The Bradley Braves and St. Bonaventure Bonnies will face off in their opening game of the 2025-26 college basketball season on Monday morning. Both teams come into this early neutral-site encounter with momentum from strong 2024-25 campaigns. But roster turnover and an early start time could make this an unpredictable game throughout. Here, I break down this matchup in college hoops and give you my Bradley vs St. Bonaventure prediction.
Score Projection: Bradley 72 – St. Bonaventure 68
Win Probability: Bradley 62%, St. Bonaventure 38%
I think we're in for a close game in the second game of the entire 2025-26 college basketball season. But I think that Bradley has a slight edge over St. Bonaventure overall. The Braves are so efficient offensively, consistently finding ways to score without having to speed things up from a pace standpoint. Their efficiency will get them through this tight contest and I'll lay the points with Bradley in this matchup.
Jay Sanin is the GM and Head of Sports at ATS.io. He has been writing about sports gambling since 2013, handicapping tens of thousands of sporting events. He plays sides and totals aggressively across most sports and is more selective in player prop markets. He does his own modeling across most sports, and his family is jealous of how much time he spends on his precious spreadsheets.
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