Rhode Island vs. St. Bonaventure prediction: St. Bonaventure favored to win men's college basketball matchup [2/26/2026]

St. Bonaventure and Rhode Island will meet in men's college basketball action at Reilly Center on Thursday, with tipoff at 5:00 PM ET.

Based on the latest simulations, Dimers' proven college basketball model projects St. Bonaventure as the most likely winner of the Rhode Island vs. St. Bonaventure game.

This article offers an expanded analysis of Thursday's matchup, including an expanded look at the predicted score, best bets and picks.

Rhode Island vs. St. Bonaventure prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using trusted machine learning and data analysis, we have simulated the outcome of Thursday's NCAA basketball matchup between Rhode Island and St. Bonaventure 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our famous predictive model gives St. Bonaventure a 60% chance of defeating Rhode Island. Our predicted final score has St. Bonaventure winning 73-71.

According to our model, St. Bonaventure (-2.5) has a 52% chance of covering the spread, while the over/under total of 144.5 points has a 53% chance of going over.

Rhode Island vs. St. Bonaventure odds

We have researched the best men's college basketball odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

All odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

Rhode Island vs. St. Bonaventure picks and best bet

After matching our predictions against the best current odds, we can reveal our picks for each of the major markets. Plus, find our best bet for the game below:

According to our men's college basketball best bets, the top play to make on this game is Over 144.5 total points.

These picks are based on our probabilities matched against the implied probabilities from the sportsbook odds.

Rhode Island vs. St. Bonaventure game-day updates and essential details

Thursday's men's college basketball matchup between St. Bonaventure and Rhode Island at Reilly Center is scheduled to commence at 5:00 PM ET.

• Who: Rhode Island vs. St. Bonaventure
• Date: Thursday, February 26, 2026
• Time: 5:00 PM ET/2:00PM PT
• Venue: Reilly Center

Conclusion

We predict St. Bonaventure, with a 60% win probability, will likely beat Rhode Island on Thursday.

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