The Richmond Spiders will be at Reilly Center to take on the St. Bonaventure Bonnies in an Atlantic 10 matchup. The game gets underway at 3:00 pm ET on Sunday, Jan. 31.
The Bonnies lost to VCU 84-76 the last time they played. Marcus Posley was the game’s high scorer, contributing 30 points. The Spiders, meanwhile, are coming off a 98-90 win over George Washington in their last outing. ShawnDre’ Jones led the game in scoring with 29 points on 8-for-17 shooting.
Jones has been on a tear over the last five games for the Spiders, averaging 24.4 points, 2.4 rebounds, 4.4 assists, and 2.2 three-pointers.
St. Bonaventure is a small two-point favorite in this game and the Over/Under (O/U) is set at 163 points. The Bonnies enter the game with records of 12-6 Straight Up (SU) and 9-5 Against The Spread (ATS). The Bonnies are an impressive shooting team from the line with a .776 free throw percentage, one of the highest marks in Division I. Transitioning to the St. Bonaventure defense, teams really have to fight for three-pointers against the Bonnies, who have allowed only 6.0 three-pointers to opponents per game.
On the other side, the Spiders head into the game with records of 7-8 ATS and 11-8 SU. The Spiders rank 36th in the country in scoring, averaging 80.2 points per game. The Spiders are one of the top teams in the country at finding the open man with an average of 17.1 assists per game. Richmond has not committed many turnovers, averaging only 11.1 per game.
This is the first meeting of the season for these conference rivals. The last time they played, Richmond came out on top, bringing its SU record in their most recent games to 7-3. Additionally, with a 6-4 record, Richmond has the advantage ATS. When it comes to field goals, rebounds, or three-pointers, neither team was able to hold the advantage in all three of these categories over their past five meetings against one another.
Predictions: SU Winner – StBon, ATS Winner – StBon, O/U – Over
Notes
St. Bonaventure is 16-7 SU in its last 23 games.
The total has gone OVER in 7 of St. Bonaventure’s last 8 games.
St. Bonaventure is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home.
St. Bonaventure is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Richmond.
St. Bonaventure is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Richmond.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of St. Bonaventure’s last 7 games when playing at home against Richmond.
St. Bonaventure averages 77.4 points per game (ranked 91st). Richmond, on the other hand, allows 75.0 points per game (ranked 260th).
Richmond is one of the top-scoring teams on the road, averaging 81.0 points per game (ranked 10th). St. Bonaventure, on the other hand, allows 70.7 points per home game (ranked 229th).
Ranked 34th, the Richmond Spiders have an offensive rating of 113.9. The St. Bonaventure Bonnies rank 205th with a defensive rating of just 104.3.
The Richmond Spiders have one of the best field goal percentages this season, ranking ninth in the nation with a FG% of 49.8%. When their opponents record a similar or higher FG%, the St. Bonaventure Bonnies have a losing 1-2 record.
The St. Bonaventure Bonnies average 22.0 three point attempts per game and are 7-5 when attempting at least 20 in a game. The Richmond Spiders average 21.0 attempts and have a solid record (7-3) when attempting 20 or more.
The 14th-ranked team in the category, Richmond has an assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.54 this season. St. Bonaventure ranks 96th with an A/TO of 1.19.
St. Bonaventure has forced an average turnover percentage of 20.1% this season. Richmond has a losing 1-2 record when its TO% is 20.1% or higher.
