St. Bonaventure Bonnies vs Ohio Bobcats Prediction, 12/13/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Bonaventure Bonnies vs Ohio Bobcats

Date: Saturday, December 13, 2025

Location: Rocket Arena in Cleveland, OH

TV: ESPN+

Rocket Arena is the site where the Ohio Bobcats (3-6) will attempt to defeat the St. Bonaventure Bonnies (9-1) on Saturday.

The St. Bonaventure Bonnies faced off with Colgate and notched a win by a score of 85-77 in their last contest. St. Bonaventure finished having earned a 47.7% field goal percentage (31 out of 65) and made 4 of 19 three-point attempts. At the charity stripe, the Bonnies converted 19 of 24 attempts for a percentage of 79.2%. When discussing hauling in boards, they compiled 38 with 13 of them being offensive. They also dished out 19 assists in this game while forcing the opposition into 6 turnovers and earning 5 steals. Pertaining to defending, St. Bonaventure allowed their opponent to shoot 46.3% from the field on 31 out of 67 shooting. Colgate recorded 17 dimes and had 7 steals for this game. Moreover, Colgate grabbed 31 rebounds (12 offensive, 19 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Colgate ended up going 52.6% from the charity stripe by burying 10 of 19 attempts. They converted 5 out of their 21 tries from three-point range. In reference to fouls, the Bonnies ended up finishing with 18 and Colgate recorded 24 fouls.

Cayden Charles is a player who was a major contributor in the matchup. He ended up going 60.0% from the field and also recorded 3 assists. He was on the hardwood for 39 mins played and also collected 10 boards. He left the arena with 20 points on 9 out of 15 shooting.

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St. Bonaventure will enter this game with a record of 9-1 for the year. They turn it over 12.4 times per game and as a unit are committing 15.4 fouls every game. As a unit, St. Bonaventure is pulling in 36.7 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 164 dimes for the year, which ranks 64th in D-1 in terms of passing. The Bonnies are hitting 37.6% on shots from downtown (71 of 189) and 73.4% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 75.9 pts per game (221st in Division 1) while shooting 47.5% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Bonnies are able to force 14.1 turnovers per game while drawing 15.4 fouls. They are 138th in Division 1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 120 relinquished on the season. The Bonnies are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 41.9% (230 of 549) and they relinquish 30.9 boards per game as a group. They are giving up 33.0% from beyond the arc and they are ranked 48th in the country in points per game allowed (66.0).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Ohio Bobcats got the victory with a final of 88-81 when they faced Marshall. In relation to attacking the glass, Ohio permitted Marshall to pull down 36 overall (10 offensive). They finished 25.0% from beyond the perimeter by going 6 of 24 and ended up going 15 of 20 from the free throw line (75.0%). The Bobcats permitted Marshall to make 30 of 63 attempts from the floor which had them at 47.6% for the game. When this game wrapped up, the Bobcats finished 29 for 60 from the field which had them sitting at 48.3%. Regarding 3-pointers, Ohio buried 10 of their 24 attempts (41.7%). They were able to bury 20 of the free throws for a rate of 69.0%. Marshall had 22 fouls for the matchup which took the Bobcats to the charity stripe for a total of 29 attempts. They also gave up possession of the ball 8 times, while getting 7 steals for the game. The Bobcats recorded 19 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards for a total of 27 in the game.

Jackson Paveletzke ended up having an impact for the Bobcats in this matchup. He made 8 of 15 for the contest for a field goal rate of 53.3%, and had 1 rebound. He scored 22 points in his 37 mins of playing time and had 3 assists for the contest.

Ohio has a record of 3-6 this year. The Bobcats are committing 16.2 personal fouls per contest and they go 67.7% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 11.9 times per game (317th in the nation) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 11.7 times per contest. Ohio has totaled 665 points this season (73.9 per contest) and they average 34.4 boards per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Bobcats are connecting on 43.8% from the field, which is ranked 265th in college.

The Bobcats on the defensive side of the court are 325th in D-1 in PPG surrendered with 81.0. They have forced 11.9 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.8% from the floor (319th in Division 1). The Ohio defense concedes 37.4% on 3-point shots (83 of 222) and opponents are knocking down 73.3% of their free throw attempts. They have conceded 14.2 dimes and 38.2 boards per contest, ranking them 240th and 318th in the country.

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take St. Bonaventure

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