St Bonaventure Bonnies vs UConn Huskies Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 12/11/2021

Game Time: 3:30 pm ET, Saturday, December 11, 2021

Venue:  Prudential Center, Newark, NJ

Where to Watch:  ESPN2

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  St Bonaventure NL, UConn NL; Over/Under:  NL points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  St Bonaventure +3.5, UConn -3.5; Over/Under:  136.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  St Bonaventure NL, UConn NL; Over/Under:  NL points

 

St Bonaventure Bonnies:  8-1 (1st place, A10)

UConn Huskies:  8-2 (5th place, Big East)

 

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St Bonaventure Bonnies:  4-1 last 5

UConn Huskies:  3-2 last 5

 

 

 

St Bonaventure is coming into this game with an 8-1 record overall and they are 3-0 in neutral site games this season where they will be in this game. They only have 1 loss all season and they have gone on a 3 game winning streak since then. Their loss was against the Northern Iowa Panthers while their 3 straight wins came against the Coppin State Eagles, the Buffalo Bulls, and the Loyola Greyhounds in their last game. Jaren English and Jalen Adaway both led the team in points in that game with 22 each while Dominick Welch was next on the team with 16 points. Quadry Adams also scored 12 points in that one as well. English led the team in assists in that game with 9 while Osun Osunniyi led the team in rebounds with 7. They are 46.9% from the field, 34.1% from 3-point range, and 78.7% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 74.9 PPG and their defense is allowing 66 PPG against them. St Bonaventure has an ATS record of 3-5-1 this season and their O/U record is 4-5.

 

 

The Connecticut Huskies are coming into this game with an 8-2 record overall and they are 2-1 in their neutral site games this season where they will be in this game. They have won 3 of their last 4 games but are coming into this one off of a loss in their last game which snapped a 3 game winning streak that they were on. Their 3 wins were against the VCU Rams, the Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks, and the Grambling State Tigers while their loss came against the West Virginia Mountaineers in their last game. Isaiah Whaley led the team in points in that game with 15 while RJ Cole was next on the team with 14 points. Andre Jackson also scored 10 points in that one as well. Cole and Jalen Gaffney off the bench both led the team in assists in that game with 3 each while Akok Akok led the team in rebounds with 10. They were 39.3% from the field, 14.3% from 3-point range, and 54.5% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 82.6 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 61.9 PPG against them. UConn has an ATS record of 4-6 this season and their O/U record is 6-4.

 

UConn is coming into this matchup as a 3.5 point favorite with the current betting odds according to Draftkings Sportsbook. UConn has been playing very well in their recent games but they are coming off of a very close loss against WVU in their last game. They will be looking to bounce back after that loss. St. Bonaventure has also been playing well but UConn has had a much tougher schedule and have still come up with wins in those games. UConn is a much better team and they should respond well to that loss in their last game on this big neutral site stage. The best bet to place in this game is on UConn to cover the spread here. 

 

St Bonaventure UConn Prediction:  Our NCAAB Pick for Saturday, December 11, 2021 (3:30 pm ET start time) is UConn 81 St. Bonaventure 72.

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St Bonaventure Bonnies: 10-1 ATS in all neutral court games. 15-8 ATS in a neutral court game where the total is 130 to 139.5. 14-6 ATS against Big East conference opponents. 9-1 ATS after a game where they made 60% of their shots or better. 10-1 ATS when playing on a neutral court. 11-5 ATS after 2 straight games where they were called for 15 or less fouls. 5-1 ATS off 2 no-covers where the team won straight up as a favorite.

UConn Huskies: 8-16 ATS off a close road loss by 3 points or less. 11-29 ATS off an embarrassing road loss scoring less than 60 points. 17-35 ATS after a close loss by 3 points or less. 2-8 ATS after scoring 60 points or less. 5-10 ATS after a combined score of 125 points or less. 

 

 

St Bonaventure Bonnies:  Kyle Lofton (G) Ques Sat - Ankle injury. A. Mellouk (F) Out indefinitely - Undisclosed injury.

UConn Huskies:  Tyrese Martin (G) Mid Dec - Wrist injury. A. Sanogo (F) Mid Dec - Abdominal injury.

 

 

"We're a wounded animal. One of our leaders is hurt. Sometimes, when you're a wounded animal, you're desperate. And we were desperate." - Mark Schmidt on his team’s win against Buffalo.

 

 

“One of the toughest teams you’ll see with Huggs. I just have a lot of respect for teams that show up with the type of force and aggression that they show up with on both ends of the court.” - Dan Hurley on his team’s loss against WVU.

 

 

 

J. Adaway 

Jaren Holmes 

K. Lofton 

O. Osunniyi 

D. Welch

 

R. Cole 

A. Jackson 

T. Martin 

Adama Sanogo 

I. Whaley

 

 

PPG: K. Lofton (17.4)

APG: K. Lofton (5.9)

Reb/G: J. Adaway (7.5)

 

PPG: R. Cole (16.1)

APG: R. Cole (4.3)

Reb/G: T. Martin (7.7)

 

Coaches:

St Bonaventure Bonnies: Mark Schmidt (15th season)

UConn Huskies: Dan Hurley (4th season)