Monday marks the beginning of the 2025-26 college basketball season, with a pair of mid-majors taking part in one of the day’s first contests. The Bradley Braves will take on St. Bonaventure Bonnies in the 2025 Field of 68 Opening Day Marathon, which is an all-day six-game event. Last year saw Bradley go 28-9, finish second in the Mountain Valley Conference and advance to the NIT quarterfinals. Meanwhile, the Bonnies went 22-12 a year ago, placing seventh in the A-10 and losing in the first round of the NIT.
Tip-off from the Rock Hill Sports & Events Center in Rock Hill, S.C., is set for 11 a.m. ET. St. Bonaventure leads the all-time series, 3-2. The Braves are 2.5-point favorites in the latest Bradley vs. St. Bonaventure odds from SportsLine consensus, while the over/under for total points scored is 139.5. Before making any St. Bonaventure vs. Bradley picks, check out the college basketball predictions and betting advice from the SportsLine Projection Model.
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The model simulates every Division 1 college basketball game 10,000 times. It finished last season on a 229-169 roll (+1805) on all top-rated college basketball picks dating back to 2023. This model also ranks in the 99.5th percentile in a major bracket contest after correctly calling every Elite Eight and Final Four team last year. Anyone following its college basketball betting advice at sportsbooks and on betting apps could have seen huge returns.
Now, the model has simulated Bradley vs. St. Bonaventure 10,000 times and just revealed its coveted men’s college basketball picks and betting predictions. You can head to SportsLine now to see the model’s picks. Here are several men’s college basketball odds and men’s college basketball betting lines for St. Bonaventure vs. Bradley:
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