Utah State vs St. Bonaventure Picks and Prediction – 11/28/2024

The Utah State Aggies will be in Lake Buena Vista, FL Thursday night for a  matchup against the Saint Bonaventure Bonnies. Utah State is undefeated through five games played coming into Thursday following an 8 point victory against Iowa. The Utah State offense is one of the best in the country averaging 98.6 points on 53 point percent shooting from the floor. Defensively Utah State been just as strong allowing 65 points per game through five games played this season. Stay up to date with our College Basketball Picks.

Ian Martinez leads Utah State this season averaging 20.8 points and adds a team high 4.2 assists per game. Mason Falslev averages 15.2 points in just over 26 minutes of action per game. Karson Templin is third  on the team averaging 10.6 points and boasts a team high 6.8 rebounds per contest.  Aubin Gateretse averages 10.5 points per game but has played in just four games this season.

The Saint Bonaventure Bonniess come into Thursday undefeated through six games played following a 15 point victory against Bryant. Offensively Saint Bonaventure has been solid this season averaging 77.2 points per game on 47.4% shooting from the floor. Defensively the Bonnies have allowed just 62.5 points this season despite allowing 63.8 points per game over their last five victories.

Offensively Saint Bonaventure was top tier in their last outing scoring 85 points on 56.1% shooting in down 8 triples in the game. Saint Bonaventure did lose the rebounding battle but forced 13 turnovers to seal the win. Chance Moore leads Saint Bonaventure this season averaging 16.2 points and eight rebounds per game. Noel Brown averages 12.7 point, while Melvin Council Jr. chips in 12.2 points per game. Dasonte Bowen and Lejae Jones both average 10.3 points per game as the fourth and fifth player on the roster in double digits, while Bowen averages a team high 4.2 assists for contest.

Both teams have been phenomenal start the year as each come into Thursday undefeated. Look for the Utah State offense to be the difference in this game as Saint Bonaventure will be unable to keep up. Take Utah State to continue to roll as their scoring will be the difference leading to the win and cover Thursday night in Florida. Final Score Prediction, Utah State Aggies win and cover 80-72.