La Salle Explorers vs St. Bonaventure Bonnies Prediction, 1/11/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: La Salle Explorers vs St. Bonaventure Bonnies

Date: Saturday, January 11, 2025

Location: Reilly Center in Saint Bonaventure, NY

TV: ESPN+

The La Salle Explorers (8-7) are en route to Reilly Center on Saturday where they will attempt to defeat the St. Bonaventure Bonnies (14-2).

The La Salle Explorers took the court against Loyola and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 79-68 in their last contest. La Salle finished with a 40.9% field goal percentage (27 out of 66) and made 8 out of their 26 shots from downtown. At the charity stripe, the Explorers buried 6 of 8 attempts for a percentage of 75.0%. In the matter of grabbing rebounds, they collected 31 with 10 of them being offensive. They also doled out 10 assists in the matchup while forcing 10 turnovers and having 5 steals. In relation to defending, La Salle allowed 48.1% from the floor on 26 of 54 shooting. Loyola doled out 10 assists and had 5 steals in this matchup. Furthermore, Loyola collected 32 rebounds (6 offensive, 26 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Loyola ended up going 78.3% from the free throw line by knocking down 18 of 23 tries. They also converted 9 out of their 21 shots from beyond the arc. Regarding personal fouls, the Explorers ended up walking away with 15 while Loyola accounted for 12 personal fouls.

Corey McKeithan is one guy who was a contributor in this contest. He finished with 24 points on 8 of 15 shooting. He played for 37 minutes played and also totaled 4 rebounds. He finished 53.3% from the field and also recorded 2 dimes.

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La Salle will enter this game with a record of 8-7 for the campaign. They cough up possession 11.2 times per contest and as a team are committing 15.8 fouls every game. As a unit, La Salle is grabbing 39.3 rebounds per game and is sitting with 189 dimes on the year, which has them ranked 285th in D-1 in terms of passing. The Explorers are shooting 33.6% on shots beyond the perimeter (113 of 336) and 73.0% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 77.4 pts per contest (131st in Division 1) while shooting 43.3% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Explorers have forced 11.7 turnovers per contest and they draw 16.8 fouls. They are giving up 30.6% on 3-pointers while they are 265th in the nation in points per game from their opponents (74.5). The Explorers defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 44.7% (411 of 919) and they concede 35.1 rebounds per game as a team. They are 289th in the nation in giving up assists with 226 conceded on the year.

When they last played, the St. Bonaventure Bonnies took a loss by a score of 73-68 when they played Saint Louis. The Bonnies earned 23 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive boards for a total of 34 for the contest. They also coughed up the ball 8 times, while getting 5 steals in this contest. Saint Louis earned 16 personal fouls for the game which got the Bonnies to the charity stripe for a total of 14 tries. They were able to make 12 of the free throw tries for a rate of 85.7%. Regarding 3-point attempts, St. Bonaventure knocked down 4 of their 17 attempts (23.5%). When the final whistle blew, the Bonnies shot 26 out of 64 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 40.6%. The Bonnies allowed Saint Louis to make 25 of 51 attempts from the field which had them at 49.0% in the matchup. They finished 39.4% from behind the 3-point line by going 13 out of 33 and finished the contest at 10 of 13 from the free throw line (76.9%). When discussing team rebounding, St. Bonaventure allowed Saint Louis to grab 26 in total (2 offensive).

Chance Moore pitched in for the Bonnies for the contest. He converted 7 of 16 for this game for a rate of 43.8%, and had 10 rebounds. He racked up 23 points in his 40 minutes on the hardwood and totaled 2 dimes in the game.

St. Bonaventure has a win-loss record of 14-2 on the season. The Bonnies commit 13.1 fouls per contest and they connect on 73.6% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 11.6 times per contest (323rd in the nation) and they turn it over 10.6 times per contest. St. Bonaventure has accounted for 1,168 pts this year (73.0 per contest) and they pull in 35.9 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Bonnies are shooting 46.1% from the field, which has them ranked 123rd in college.

The Bonnies on the defensive end are ranked 13th in the country in PPG given up with 61.8. They are able to force 13.6 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 40.2% from the floor (49th in college). The St. Bonaventure defense allows 31.8% on shots from beyond the perimeter (133 of 418) and their opposition makes 72.1% of their foul shots. They relinquish 11.9 dimes and 31.2 boards on a nightly basis, which is 95th and 34th in the nation.

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take St. Bonaventure

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