Saint Joseph's Hawks vs St. Bonaventure Bonnies Prediction, 2/18/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Saint Joseph's Hawks vs St. Bonaventure Bonnies

Date: Wednesday, February 18, 2026

Location: Reilly Center in Saint Bonaventure, NY

TV: ESPN+

The Saint Joseph's Hawks (15-10) are hitting the road to Reilly Center on Wednesday where they will attempt to beat the St. Bonaventure Bonnies (14-11).

The Saint Joseph's Hawks took the court against Fordham and took a loss by a score of 68-64 in their last game. Saint Joseph's wrapped up the game having earned a 40.4% field goal percentage (21 out of 52) and buried 10 out of their 27 shots from downtown. At the free throw line, the Hawks converted 12 of their 22 shots for a rate of 54.5%. In relation to rebounding, they earned 31 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 15 dimes for the matchup in addition to forcing 7 turnovers and having 4 steals. Pertaining to defending, Saint Joseph's allowed the other team to shoot 41.1% from the floor on 23 of 56 shooting. Fordham recorded 11 assists and had 7 steals in this contest. On top of that, Fordham had 35 boards (10 offensive, 25 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Fordham finished the game shooting 76.2% at the charity stripe by knocking down 16 of their 21 shots. They made 6 of 24 tries from long range. In reference to fouls, the Hawks ended up with 17 and Fordham recorded 16 fouls.

Austin Williford is someone who was a contributor in the matchup. He went 53.8% from the field and totaled 2 dimes. He saw the court for 34 minutes played and also pulled down 3 boards. He walked away with 19 points on 7 of 13 shooting.

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Saint Joseph's heads into this contest with a mark of 15-10 for the season. They average 73.6 points per game (250th in the country) while connecting on 42.6% from the floor. The Hawks are hitting 30.4% on shots beyond the perimeter (206 of 677) and 74.8% from the free throw line. As a unit, Saint Joseph's is pulling down 39.0 rebounds per game and has accounted for 389 dimes this year, which ranks 116th in the nation in terms of passing. They are turning it over 12.4 times per contest and as a team are committing 14.5 fouls every game.

On defense, the Hawks have forced 10.6 turnovers per game and they draw 15.4 fouls. They are giving up 32.5% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 112th in college in opponents points per game (71.4). The Hawks defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 41.4% (651 of 1,573) and they surrender 35.8 boards per contest as a team. They are 145th in D-1 in allowing assists to their opponents with 335 relinquished for the year.

The last time they took the court, the St. Bonaventure Bonnies walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 78-73 when they played Duquesne. The Bonnies were able to corral 31 defensive boards and 6 offensive boards totaling 37 in the matchup. They coughed it up 14 times, while getting 3 steals in the matchup. Duquesne had 18 personal fouls in this contest which got the Bonnies to the charity stripe for 22 attempts. They were able to knock down 16 of them for a percentage of 72.7%. With respect to shots from beyond the arc, St. Bonaventure made 3 of 9 tries (33.3%). When all was said and done, the Bonnies shot 27 out of 55 from the field which gave them a percentage of 49.1%. The Bonnies permitted Duquesne to convert 28 out of 63 attempts from the floor which had them at 44.4% in this contest. They finished 36.7% from distance via 11 out of 30 and finished the contest at 11 of 16 at the free throw line (68.8%). In regard to rebounds, St. Bonaventure allowed Duquesne to snag 28 overall (6 offensive).

Frank Mitchell was important for the Bonnies in the matchup. He buried 9 of 15 for the contest for a field goal percentage of 60.0%, and earned 13 rebounds. He racked up 20 points in his 35 minutes on the hardwood and tallied 4 assists for this game.

St. Bonaventure has a win-loss mark of 14-11 this year. On the offensive side of the ball, the Bonnies are shooting 47.3% from the field, which is ranked 67th in the nation. St. Bonaventure has totaled 1,915 points on the year (76.6 per contest) and they average 34.6 boards per contest. Their rate of earning assists is at 16.0 times per contest (67th in college) and they turn it over 11.6 times per game. The Bonnies commit 16.0 personal fouls every game and they connect on 75.1% from the charity stripe.

The Bonnies on the defensive end are ranked 194th in college in PPG surrendered with 74.0. They have forced 12.4 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 46.0% from the floor (290th in the country). The St. Bonaventure defense allows 35.7% on shots from beyond the perimeter (200 of 561) and opponents are making 76.4% of their shots from the free throw line. They concede 14.8 assists and 31.3 boards every game, which is ranked 290th and 33rd in college hoops.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take St. Bonaventure

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