St. Bonaventure vs Davidson Prediction 3/8/25 College Basketball Picks

The St. Bonaventure Bonnies and the Davidson Wildcats meet Saturday in college basketball action from the Belk Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a St. Bonaventure vs. Davidson prediction.

Matchup History

These two teams have yet to meet this season, but the lone meeting last year, at St. Bonaventure, went the way of the Bonnies by a final score of 81-80 in overtime, snapping Davidson’s three-game head-to-head win streak in this matchup.

St. Bonaventure Recap

The St. Bonaventure Bonnies come into this game looking to add on to their 73-72 win over UMass last time out to sit at 20-10 on the year.

Bonnies Win 3 Of Their Last 4

Melvin Council Jr. leads the Bonnies in scoring and assists with 14.5 PPG and 4.2 APG along with 5.4 RPG while Chance Moore has 13.1 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 12.5 PPG with 5.5 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 5.3 RPG to cap off the scoring in double figures for St. Bonaventure up to this point in the year. Jonah Hinton also added 8.5 PPG as well for the Bonnies this year. As a team, St. Bonaventure is averaging 69.7 PPG on 45.3% shooting from the field, 32% from three, and 73.3% from the foul line this season.

Why the St. Bonaventure Bonnies will win

• Davidson has lost five of its last six games.
• St. Bonaventure has won 11 of its last 14 day games.

Davidson Recap

The Davidson Wildcats come into this game looking to bounce back from an 82-72 loss at the hands of Loyola Chicago last time out to sit at 16-14 on the year.

Wildcats Lose 3rd In A Row & 5th In Last 6

Reed Bailey leads the Wildcats across the board with team-highs of 19.1 PPG, 6.2 RPG, and 3.9 APG while Connor Kochera has 14 PPG with 4.2 RPG and 2.8 APG. Bobby Durkin has 14.2 PPG with 6 RPG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Davidson up to this point in the year. Zach Laput has 8.4 PPG with 3.8 RPG as well this season for the Wildcats. As a team, Davidson is averaging 72.9 PPG on 45.5% shooting from the field, 34.1% from three, and 74.3% from the foul line this season.

Why the Davidson Wildcats will win

• St. Bonaventure has lost six of its last seven road games.
• The home team has won eight of St. Bonaventure’s last 10 games.

Total Points Facts

• Five of St. Bonaventure’s last six road games against Conference opponents have produced a total of 136 or fewer points.
• Twelve of Davidson’s last 15 games at John M. Belk Arena have produced a total of 137+ points.

St. Bonaventure vs. Davidson Prediction

I’m on St. Bonaventure in this game. I get why the Wildcats are favored at home here, but outside of that, I think the wrong team is favored in this game. I think the Bonnies are the better team side-by-side and they’ve been a lot easier to trust for much of the season. Davidson just continues to find new and creative ways to lose basketball games as the season progresses, and I think the Bonnies get the job done on the road in this game. Give me St. Bonaventure here.

Chris Ruffolo's Pick: St. Bonaventure +1.5