St. Bonaventure Bonnies vs Duquesne Dukes Prediction, 1/28/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Bonaventure Bonnies vs Duquesne Dukes

Date: Wednesday, January 28, 2026

Location: UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse in Pittsburgh, PA

TV: ESPN+

UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse is where the Duquesne Dukes (11-9) will attempt to defeat the St. Bonaventure Bonnies (12-8) on Wednesday.

The St. Bonaventure Bonnies faced Saint Louis and took a loss by a final of 97-62 in their last game. Regarding personal fouls, the Bonnies left the arena with 8 while Saint Louis accumulated 20 personal fouls. They knocked down 19 of their 33 attempts from beyond the arc. Saint Louis finished 44.4% from the charity stripe by knocking down 4 of their 9 tries. Additionally, Saint Louis grabbed 36 rebounds (7 offensive, 29 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Saint Louis dished out 24 dimes and had 8 steals for the contest. With respect to defending, St. Bonaventure allowed their opponent to shoot 57.8% from the floor on 37 out of 64 shooting. They also doled out 12 assists in the game as well as forcing 10 turnovers and earning 4 steals. In regard to pulling down boards, they earned 30 with 10 of them being of the offensive variety. At the charity stripe, the Bonnies buried 16 of 24 attempts for a percentage of 66.7%. St. Bonaventure wrapped up the contest having earned a 34.4% FG percentage (21 of 61) and made 4 of their 22 three-point shots.

Dasonte Bowen is one guy who was a factor for this contest. He totaled 17 points on 7 of 11 shooting. He saw the court for 30 mins and also pulled down 2 rebounds. He went 63.6% from the floor and recorded 2 dimes.

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St. Bonaventure will enter this matchup with a record of 12-8 for the season. They are losing possession via turnover 11.2 times per game and as a squad are committing 16.0 personal fouls every game. As a unit, St. Bonaventure is pulling down 35.2 rebounds per game and has accounted for 322 dimes for the year, which has them ranked 85th in D-1 in terms of passing. The Bonnies are connecting on 36.3% on shots from distance (145 of 400) and 76.0% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 77.1 points per contest (175th in D-1) while hitting 46.1% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Bonnies are able to force 12.8 turnovers per game while drawing 15.8 personal fouls. They are ranked 271st in college hoops in allowing assists to their opponents with 297 conceded on the season. The Bonnies defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 46.1% (517 of 1,121) and they surrender 31.9 rebounds per game as a team. They concede 36.1% on shots from distance and they are ranked 196th in Division 1 in PPG from their opponents (73.9).

In their last game, the Duquesne Dukes got the win with a final of 71-59 against Loyola. The Dukes were able to snag 28 defensive boards and 4 offensive rebounds for a total of 32 in the game. They turned it over 10 times, while recording 7 steals for the matchup. Loyola was called for 19 personal fouls in the game which got the Dukes to the charity stripe for 22 attempts. They were able to convert 15 of them for a rate of 68.2%. When discussing shooting from 3-point land, Duquesne made 10 out of 26 attempts (38.5%). When the game finished, the Dukes walked away from this one shooting 23 for 53 from the field which had them shooting 43.4%. The Dukes permitted Loyola to knock down 20 of their 53 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 37.7% for this game. They went 19.2% from three-point range by going 5 of 26 and ended up shooting 14 out of 19 from the free throw line (73.7%). In reference to how they rebounded, Duquesne permitted Loyola to grab 32 in all (6 offensive).

Tarence Guinyard ended up being a major contributor for the Dukes in this matchup. He recorded 23 points in his 35 minutes on the hardwood and earned 4 dimes in this game. He made 7 of 14 for this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and earned 4 rebounds.

Duquesne has a win-loss mark of 11-9 so far this year. The Dukes have committed 20.4 fouls per game while shooting 70.9% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 17.1 times per game (45th in the nation) and they are losing possession via turnover 13.8 times per game. Duquesne has totaled 1,668 pts for the year (83.4 per game) and they pull in 36.9 rebounds per contest. When it comes to offensive execution, the Dukes are hitting on 48.0% from the field, which ranks them 51st in college.

The Dukes on the defensive end are ranked 270th in college in points per game surrendered with 77.0. They are able to force 13.1 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 43.4% from the field (166th in college hoops). The Duquesne defense allows 32.7% on shots from distance (156 of 477) and their opposition knocks down 74.0% of their free throw shots. They have allowed 13.6 assists and 34.2 boards every game, which is 196th and 171st in those categories on the defensive end.

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