LSU Tigers vs St. Bonaventure Bonnies Point Spread Picks

The Atlantic-10 has not put a team in the sweet 16 in seven years. That certainly could change this season as 16-4 St. Bonaventure is a very solid team. Coach Mark Schmidt has a very experienced team as he brought all five starters back this season. The Bonnies are one of the top defensive teams in the country allowing 38.9% shooting against them as well as just 30.6% from deep. LSU is off a very tough one-point loss to Alabama, and if they expect this game to be easy, it won't be. Their last seven opponents have averaged just 54.8 points per game, and it isn't because they play a slow down game. His teams have done great against an opponent that fires up a lot of three-pointers having gone 84-64 ATS against a team that averages 21 or three-point attempts a game. The Bonnies have ruled neutral court games the last two years at 8-0 ATS. Make the play on St. Bonaventure.