Who's Playing
St. Bonaventure @ VCU
Current Records: St. Bonaventure 10-11; VCU 16-5
What to Know
The VCU Rams and the St. Bonaventure Bonnies will face off in an Atlantic 10 clash at 6 p.m. ET Jan. 28 at Stuart Siegel Center. The teams split their matchups last year, with St. Bonaventure winning the first 73-53 at home and VCU taking the second 74-51.
The George Mason Patriots typically have all the answers at home, but on Wednesday VCU proved too difficult a challenge. VCU blew past the Patriots 72-52.
Meanwhile, the game between St. Bonaventure and the Fordham Rams on Wednesday was not particularly close, with the Bonnies falling 79-68. Guard Daryl Banks III did his best for St. Bonaventure, finishing with 29 points (a whopping 43% of their total).
VCU is the favorite in this one, with an expected 11.5-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.
VCU's win brought them up to 16-5 while St. Bonaventure's loss pulled them down to 10-11. A couple stats to keep an eye on: VCU ranks 17th in college basketball when it comes to steals per game, with 9.4 on average. But the Bonnies enter the contest with only 5.3 steals given up per game on average, good for 25th best in college basketball. Ball control might end up being a major factor in this one.
How To Watch
- When: Saturday at 6 p.m. ET
- Where: Stuart Siegel Center -- Richmond, Virginia
- 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
- Ticket Cost: $35.00
Odds
The Rams are a big 11.5-point favorite against the Bonnies, 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 Rams as a 10.5-point favorite.
Over/Under: -110
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Series History
VCU have won six out of their last ten games against St. Bonaventure.
- Mar 01, 2022 - VCU 74 vs. St. Bonaventure 51
- Jan 14, 2022 - St. Bonaventure 73 vs. VCU 53
- Mar 14, 2021 - St. Bonaventure 74 vs. VCU 65
- Feb 12, 2021 - VCU 67 vs. St. Bonaventure 64
- Jan 20, 2021 - St. Bonaventure 70 vs. VCU 54
- Jan 18, 2020 - VCU 91 vs. St. Bonaventure 63
- Feb 09, 2019 - VCU 85 vs. St. Bonaventure 55
- Feb 24, 2018 - St. Bonaventure 68 vs. VCU 63
- Feb 04, 2017 - VCU 83 vs. St. Bonaventure 77
- Jan 24, 2016 - VCU 84 vs. St. Bonaventure 76
