St. Bonaventure vs Rhode Island 2/22/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
Rhode Island Rams (13-12) vs. St. Bonaventure Bonnies (17-7)
February 22, 2022 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: St. Bonaventure Bonnies -9.5 / Rhode Island Rams +9.5; Over/Under: -131.5
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The Rhode Island Rams and the St. Bonaventure Bonnies meet in college basketball action from the Reilly Center on Tuesday night.
The Rhode Island Rams will look to bounce back from back-to-back losses after a 72-61 loss to George Washington. Makhel Mitchell leads the Rams in scoring with 11.2 PPG along with 5.7 RPG while Jeremy Sheppard has 10.5 PPG with a team-high 2.9 APG to lead URI in assists and to make up the pair of double-digit scorers for URI so far this season. Makhi Mitchell also has 9.8 PPG with a team-high 7.5 RPG to lead the Rams on the glass as well this season. As a team, Rhode Island is averaging 67.4 PPG on 46% shooting from the field, 34.8% from three and 64.1% from the foul line while allowing 63.9 PPG on 38.2% shooting from the field and 31.7% from three this season.
The St. Bonaventure Bonnies will look to build on their five-game win streak after an 81-55 win over Duquesne last time out. Jalen Adaway leads the Bonnies in scoring with 15.7 PPG along with 6.3 RPG while Jaren Holmes has 14 PPG with 5.5 RPG and 3.7 APG this season. Kyle Lofton has 13.2 PPG with a team-high 6.1 APG to lead the Bonnies in the assist department this season. Dominick Welch has 12.4 PPG with 5.8 RPG and Osun Osunniyi has 11.3 PPG with a team-high 7.5 RPG to lead the Bonnies on the glass this season. As a team, St. Bonaventure is averaging 72 PPG on 45.8% shooting from the field, 33.2% from three and 76.3% from the foul line while allowing 67.5 PPG on 42.2% shooting from the field and 35% from three this season.
Rhode Island is 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games overall and 0-4 ATS in their last 4 Tuesday games while the under is 5-2 in their last 7 road games against a team with a home winning percentage above .600. St. Bonaventure is 4-0-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall and 3-0-1 ATS in their last 4 home games while the under is 4-0 in their last 4 games following a win by 20 or more points.
I get the case to be made either way here, but I’m looking at St. Bonaventure laying the points here. The Rams have just struggled big time as of late, especially on the road while the Bonnies are rolling right now and have no intentions of stopping. URI’s in free fall right now and I think St. Bonaventure adds to their problems with a double-digit win and subsequent cover here.
