St. Bonaventure vs Ohio Prediction 12/13/2025 Today’s College Basketball Picks

The Saint Bonaventure Bonnies and the Ohio Bobcats meet Saturday in college basketball action from Rocket Arena in Cleveland. Here’s a Saint Bonaventure vs Ohio prediction. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best Saint Bonaventure vs Ohio pick. We will examine the recent form and player performances for both teams, as well as the recent betting trends and streaks pertaining to this matchup. As we conclude, we will tie it all together with a summary that produces a sensible pick for a favorable betting outcome in this game.

Saint Bonaventure Bonnies Betting Preview

The Bonnies kicked off the year on a five-game win streak. Those victories were versus Bradley, Canisius, Siena, Youngstown State and Robert Morris. After a loss to North Carolina, Saint Bonaventure beat East Carolina, Florida Atlantic, Bloomsburg and Buffalo in their next quartet. Over the first 10 games of the year that would give the Bonnies a nice 9-1 overall record.

On Wednesday versus Colgate, the Bonnies were in trouble with a 47-34 deficit going into the second half. St. Bonaventure woke up from there though, hitting a 51-30 run for an 85-77 comeback win. Leading the scoring was Cayden Charles with 20 points and 10 boards. Frank Mitchell also doubled on 19 points and 18 rebounds, while Darryl Simmons had 17 points in 38 minutes of work in the victory.

Ohio Bobcats Betting Preview

Over on the Ohio side, they struggled out of the gate with just one win in their first seven outings. The victory was over Illinois State. Otherwise it was losses to Arkansas State, Saint Mary’s, Louisville, Bethune-Cookman, George Mason and Loyola Marymount. Since then it’s been a pair of wins for Ohio however, as they’ve taken out Maine and Marshall. Over nine outings that gives the Bobcats a 3-6 record this season so far.

Matched up against Marshall last weekend, the Bobcats were up 40-34 by the break. Ohio hit a 48-47 run in the second to preserve a win 88-81. Jackson Paveletzke led the team on 22 points while Aidan Hadaway doubled up on 19 points and 11 rebounds in 34 minutes. Javan Simmons added 13 points with five assists and four rebounds in the win as well.

St. Bonaventure Bonnies @ Ohio Bobcats Betting Trends: December 13, 2025

Why the Ohio Bobcats will win

• St. Bonaventure has lost the first half in three of its last four games against non-AP-ranked opponents at a neutral venue.

Why the St. Bonaventure Bonnies will win

• St. Bonaventure has won each of its last 10 games against non-AP-ranked opponents.
• Ohio has lost each of its last four games played at neutral venues.
• Ohio has lost the first half in three of its last four games against non-AP-ranked opponents at a neutral venue.

Saint Bonaventure vs Ohio Prediction

I’ll stick with the Bonnies. Saint Bonaventure took a while to get going against Colgate in their last outing but eventually everything worked out well. The Bonnies posted 47.7 percent from the field with 38 rebounds and 19 team assists, but also struggled from 3-point range on 4-of-19 (21.1 percent) overall. That makes five straight wins for St. Bonaventure though, and they’ve hit a nice 69 or more points in all but one game (67 in a win over East Carolina) so far this season.

As for Ohio, they were able to power past a middling Marshall team in their last outing despite a 36-27 deficit on the boards and a 44-28 disadvantage on points in the paint. The Bobcats did shoot well (48.3 percent) and had just eight turnovers. That gives Ohio 79 or more points in consecutive games, and they’ll likely need to keep scoring well in order to maintain a cover pace here.

Andrew Jett's Pick: St. Bonaventure Bonnies -5.5