Duquesne (8-9) vs St. Bonaventure (15-3)
Game Info: Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 2:00 pm (UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse)
The Line: Betting Odds: Duquesne +1.5 — Over/Under: 128
The St. Bonaventure Bonnies and the Duquesne Dukes meet Saturday in college basketball action from the UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a St. Bonaventure vs. Duquesne prediction.
St. Bonaventure Recap
The St. Bonaventure Bonnies come into this game looking to build off of their 63-49 win over Richmond last time out to improve their record to 15-3 on the year. After this game, St. Bonaventure will head back home for a matchup with George Mason.
Bonnies Back On Track
Chance Moore leads the Bonnies in scoring and rebounding with 14.9 PPG and 7.7 RPG while Noel Brown has 12.7 PPG with 4.9 RPG. Melvin Council Jr. has 14.2 PPG with 5.3 RPG and 4 APG while Dasonte Bowen has 11.1 PPG with 3.8 RPG and a team-high 4.2 APG to lead the Bonnies in the assist department and Lajae Jones also has 10.8 PPG with 5.7 RPG to cap off the scoring in double figures for St. Bonaventure up to this point in the year. Jonah Hinton also added 8.9 PPG as well for the Bonnies this year. As a team, St. Bonaventure is averaging 72.9 PPG on 46.2% shooting from the field, 33.5% from three, and 73.9% from the foul line this season.
Why the St. Bonaventure Bonnies will win
- St. Bonaventure has won eight of its last nine day games.
- Duquesne has lost three of its last four day games at UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse following a road win.
Duquesne Recap
The Duquesne Dukes come into this game looking to add on to their 73-65 win over George Washington last time out to improve to 8-9 on the year. After this game, Duquesne will welcome the Dayton Flyers to town.
Dukes Win Back-To-Back Games And 6 Of Last 7
Tre Dinkins leads the Dukes in scoring with 11.4 PPG while Jake DiMichele has 10.9 PPG and Jahsean Corbett has 10.2 PPG with 5.9 RPG to lead Duquesne in rebounding and to round out the trio of double-digit scorers for Duquesne up to this point in the season. Kareem Rozier has 7.2 PPG with a team-high 3.8 APG up to this point in the year. As a team, Duquesne is averaging 69.2 PPG on 43% shooting from the field, 34.6% from three, and 64.8% from the foul line this season.
Why the Duquesne Dukes will win
- Duquesne has won each of its last six day games at UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse.
Total Points Facts
- Each of St. Bonaventure’s last 12 day games against the Atlantic 10 Conference have produced a total of 129+ points.
- Each of the last four games between St. Bonaventure and Duquesne at UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse have produced a total of 120 or fewer points.
St. Bonaventure vs. Duquesne Prediction
I’m on the Bonnies here. St. Bonaventure went through a mini two-game skid but got back on track and while Duquesne’s run to get back to where they are now after such a horrendous start to the year is nice to see, I don’t know if it can continue here when the Bonnies are the clear better team by a fair margin. Duquesne has had their moments but at a short price given the Bonnies’ solid run of form this entire season and how it just seems to keep rolling on, I have to do the same and back the Bonnies to get it done here.