St Bonaventure Bonnies vs Virginia Tech Hokies Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 12/17/2021

Game Time: 4:00 pm ET, Friday, December 17, 2021

Venue:  Spectrum Center, Charlotte, NC

Where to Watch:  ESPN2

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

Bet365:  Point Spread:  St Bonaventure NL, VT NL; Over/Under:  NL points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  St Bonaventure +2.5, VT -2.5; Over/Under:  129.5 points

 

St Bonaventure Bonnies:  8-2 (1st place, A10)

Virginia Tech Hokies:  7-4 (11th place, ACC)

 

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St Bonaventure Bonnies:  3-2 last 5

Virginia Tech Hokies:  2-3 last 5

 

 

 

St. Bonaventure is coming into this game with an 8-2 record overall and they are 3-1 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 wins in that span were against the Coppin State Eagles, the Buffalo Bulls, and the Loyola Greyhounds while their loss came against the UConn Huskies in their last game. Jaren English led the team in points in that game with 19 while Dominick Welch was next on the team with 15 points. Jalen Adaway also scored 14 points and Osun Osunniyi scored 10 points in that one as well. English led the team in assists in that game with 5 while Adaway led the team in rebounds with 10. They were 38.7% from the field, 35.7% from 3-point range, and 84.6% from the free throw line with their shooting in that game. Their offense is averaging 73.8 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 66.8 PPG against them. St. Bonaventure has an ATS record of 3-6-1 this season and their O/U record is 5-5.

 

 

VT is coming into this contest with a 7-4 record overall and they are 0-2 in their neutral site games this season where they will be in this game. They have lost 2 of their last 3 games and are coming into this one off of a loss in their last game. Their last win was against the Cornell Big Red while their 2 losses in that span came against the Wake Forest Demon Deacons and the Dayton Flyers in their last game. Keve Aluma and Hunter Cattoor both led the team in points in that game with 14 each while Justyn Mutts and Storm Murphy were both next on the team with 8 points. Murphy led the team in assists in that game with 5 while Mutts led the team in rebounds with 10. They were 38.2% from the field, 27.3% from 3-point range, and 64.3% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 70.3 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 57.2 PPG against them. VT has an ATS record of 7-4 this season and their O/U record is 3-8.

 

St. Bonaventure is coming into this matchup as a 2.5 point underdog with the current betting odds according to the bookmakers. St. Bonaventure has been having a great start to their season with just 2 losses in their 10 games and they have been playing well on neutral sites this season with a 3-1 record in those games. VT has not been playing as well as St. Bonaventure has been this season and they are also not playing in as good form as they have been in their recent matches. VT has also played 2 games on a neutral site this season and have not won a game yet. This is a great win to have on their resume so St. Bonaventure will get up for this one. The best bet to place in this game is on St. Bonaventure to cover the spread here and on them to win this game straight up on the moneyline.

 

St Bonaventure Virginia Tech Prediction:  Our NCAAB Pick for Friday, December 17, 2021 (4:00 pm ET start time) is St. Bonaventure 78 VT 76.

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St Bonaventure Bonnies: 9-2 ATS when the total is 129.5 or less. 10-2 ATS in all neutral court games. 9-3 ATS in a neutral court game where the total is 129.5 or less. 10-2 ATS when playing on a neutral court. 15-6 ATS after having won 2 of their last 3 games. 

Virginia Tech Hokies: 3-7 ATS in all neutral court games. 2-8 ATS after having lost 4 or 5 of their last 6 games. 2-6 ATS after playing a game as a road favorite. 9-15 ATS after 1 or more consecutive losses. 8-20 ATS after 5 straight games committing 14 or less turnovers.

 

 

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

Virginia Tech Hokies:  None.

 

 

“A couple times we didn’t get into a set rhythm, and they got out into transition. That’s where they brought it back. We kept them on the half-court the first half. The second half, they had that run where they started getting out.” - Jaren Holmes on their loss to UConn.

 

 

“I’m watching a lot of film and I’m trying to figure it out. If you would’ve told me back in August that my biggest concern would be offense and we’re not scoring the ball well enough, I would’ve told you that’s a good problem, we can figure it out, but I would’ve never expected that. We’ve got a number of kids that can ring the bell.” - Mike Young on his team’s shooting problems this season.

 

 

 

J. Adaway 

Jaren Holmes 

K. Lofton 

O. Osunniyi 

D. Welch

 

N. Alleyne 

K. Aluma 

H. Cattoor 

S. Murphy 

J. Mutts

 

 

PPG: K. Lofton (17.4)

APG: K. Lofton (5.9)

Reb/G: J. Adaway (7.8)

 

PPG: K. Aluma (14.4)

APG: J. Mutts (2.9)

Reb/G: J. Mutts (7.4)

 

Coaches:

St Bonaventure Bonnies: Mark Schmidt (15th season)

Virginia Tech Hokies: Mike Young (3rd season)