St. Bonaventure vs. LSU 2021 March Madness Odds and Preview — First Round

By Carlos Chacon • March 18, 2021

As all eyes are on the first round of the 2021 March Madness, NitroBetting news brings you a detailed look at the best games coming your way, including the NCAAB: St. Bonaventure vs. LSU First Round game. The No. 8 seed LSU Tigers are about to begin their NCAA Tournament campaign facing No. 9 seed St. Bonaventure.

The Bonnies are dancing this March after taking down the competition in the Atlantic 10 Tournament. LSU fell a win short of winning the SEC tourney, but the Tigers got an at-large berth anyway, thanks to their quality resume.

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St. Bonaventure vs. LSU Game Information

First practice in Assembly Hall ✔️#BonniesDance || #Unfurl pic.twitter.com/lIl9JCwyna
— Bonnies Men's Basketball (@BonniesMBB) March 18, 2021

When: Saturday, March 20, 2021, 1:45 PM ET
Where: Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall, Bloomington, Indiana
TV: TNT
Radio: CBS Sports Radio
Live Stream: March Madness Live
March Madness Betting Odds: St. Bonaventure +103 / +1.5 / OU: 143.0

Why Bet on the St. Bonaventure Bonnies?

The Bonnies are looking good after recently winning the Atlantic 10 tournament championship. Defense will be a major key to success for St. Bonaventure, which ranks 16th overall in adjusted defensive efficiency.

St. Bonaventure has been successful in defending against the three-ball, as they have limited opponents to just 30.6 shooting from deep. St. Bonaventure is one of the few teams in the league that can prove the best offense is defense, putting the game on the must-watch list.

One of the few talking points of St. Bonaventure is its lack of depth. The team heavily relies on their top five players, each averaging at least 32 minutes per game. Leading the scoring for the team is junior guard Dominick Welch, who contributes to the Bonnies’ 35.4 percent three-point shooting, and a personal record of over 40 percent from beyond the arc this year. If he gets hot during the game, St. Bonaventure can pull away from the Tigers.

Why Bet on the LSU Tigers?

LSU has imposing scoring abilities, which is possibly the biggest threat for the Bonnies. Despite falling behind in the three-point line. The offensive side of the team isn’t as prominent as their defense, but they can get creative with ball movement and convert.

If they can keep up with the St. Bonaventure defense and cut down mistakes, they can try utilizing the 3-pointers for more unexpected shots.

Led by freshman Cameron Thomas, the guard took the liberty of taking point in the team’s offense. This turned out to be one of the best decisions of head coach Will Wade as Thomas averages 22.6 points per game–the fourth-best in the country.

Moreover, the Tigers record the second-best field goal percentage in their conference, the SEC, which takes care of the offensive side of things. All they have to do is execute better defense and push St. Bonaventure to play their tempo.

St. Bonaventure vs. LSU Betting Trends

St. Bonaventure is on a 3-game winning streak.
St. Bonaventure is 6-4 against the spread in its last 10 games.
The totals have gone under in 7 of St. Bonaventure’s last 10 games.
LSU is 7-3 in its last 10 games.
The totals have gone over 6 times in LSU’s last 10 games.
LSU is 3-7 against the spread in its last 10 postseason games.

St. Bonaventure vs. LSU Expert Betting Prediction

It takes lots of offense to faze LSU, and this time around, the Tigers have to be the ones to pierce through the defense of St. Bonaventure. Expect the Bonnies to put up defensive challenges in this NCAAB: St. Bonaventure vs. LSU First Round game.

They won’t have the offensive punch that the Tigers possess, but if they play their defense cards right, they can easily cover the spread and might even take the win. Meanwhile, if LSU gets their offensive footing, they can become an unstoppable team. If they keep cool and slowly work ways to read St. Bonaventure’s defense, they can head on to the next round of the NCAA Tournament.

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