St. Bonaventure vs VCU Picks and Prediction – 3/14/2025

The St Bonaventure Bonnies will play the VCU Rams on Friday in the quarterfinals of the Atlantic 10 Conference tournament at Capital One Arena in Washington, DC. St. Bonaventure defeated the Duquesne Dukes 64-59 on Thursday in the second round. With the victory, St. Bonaventure has won two straight and four of the last five. Keep updated on College Basketball with our expert college basketball picks.

Saint Bonaventure was led in its victory over Duquesne by Melvin Council Jr and Lajae Jones, who both scored 18 points. Noel Brown and Jones each grabbed a team-high eight rebounds while the leaders in assists with three each were Noah Bolanga and Brown. St. Bonaventure shot only 39.3% overall and 33.3% from three-point territory, but made 9 of 11 free throws. 

The VCU Rams completed the regular season 25-6 overall and 15-3 in Atlantic 10 play, which was tied for first with George Mason. VCU fell into a tie for first, after losing to the Dayton Flyers 79-76 in the final game of the regular season, snapping a nine-game winning streak by the Rams. Joe Bamisile was the leading scorer for VCU in the loss to Dayton with 18 points.

Max Shulga leads VCU in scoring and assists, averaging 15.5 points and 3.8 assists per game. Jack Clark is the leading rebounder, averaging 6.9 rebounds per game. Joe Bamisile is second in scoring, averaging 15.3 points per game and one of four players for VCU who average double figures in scoring. VCU scores and average of 77.9 points per game.

The VCU Rams will win and cover the number on Friday when playing the St. Bonaventure Bonnies in the quarterfinals of the Atlantic 10 Conference tournament. The Rams covered the number in seven of the final 10. VCU has one of the best defenses in the nation, holding opponents to an average of 62.7 points per game, which is 10th, and 39.4% shooting overall, which is 11th. Final Score Prediction, VCU Rams win and cover ATS 75-62.