Dayton vs St. Bonaventure Prediction 1/28/25 College Basketball Picks

In this article, we will formulate a Dayton vs. St. Bonaventure Prediction for this college basketball game on Tuesday, January 28th, at the Reilly Center. To formulate this prediction, we will examine:

-The Flyers’ recent form and recent player performance 

-The Bonnies’ recent form and recent player performance

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Dayton

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving St Bonaventure

-Recent betting trends in games played between Dayton and St Bonaventure

-A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for Today’s Game between the Flyers and Bonnies. 

Dayton Looks for Fourth Straight Win

Dayton is playing with a lot of confidence again, and they have won four straight games. In the last game against St Joseph’s, Dayton scored 77 points, and they ended up winning by five points. At halftime, they were up 39-26 and they never looked back on the way to the victory. Nate Santos had a huge game putting up 24 points and eight rebounds. Amrael L’Etang halso was good putting up 14 points, six rebounds, and two assists. Two games ago against Duquesne, they secured the 82-62 victory. 

Dayton currently sits with a 14-6 record overall and they have gone 10-9 against the spread. Dayton is averaging 76.1 points, while their defense is giving up 69.2 points per game. The offense is ranked 114th in the league while the defense is ranked 108th. They are averaging 47.65 percent from the field which is 53rd in the league. 

St Bonaventure is Struggling

St Bonaventure is struggling and they have lost three games in a row. Two games ago against George Mason, they lost 75-62 and in the last game against VCU, they lost 75-61. At halftime against VCU, they were actually up 33-25 and they looked to be in good shape. In the second half though they gave up 50 points and that led to the blowout defeat. Chance Moore put up 21 points, eight rebounds, and one assist. In this game teh defense is going to need to be better this will be a long game. 

St Bonaventure comes into this game with a 15-6 record overall, and they have gone 146- against the spread. The Bonnies are averaging 71.1 points while their defense is giving up 64.1 points per game. The offense is ranked 263rd in the league while the defense is ranked 19th. They are averaging 56.58 field goal attempts per game which is 291st in the league. Chance Moore has been the top player for the Bonnies averaging 14.4 points while shooting 48.3 percent from the field. 

Why St Bonaventure Will Beat Dayton 

• St. Bonaventure has won 11 of its last 12 night games at Reilly Center against non-AP-ranked opponents.
• Dayton has lost the first half in each of its last three games at Reilly Center against non-AP-ranked opponents.

Dayton vs St Bonaventure Prediction

There is value here with St Bonaventure. Away from home, Dayton hasn’t been good and they are going to really struggle again here. Dayton is averaging 76.1 points but I don’t expect their defense to be lights out here. St Bonaventure’s defense is giving up 64.4 points per game and their defense is going to step up in a big way here. Back St Bonaventure to win this game and cover the spread.