Bucknell (4-4) vs St. Bonaventure (7-1)
December 4, 2024 at 07:00 PM EST
The Line: Betting Odds: Bucknell +7.5 / St. Bonaventure -7.5 — Over/Under: 135
The St. Bonaventure Bonnies and the Bucknell Bison meet Wednesday in college basketball action from Sojka Pavilion. Here’s a St. Bonaventure vs Bucknell prediction. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best St. Bonaventure vs Bucknell pick. We will examine:
The St. Bonaventure Bonnies’ recent form and player performance
The Bucknell Bison’s recent form and player performance
Recent betting trends and streaks involving the St. Bonaventure Bonnies
Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Bucknell Bison
Recent betting trends in games played between St. Bonaventure and Bucknell
A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for the St. Bonaventure vs Bucknell game
St. Bonaventure Bonnies Betting Preview
The Bonnies opened up the season with a six-game win streak over CSU Northridge, Canisius, Florida Gulf Coast, Le Moyne, Mansfield, and Bryant. St. Bonaventure would then lose to Utah State before another win over Northern Iowa.
In last Friday’s Northern Iowa game, St. Bonaventure posted a 38-32 run in the first half and a 30-24 stretch in the second for a 68-56 win. Dasonte Bowen led the way with 17 points, while Melvin Council added 15 points with four boards.
Bucknell Bison Betting Preview
Over on the Bucknell side, they went 4-2 over their first half-dozen games featuring wins over Delaware, Southern Indiana, Richmond, and NJIT. Since then it’s been three straight losses to Rider, Maryland, and Siena.
On Saturday versus Siena, the Bison faced a 10-point deficit going into the second half. Bucknell didn’t get any closer on a 40-37 run from there and lost 71-58. Josh Bascoe was tops on 15 points with eight rebounds in the losing effort.
Why the St. Bonaventure Bonnies will win
- St. Bonaventure has won seven of its last eight games.
- Bucknell has lost each of its last four games when playing with a rest disadvantage.
- Bucknell has lost the first half in eight of its last nine games against the Atlantic 10 Conference.
St. Bonaventure vs Bucknell Prediction
I’ll likely just stay with St. Bonaventure. The Bonnies took care of UNI pretty easily in their last outing, notching 50 percent shooting from the field and 12-of-13 (92.3 percent) from the line. The Bonnies have been below 69 points in consecutive outings after starting with 70 or more in six straight games (all wins). The good news is that St. Bonaventure should match up well on Wednesday.
As for Bucknell, they shot just 3-of-22 (13.6 percent) from outside and coughed up 12 turnovers in their latest loss to Siena. Otherwise, the Bison’s stats weren’t too bad on paper. That said, Bucknell has been below 68 points in three straight games now. The Bison will need a major offensive shot in the arm in order to keep a cover pace here.