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An Atlantic 10 battle is on tap between the St. Bonaventure Bonnies and the VCU Rams at 7 p.m. ET on Friday at Stuart Siegel Center. VCU is 14-4 overall and 7-1 at home, while St. Bonaventure is 10-2 overall and 3-2 on the road. Both teams enter Friday's matchup full of confidence. The Rams are 12-2 in their last 14 games, while St. Bonaventure has won eight of its last nine outings. 

The Rams are favored by 2.5-points in the latest VCU vs. St. Bonaventure odds from William Hill Sportsbook, and the over-under is set at 134.5. Before entering any St. Bonaventure vs. VCU picks, you'll want to see the college basketball predictions from the model at SportsLine.

The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every Division I college basketball game 10,000 times. Over the past four-plus years, the proprietary computer model has generated an impressive profit of almost $2,400 for $100 players on its top-rated college basketball picks against the spread. Anyone who has followed it has seen huge returns.

Now, the model has set its sights on VCU vs. St. Bonaventure. You can head to SportsLine to see its picks. Here are several college basketball odds for VCU vs. St. Bonaventure:

  • VCU vs. St. Bonaventure spread: VCU -2.5
  • VCU vs. St. Bonaventure over-under: 134.5 points
  • VCU vs. St. Bonaventure money line: VCU -145, St. Bonaventure +125

What you need to know about VCU

The Rams beat the Dayton Flyers 76-67 on Tuesday. VCU can attribute much of its success to guard Nah'Shon Hyland, who had 19 points in addition to five rebounds, and forward Vince Williams Jr., who shot 5-for-8 from downtown and finished with 19 points. Hyland has been the catalyst for VCU's offense all season, averaging 19.2 points per game. The sophomore guard has scored 23 or more points in three of his last four games.

The Rams have also been hard to beat on their home court. In fact, VCU is 7-1 in its last eight home games. However, VCU is just 2-7 against the spread in its last nine games played on a Friday. 

What you need to know about St. Bonaventure

Meanwhile, St. Bonaventure strolled past the La Salle Explorers with points to spare on Tuesday, taking the game 86-73. Five players on St. Bonaventure scored in the double digits: Jalen Adaway (20), Kyle Lofton (18), Osun Osunniyi (17), Jaren English (15), and Dominick Welch (10). Lofton paces the Bonnies in scoring, averaging 16.0 points per game this season. The junior guard is also averaging 5.3 assists and 1.5 steals per game.

The Bonnies have won 10 of their last 12 games, but they're just 3-6 in their last nine meetings against VCU. However, St. Bonaventure dominated the Rams earlier this season, earning a 70-54 victory at home. 

How to make VCU vs. St. Bonaventure picks

The model has simulated VCU vs. St. Bonaventure 10,000 times and the results are in. We can tell you that the model is leaning over, and it also says one side of the spread has all the value. You can only see the pick at SportsLine.

So who wins St. Bonaventure vs. VCU? And which side of the spread has all the value? Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the spread to jump on Friday, all from the proven computer model that has crushed its college basketball picks.