Kent State vs St. Bonaventure Prediction 3/18/25 College Basketball Picks

The Kent State Golden Flashes and the St. Bonaventure Bonnies meet Tuesday in college basketball action from the Reilly Center. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Kent State vs. St. Bonaventure prediction.

Kent State Recap

The Kent State Golden Flashes come into the NIT on behalf of the MAC, finishing the year with a 22-11 overall record including an 11-7 mark in MAC conference play. As the 3-seed in the MAC tournament, Kent State would knock off Western Michigan before falling to Miami-Ohio in the semi-finals.

Golden Flashes Making First NIT Appearance Since 2011

Jalen Sullinger leads the Golden Flashes in scoring with 15.4 PPG along with 2 RPG while VonCameron Davis has 14.6 PPG with 3.7 RPG to cap off the pair of double-digit scorers for Kent State up to this point in the year. Cli’Ron Hornbeak has 7.6 PPG with 5.9 RPG and Delrecco Gillespie has 7.9 PPG with a team-high 7.7 RPG to lead the Golden Flashes on the glass. Cian Medley also has a team-high 4.1 APG to lead the Golden Flashes in assists so far this season. Marquis Barnett has 8.7 PPG with 3.6 RPG as well this season. As a team, Kent State is averaging 73.7 PPG on 43.6% shooting from the field, 31.4% from three and 75.1% from the foul line up to this point in the year.

Why the Kent State Golden Flashes will win

• Kent State has won each of its last seven Tuesday games.
• St. Bonaventure has lost three of its last four night games.

St. Bonaventure Recap

The St. Bonaventure Bonnies enter the NIT repping the A-10, finishing the year with an overall record of 22-11 including a 9-9 mark in A-10 conference play. As the 8-seed, the Bonnies would knock off Duquesne before falling to VCU in the quarterfinals.

Bonnies In First NIT Since 2022

Melvin Council Jr. leads the Bonnies in scoring and assists with 14.8 PPG and 4.1 APG along with 5.5 RPG while Chance Moore has 12.9 PPG with a team-high 6.5 RPG to lead the Bonnies on the glass up to this point in the year. Noel Brown has 12.3 PPG with 5.4 RPG while Dasonte Bowen has 11.1 PPG with 3.8 RPG and a team-high 4.2 APG in 10 games and Lajae Jones also has 11.1 PPG with 5.7 RPG to cap off the scoring in double figures for St. Bonaventure up to this point in the year. Jonah Hinton’s also added 8.3 PPG as well for the Bonnies this year. As a team, St. Bonaventure is averaging 69 PPG on 44.7% shooting from the field, 31.3% from three and 73.5% from the foul line this season.

Why the St. Bonaventure Bonnies will win

• St. Bonaventure has won each of its last nine games against non-Conference opponents at Reilly Center.

Total Points Facts

• Each of Kent State’s last 11 games have produced a total of 136+ points.
• Five of St. Bonaventure’s last six games against non-Conference opponents have produced a total of 124 or fewer points.

Kent State vs. St. Bonaventure Prediction

I’m on St. Bonaventure in this one. Kent State is a solid defensive unit, but I just feel like the Bonnies are a better version of Kent state. Both defend the floor well, but the Bonnies force turnovers just as well as Kent State but Kent State isn’t great at taking care of the basketball. The Bonnies are also elite at keeping teams off of the foul line and that’s one area where Kent State has an edge. I’ll side with the Bonnies to get the win and cover at home here.