Many eyes in the college basketball world will be on Reilly Center Thursday as host St. Bonaventure looks to handle the Arkansas State Red Wolves in NCAAB action.

The Red Wolves will try to spoil to the party on Thursday; they are 2-3 ATS against the number this season, while the Bonnies are 2-1-1 ATS. Arkansas State is 1-4 on the totals; St. Bonaventure is 2-1-1.



View Arkansas State vs St Bonaventure Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
If you're going with the Bonnies in this one, they're listed as 11.5-point favorites on the NCAAB betting menu for Monday's contest.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
This game matches up the No. 94 (Bonnies) and the No. 130 (Red Wolves) teams in the league, according to our current NCAAB power rank. A 66-55 result in favor of the Bonnies has been projected by the scores prediction engine.



How They Match Up:
Rating these schools in several key categories is important for handicappers and St. Bonaventure has the nation's No. 188-rated offensive output, at 67.8 PPG. The visiting Red Wolves defense ranks No. 85 allowing on average 62.2 PPG. The Bonnies FG% has averaged 45.4% so far, more than the Red Wolves marksmen have achieved on the year, 39.4% per game.

Defensively, Arkansas State features the nation's No. 69-rated defense on the road, allowing 62.7 points per game. St. Bonaventure, meanwhile, comes in at No. 87 nationally in scoring at home.

Arkansas State won its last outing, a 79-63 result against SE Missouri State on November 29. They covered in that game as a 6-point favorite. The Red Wolves grabbed a 79-63 win over the Redhawks on Tuesday, behind a 20-point effort from Edward Townsel at ASU Convocation Center.

Last time out for St. Bonaventure, they were a 73-64 loser as they battled Virginia Tech on the road. They failed to cover in the match as a 7-point underdog. St. Bonaventure got 23 points from Demitrius Conger but lost anyway, 73-64, to Virginia Tech on Sunday at Cassell Coliseum.


Arkansas State Red Wolves Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 7-3
Before playing Austin Peay are 2-1
After playing SE Missouri State are 1-5
After a win are 5-5

St. Bonaventure Bonnies Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 3-7
Before playing Buffalo are 3-2
After playing Virginia Tech are 4-3
After a loss are 6-4

A few Red Wolves at Bonnies trends to consider:
Arkansas State is 4-17 SU in its last 21 games on the road
St. Bonaventure is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of St. Bonaventure's last 5 games at home
St. Bonaventure is 2-3-1 ATS in its last 6 games
St. Bonaventure is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games


Next up:
Arkansas State at Austin Peay, Monday, December 5
St. Bonaventure at Buffalo, Saturday, December 3