The St. Bonaventure Bonnies visit Alumni Arena to take on the Buffalo Bulls. Action starts at 7:00 pm ET on Wednesday, Dec. 2 and can be seen on ES3.
The Bulls won a close one over Canisius 98-96 on Saturday. Lamonte Bearden was the team’s leading scorer with 18 points on 7-for-12 shooting. The Bonnies, meanwhile, are feeling some disappointment after their 89-83 loss to Hofstra on Saturday. Jaylen Adams had a team-high 24 points.
The odds are even for this game and the Over/Under (O/U) is set at 152 points. The Bulls enter the game with records of 4-2 Straight Up (SU) and 2-2-1 Against The Spread (ATS). The Bulls have no trouble scoring as they rank 18th in the nation in home offense with 94.7 points per game. Expect to see a lot of second-chance opportunities for Buffalo in this matchup, which is one of the top rebounding teams in the nation with an average of 17.0 offensive boards per game. Buffalo has given up very few turnovers with an average of only 10.5 per game.
In the other locker room, St. Bonaventure has a SU record of 3-2 and an ATS record of 1-2. The Bonnies convert their free throws at a high percentage, leading the nation at .841.
Buffalo and St. Bonaventure will be facing off in their first head-to-head contest of the season. When they last met the Bonnies were winners, bringing their SU record to 4-1. The Bulls hold the advantage ATS with a record of 3-2.
Predictions: SU Winner – Buff, ATS Winner – Buff, O/U – Over
Notes
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Buffalo’s last 5 games.
Buffalo is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing St. Bonaventure.
Buffalo is one of the top-scoring teams at home, averaging 94.7 points per game (ranked 18th). St. Bonaventure, on the other hand, allows 76.0 points per away game (ranked 178th).
Ranked 95th, the St. Bonaventure Bonnies have an offensive rating of 111.8. The Buffalo Bulls rank 221st with a defensive rating of just 103.9.
The St. Bonaventure Bonnies average a field goal percentage of 42.9% this season. The Buffalo Bulls have split their games this season (2-2) when opponents have a FG% of 42.9% or greater.
The Buffalo Bulls attempt 21.0 three pointers per game this season, while the St. Bonaventure Bonnies attempt 22.0. When they register 20 or more three point attempts in a game, Buffalo is a winning 3-1 while St. Bonaventure is winless (0-2).
Buffalo, the 80th-ranked team in rebounding, register an average of 40.7 rebounds per game. St. Bonaventure does worse, ranked 128th with 38.8.
The St. Bonaventure Bonnies rank 79th in offensive rebounds. The Buffalo Bulls rank 277th in the nation in defensive rebounds.
St. Bonaventure has forced an average turnover rate of 17.2% this season. In games where its turnover rate is 17.2% or higher, Buffalo is an even 1-1.
