<p>Neither St. Bonaventure nor Richmond can win the Atlantic 10, but they still harbor slight hopes<br />
of making the NCAA tournament, heading into the regular-season finale for both teams Friday<br />
night at St. Bonaventure. Neither of these teams would make the Big Dance if invitations were<br />
sent out today, but a win here and a couple of next week in the A-10 tournament might give them a<br />
chance.</p>
<p>The Bonnies are lined as short home favorites in this spot. Who do we like for our free college<br />
basketball betting pick?</p>
<h2>College Basketball Betting Odds </h2>
<p>Friday’s CBB betting lines opened St. Bonnie’s at -3 over Richmond, with an over/under of right<br />
around 138. Early betting action then edged the Bonnies to -3.5.<br />
According to Sagarin’s CBB ratings at sagarin.com, St. Bonaventure should be favored by three points for this match-up.</p>
<h2>Richmond Betting Preview </h2>
<p>The Spiders just had a mini two-game winning “streak” snapped by a 55-53 loss at home to Dayton Tuesday night. Neither team ever led that game by more than five points. Richmond, playing as a 1.5-point favorite, trailed almost the entire second half but tied the game on two free throws with 18 seconds left. Unfortunately, they then lost it by giving up a dunk off an in-bounds play with one second remaining.<br />
The Spiders shot just 36 percent from the field Tuesday held the Flyers to just 38 percent<br />
shooting but also got out-rebounded 39-29.</p>
<p>Richmond has now been out-rebounded by three of its last four opponents.<br />
Two games ago, the Spiders rallied from behind to beat St. Louis 68-66, and three games ago, they won at George Washington 84-71. But Richmond is also only 3-3 SU, 2-4 ATS over its last six games.<br />
At 19-11 overall and 10-7 in the Atlantic 10, the Spiders are shooting for better seeding in next week’s A-10 tournament.</p>
<h2>St. Bonaventure Betting Preview </h2>
<p>The Bonnies, meanwhile, just had a seven-game winning streak snapped by a rather dismal 74-51 loss at VCU Tuesday night. St. Bonaventure fell behind by double-digits eight minutes into the game, trailed 40-27 at the half and later by 27, on its way toward totally whiffing against the<br />
spread as a 5.5-point dog.</p>
<p>The Bonnies shot just 33 percent from the floor Tuesday, allowed the Rams to shoot 51 percent and got out-rebounded 40-29.</p>
<p>Prior to that, St. Bonnie won seven in a row, albeit mainly against the second division of the A-10.<br />
At 19-8 overall and 11-5 in A-10 play, the Bonnies are basically in the same position as Richmond; in need of a run from here into late next week to be considered for the NCAA</p>
<p>tournament.</p>
<p><section></p>
<ul>
<li>
<span style="font-size:16px;"><b><span style="color:#008000;">Get more details:</span></b> <a class="advblue" href="https://www.sportsbettingstats.com/ncaab/matchup/1507396">RICH/BONA 3/4/22 Matchup Stats</a></span>
</li>
</ul>
<p></section></p>
<h2>Richmond-St. Bonaventure Recent History </h2>
<p>The Bonnies beat the Spiders five times in a row from 2018 through last season, but Richmond won the first meeting between these teams this season one month ago 71-61, covering at -3.5.<br />
That game was tied with nine minutes left, but the Spiders finished with a 22-12 run for the victory.<br />
Both teams shot 47 percent from the floor that night, but Richmond won the battle on the glass 35-24.<br />
Also, that game played under a total of 137.5.</p>
<h2>Totals Report </h2>
<p>The under is 17-12 in Spiders games this season, which are averaging 141.5 total points.<br />
The Under is 14-13 in Bonnies games this season, which are averaging 137 points.</p>