St. Bonaventure Bonnies vs Virginia Cavaliers 03/22/2022 NIT Quarterfinal Forecast, Analysis and Odds

St. Bonaventure Bonnies vs Virginia Cavaliers 03/22/2022 – The St. Bonaventure Bonnies and the Virginia Cavaliers are meeting for the NIT Quarterfinals at the John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville, Virginia on Tuesday evening. The St. Bonaventure Bonnies are in the fourth position among the Atlantic 10 teams with a conference record of 12-5 and an overall record of 22-9. The Virginia Cavaliers are sixth among the Atlantic Coast teams with a conference record of 12-8 and an overall record of 21-13. While the Cavaliers will be trying to build on their win from North Texas, March Madness betting odds are in favor of the Bonnies in this game.

Team	SP/RL	TOTAL	ML
St. Bonaventure Bonnies	+3.5 (-110)	126 o (-110)	+133
Virginia Cavaliers	-3.5 (-110)	126 u (-110)	-147

On to Virginia!

Next up on the road to Madison Square Garden: Charlottesville.

Our NIT Elite Eight battle is set for Tuesday night at 7 p.m. on ESPN.

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— Bonnies Men's Basketball (@BonniesMBB) March 21, 2022

St. Bonaventure Bonnies

The St. Bonaventure Bonnies are grinning after their victory against Oklahoma in the last game. The Bonnies won closely with 70-68 with Jaren Holmes leading the way with 23 points. Osun Osunniyi also contributed with 14 points on the glass with 10 boards. Jalen Adaway also impressed critics by adding another 11 points to the score. Dominick Welch scored 10 points in the game, while Kyle Lofton mimicked the same. As a team, the Bonnies are scoring an average of 70.6 points per game and giving away 66.6 points in every game.

Players to watch: Jalen Adaway G (GP 30, MIN 37.9, PTS 15.9, REB 6.1, AST 1, STL 1, BLK 0.4, TO 1, FG% 48.2, FT% 82.6, 3P% 39.2), Jaren Holmes G (GP 31, MIN 37.9, PTS 13.5, REB 5, AST 3.7, STL 1.1, BLK 0.4, TO 2.1, FG% 39.2, FT% 76.5, 3P% 27.6), Kyle Lofton G (GP 28, MIN 38.4, PTS 12.8, REB 3.5, AST 5.7, STL 2, BLK 0.1, TO 2.6, FG% 40.6, FT% 81.1, 3P% 29.5).

Virginia Cavaliers

The Virginia Cavaliers are feeling pretty good about themselves after dominating North Texas in their last game. The Cavaliers won the game 71-69 due to a spectacular show by Armaan Franklin. Franklin scored 17 points while Jayden Gardner contributed by mimicking the same. Reece Beekman tossed in 13 points and helped 9 times. Kihei Clark also scored 11 points in that game. As a team, the Cavaliers are scoring an average of 63.6 points in every game while allowing opponents to score only 60.4 points per game.

Players to watch: Jayden Gardner F (GP 34, MIN 32.6, PTS 15.4, REB 6.4, AST 1.5, STL 0.5, BLK 0.4, TO 1.5, FG% 50.2, FT% 80, 3P% 21.4), Armaan Franklin G (GP 34, MIN 29.6, PTS 11, REB 2.7, AST 1.4, STL 1, BLK 0.3, TO 1.2, FG% 39, FT% 76.4, 3P% 28.6), Kihei Clark G (GP 34, MIN 35.9, PTS 10.2, REB 3, AST 4.3, STL 0.9, BLK 0.1, TO 2.2, FG% 39.7, FT% 77.6, 3P% 35.5).

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St. Bonaventure Bonnies

St. Bonaventure are 9-3 ATS in their last 12 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of St. Bonaventure’s last 7 games.
St. Bonaventure are 10-2 SU in their last 12 games.
St. Bonaventure are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games on the road.
St. Bonaventure are 8-2 SU in their last 10 games this season.

Virginia Cavaliers

Virginia are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games.
Cavaliers are 5-1-1 ATS in their last 7 games at home.
Virginia are 9-4 SU in their last 13 games this season.
Virginia are 8-0 SU in their last 8 games against an opponent in the Atlantic 10 conference.
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Virginia’s last 15 games played in March.