Richmond Spiders vs St. Bonaventure Bonnies Prediction, 1/7/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Richmond Spiders vs St. Bonaventure Bonnies

Date: Wednesday, January 7, 2026

Location: Reilly Center in Saint Bonaventure, NY

TV: ESPN+

The Richmond Spiders (11-4) are hitting the road to Reilly Center on Wednesday where they will try to beat the St. Bonaventure Bonnies (11-3).

The Richmond Spiders faced off with Fordham and walked away with a win by a score of 83-75 in their last contest. In relation to fouls, the Spiders finished with 22 and Fordham totaled 15 fouls. They converted 5 out of their 21 attempts from three-point range. Fordham ended up going 66.7% from the free throw line by burying 16 of their 24 tries. In addition, Fordham snagged 40 rebounds (17 offensive, 23 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Fordham doled out 15 assists and had 2 steals in the game. When talking about defense, Richmond allowed their opponent to shoot 47.4% from the floor on 27 of 57 shooting. They also distributed 21 assists in this contest in addition to creating 14 turnovers and earning 8 steals. In reference to getting rebounds, they compiled 24 with 7 of them being of the offensive variety. At the free throw line, the Spiders converted 14 of 18 attempts for a percentage of 77.8%. Richmond finished the contest with a 49.1% field goal percentage (28 of 57) and knocked down 13 of 19 three-point shots.

Will Johnston is one guy who came through in the game. He accounted for 20 points on 6 out of 10 shooting. He saw the court for 29 minutes played and grabbed 6 rebounds. He ended up going 60.0% from the floor and also dished out 6 assists.

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Richmond comes into this contest with a mark of 11-4 so far this year. They are giving up possession 10.7 times per contest and as a group they are committing 18.8 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Richmond is collecting 36.7 boards per contest and has racked up 239 assists for the year, which ranks 99th in D-1 in terms of passing. The Spiders are connecting on 37.6% on 3-pointers (143 of 380) and 75.5% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 83.1 points per outing (83rd in the nation) on 46.8% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Spiders are able to force 13.6 turnovers every game while drawing 18.9 fouls. They concede 31.1% from 3-point land and they are 169th in college in points per game from their opponents (72.7). The Spiders are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 43.0% (375 of 872) and they concede 35.1 boards per game as a group. They rank 68th in college hoops in allowing assists with 173 relinquished for the campaign.

In their last game, the St. Bonaventure Bonnies took a loss by a score of 89-82 against VCU. The Bonnies corralled 16 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive boards for a total of 26 for this game. They also gave up possession of the ball 8 times, while recording 4 steals in this contest. VCU had 12 personal fouls for this contest which took the Bonnies to the charity stripe for 15 attempts. They were able to convert 14 of the free throw tries for a rate of 93.3%. In reference to 3-point shots, St. Bonaventure converted 6 out of their 10 tries (60.0%). When the final whistle blew, the Bonnies finished the game shooting 31 out of 61 from the floor which had them shooting 50.8%. The Bonnies permitted VCU to knock down 29 of 53 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 54.7% in this matchup. They shot 25.0% from distance by hitting 5 out of 20 and ended up shooting 26 out of 28 at the free throw line (92.9%). In regard to rebounds, St. Bonaventure permitted VCU to grab 22 overall (5 offensive).

Frank Mitchell ended up being a factor for the Bonnies in this contest. He converted 10 out of 18 in this matchup for a field goal percentage of 55.6%, and totaled 7 rebounds. He tallied 24 points in his 39 mins on the hardwood and added 1 assist for this game.

St. Bonaventure has a win-loss record of 11-3 on the year. As an offensive unit, the Bonnies are shooting 47.5% from the floor, which ranks 89th in college. St. Bonaventure has accounted for 1,101 pts this year (78.6 per game) and they collect 36.5 rebounds per contest. They are earning an assist 16.5 times per game (81st in college) and they turn it over 12.1 times per contest. The Bonnies commit 16.4 fouls every game and they shoot 76.3% from the charity stripe.

The St. Bonaventure defense surrenders 32.0% on shots from beyond the perimeter (96 of 300) and their opponents are connecting on 76.1% of their shots from the free throw line. They give up 13.2 dimes and 30.7 rebounds per game, which ranks them 178th and 33rd in college hoops. The Bonnies on the defensive end are ranked 125th in college in points given up per game with 71.1. They have forced 12.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 44.4% from the field (239th in college).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Richmond

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