 2-3
After playing Cornell are 1-1
After a win are 3-7

Cleveland State Vikings Trends:
When playing on Friday are 3-7
Before playing Kent State are 8-2
After a win are 6-4

A few Bonnies at Vikings trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of St. Bonaventure's last 8 games on the road
St. Bonaventure is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Cleveland State is 21-3 SU in its last 24 games at home
Cleveland State is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
Cleveland State is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing St. Bonaventure


Next up:
St. Bonaventure at Siena, Monday, November 21
Cleveland State at Kent State, Tuesday, November 22