St. Bonaventure vs Florida 3/15/18 - NCAAB Picks & Predictions

The 11th seeded St. Bonaventure Bonnies (26-7) will play the 6th seeded Florida Gators (20-12) in the opening round of the East Regional in the NCAA Tournament. St. Bonaventure reached this point after winning its First Four game over UCLA 65-58. Courtney Stockard was able to return from an injury to lead the Bonnies with 26 points, while Jaylen Adams hit three late free throws during the final minute to ice the game.

Florida lost to Arkansas in its most recently outing 80-72 in the semifinals of the Southeastern Conference Tournament last Friday. The loss snapped a three-game winning streak of for the Gators. Keith Stone scored 22 points to lead Florida in the loss. Jaylen Adams leads St. Bonaventure in scoring and is the leader in assists averaging 19.4 Points and 5.3 assists per game. Adams is also averaging 3.6 rebounds per game. Two other players are averaging double figures in scoring. As a team, St. Bonaventure is shooting 45.4% from the field and 39.3% from 3-point territory. During the regular season, St. Bonaventure scored an average of 77.5 points per game, while allowing an average of 70.6.

Jalen Hudson is leading the Gators in scoring with an average of 15.3 points per game. Three other Florida players are averaging double figures in scoring. Egor Koulechov leads the team in rebounding averaging 6.5 per game and is the second leading scorer averaging 13.6 points per game. Chris Chiozza is leading in assists with an average of 6.1 per game. As a team, Florida is shooting 43.4% from the field and 37.5% from 3-point territory. During the season, Florida scored an average of 76.1 points per game, while allowing an average of 69.4.