St. Bonaventure vs Northern Iowa Prediction College Basketball Picks 11/29/24

The St. Bonaventure Bonnies and the Northern Iowa Panthers meet Friday in college basketball action from HP Field House. Here’s a St. Bonaventure vs Northern Iowa prediction. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best St. Bonaventure vs Northern Iowa pick. We will examine:

The St. Bonaventure Bonnies’ recent form and player performance

The Northern Iowa Panthers’ recent form and player performance

Recent betting trends and streaks involving the St. Bonaventure Bonnies

Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Northern Iowa Panthers

Recent betting trends in games played between St. Bonaventure and Northern Iowa

A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for the St. Bonaventure vs Northern Iowa game

St. Bonaventure Bonnies Betting Preview

The Bonnies hit a nice run over their first half-dozen games, taking out CSU Northridge, Canisius, Florida Gulf Coast, Le Moyne, Mansfield, and Bryant along the way. St. Bonaventure took their first loss of the season to Utah State on Thanksgiving.

In their Thursday matchup with Utah State, the Bonnies held a five-point edge by the break. St. Bonaventure was outscored 47-37 the rest of the way however, resulting in a 72-67 defeat. Noel Brown and Dasonte Bowen each had a team-high 15 points in the loss.

Northern Iowa Panthers Betting Preview

Over on the Northern Iowa side, they took out Dubuque and Milwaukee in their first two games before losses to UC Irvine and Wichita State. The Panthers recovered with a win over Western Illinois before a blowout loss to North Texas on Thursday.

In the Mean Green matchup, the Panthers were drilled 34-21 in the first half. Northern Iowa didn’t get any closer in a 34-27 second for a 68-48 defeat. Ben Schwieger was the only double-digit scorer on the team with 13 points and three rebounds.

Why the St. Bonaventure Bonnies will win

• St. Bonaventure has won six of its last seven games.
• Northern Iowa has lost eight of its last nine Friday games against non-Conference opponents.
• Northern Iowa has lost the first half in three of its last four games against non-Conference opponents.

Matchup/League Facts

• Northern Iowa ranks 26th among Division 1 teams for field goal percentage this season (50.1%).
• Northern Iowa ranks T27th among Division 1 teams for opponent assist to turnover ratio this season (0.67).
• St. Bonaventure ranks T41st among Division 1 teams for blocks per game this season (5.0).
• St. Bonaventure ranks T43rd among Division 1 teams for opponent points per game this season (63.9).

St. Bonaventure vs Northern Iowa Prediction

I’ll probably go with St. Bonaventure here. The Bonnies took their first loss of the year on Thursday in their toughest matchup so far but didn’t play particularly well. St. Bonaventure had 12 turnovers and got out-rebounded 44-40 (17-12 offensive) in their defeat, but should have much better control this time if they can eliminate the mistakes.

As for Northern Iowa, they posted their lowest points total of the year (48) on Thursday in a pretty listless outing. The Panthers have been below 61 points in two of the last four games, so I like the Bonnies to control the pace in Friday’s matchup.