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| Saint Joseph's Hawks | St. Bonaventure Bonnies |
| 20-7 | March 01, 2014, 03:00 | Reilly Center | 16-12 |
Many eyes in the college basketball world will be on Reilly Center Saturday as host St. Bonaventure looks to handle the Saint Joseph's Hawks in NCAA hoops action.
The Bonnies sit at 16-12 (14-12 ATS) on the season. By comparison, the Hawks are currently 20-7 (13-9-1 ATS). Looking to wager on the totals? St. Bonaventure is 10-15 OU, and Saint Joseph's is 9-14 OU.
View Saint Joseph's Hawks vs St. Bonaventure Bonnies Odds and Stats.
The visitors opened as 2.5-point underdogs in this one at most sportsbooks tracked at Odds Shark, including Sportsbook. The total was set to open a bit later (check out Sportsbook for the latest situation(.
It's a betting matchup between the No. 99-rated Bonnies and the No. 154-ranked Hawks, according to the latest pro hoops power rankings here at Odds Shark.
In their last action, St. Bonaventure was a 75-67 loser on the road against La Salle. They failed to cover the 1-point spread as underdogs. Matthew Wright scored 18 points in a futile effort to lead the Bonnies to a win (they lost 75-67 to La Salle at Tom Gola Arena on Wednesday).
How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up St. Bonaventure's No. 68 nationally ranked offense (74.25 points per game) against a Hawks defense that sits as the No. 77 at 67.11 PPG. The Bonnies have been averaging 45.92% from the field, less than the Hawks have managed so far this season (47.15% on average).
A few Hawks at Bonnies trends to consider:
Saint Joseph's is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Saint Joseph's is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Saint Joseph's's last 8 games
Saint Joseph's is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
St. Bonaventure is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
St. Bonaventure is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games at home
St. Bonaventure is 11-4 SU in its last 15 games at home
St. Bonaventure is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Saint Joseph's
Next up:
Saint Joseph's at Georgetown, Wednesday, March 5th
St. Bonaventure at Virginia Commonwealth, Saturday, March 8th
