Who's Playing
St. Bonaventure @ Saint Joseph's
Current Records: St. Bonaventure 18-7; Saint Joseph's 10-16
What to Know
The St. Bonaventure Bonnies have enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they must head out on the road. St. Bonaventure and the Saint Joseph's Hawks will face off in an Atlantic 10 battle at 6 p.m. ET Saturday at Michael J. Hagan '85 Arena. Bragging rights belong to the Bonnies for now since they're up 11-1 across their past 12 matchups.
St. Bonaventure strolled past the Rhode Island Rams with points to spare on Tuesday, taking the matchup 73-55. St. Bonaventure's success was spearheaded by the efforts of guard Jalen Adaway, who had 23 points in addition to six boards, and forward Osun Osunniyi, who had 14 points along with nine rebounds.
Meanwhile, the contest between Saint Joseph's and the Saint Louis Billikens on Tuesday was not a total blowout, but with Saint Joseph's falling 72-61 on the road, it was darn close to turning into one. Four players on the Hawks scored in the double digits: guard Erik Reynolds II (17), guard Jordan Hall (14), forward Ejike Obinna (12), and forward Taylor Funk (10).
The Bonnies are the favorite in this one, with an expected 6.5-point margin of victory. They are currently six-for-six against the spread in their most recent games, a trend bettors might want to take into account.
St. Bonaventure is now 18-7 while Saint Joseph's sits at 10-16. A pair of stats to keep in the back of your head while watching: St. Bonaventure enters the game with only 10.6 turnovers per game on average, good for 26th best in college basketball. Less enviably, Saint Joseph's is 355th worst in college basketball in takeaways, with only 9.5 on average. So the cards are definitely stacked against Saint Joseph's.
How To Watch
- When: Saturday at 6 p.m. ET
- Where: Michael J. Hagan '85 Arena -- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- TV: CBS Sports Network
- Live Stream: CBSSports.com or fuboTV (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
- Watch on your Phone: CBS Sports App
- Watch on Connected TV: CBS Sports App on Roku and Fire TV
Odds
The Bonnies are a solid 6.5-point favorite against the Hawks, according to the latest college basketball odds.
The oddsmakers had a good feel for the line for this one, as the game opened with the Bonnies as a 5.5-point favorite.
Over/Under: -108
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Series History
St. Bonaventure have won 11 out of their last 12 games against Saint Joseph's.
- Jan 29, 2022 - St. Bonaventure 80 vs. Saint Joseph's 69
- Jan 06, 2021 - St. Bonaventure 83 vs. Saint Joseph's 57
- Mar 04, 2020 - St. Bonaventure 89 vs. Saint Joseph's 73
- Feb 11, 2020 - St. Bonaventure 74 vs. Saint Joseph's 56
- Feb 12, 2019 - St. Bonaventure 76 vs. Saint Joseph's 51
- Jan 09, 2019 - St. Bonaventure 73 vs. Saint Joseph's 47
- Jan 24, 2018 - St. Bonaventure 70 vs. Saint Joseph's 67
- Jan 06, 2018 - Saint Joseph's 85 vs. St. Bonaventure 78
- Feb 22, 2017 - St. Bonaventure 83 vs. Saint Joseph's 77
- Jan 24, 2017 - St. Bonaventure 67 vs. Saint Joseph's 63
- Mar 02, 2016 - St. Bonaventure 98 vs. Saint Joseph's 90
- Feb 03, 2016 - St. Bonaventure 83 vs. Saint Joseph's 73
