The Hofstra Pride visit Reilly Center to take on the St. Bonaventure Bonnies. The game begins at 4:00 pm ET on Saturday, Nov. 28.
The Bonnies come into this game hoping to repeat their last performance, topping Canisius 77-73 on Tuesday. Marcus Posley led all scorers on the team with 35 points on 11-for-21 shooting. The Pride are coming off a close 67-66 loss to Indiana State on Monday. Denton Koon played well, registering his first double-double of the season with 15 points and 11 rebounds.
St. Bonaventure is favored by a slim two-point margin in its matchup against Hofstra. The Over/Under (O/U) is sitting at 156 points for this matchup. The Bonnies are attempting to build on their records of 3-1 Straight Up (SU) and 1-1 Against The Spread (ATS). The Bonnies are a phenomenal shooting team from the line with a .826 free throw percentage, one of the highest marks in Division I.
On the other side, Hofstra has a SU record of 3-2 and an ATS record of 2-2. The Pride rank 40th in the country in scoring, averaging 84.8 points per game. The Pride rely heavily on three-pointers on offense, ranking 41st in the nation with 51 made (10.0 per game). The Pride are one of the top teams in the country at finding the open man with an average of 17.2 assists per game.
This game marks the first time St. Bonaventure and Hofstra have played one another in recent seasons.
Predictions: SU Winner – StBon, ATS Winner – StBon, O/U – Over
Notes
St. Bonaventure is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games.
St. Bonaventure is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home.
Hofstra averages 84.8 points per game (ranked 40th). St. Bonaventure, on the other hand, allows 71.8 points per game (ranked 171st).
Ranked 94th, the St. Bonaventure Bonnies have an offensive rating of 112.2. The Hofstra Pride rank 202nd with a defensive rating of just 102.6.
Hofstra has an average field goal percentage of 47.1%. St. Bonaventure is undefeated (1-0) when opponents have a similar or higher field goal percentage.
The St. Bonaventure Bonnies and the Hofstra Pride both rank higher in average effective field goal percentage when compared to their field goal percentages. St. Bonaventure is 215th and 194th in the nation for FG% and eFG% respectively, while Hofstra is 90th and 58th in these categories.
Hofstra ranks 41st in assists, recording 17.2 per game. St. Bonaventure performs worse at 127th with 14.8 assists per game.
St. Bonaventure ranks 91st in offensive rebounding. Hofstra ranks 123rd in defensive rebounding.
St. Bonaventure has forced an average turnover rate of 17.9% this season. In games where its turnover rate is 17.9% or higher, Hofstra is an even 1-1.
