Saint Bonaventure vs. Fordham betting: College basketball preview for January 4

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The Saint Bonaventure Bonnies (13-1, 1-0 A-10) visit the Fordham Rams (8-6, 0-1 A-10) after winning six home road in a row. The Bonnies are favored by 6.5 points in the contest, which starts at 2:00 PM ET on Saturday, January 4, 2025. The point total is 142.5 for the matchup.

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Saint Bonaventure vs. Fordham betting lines

  • Saint Bonaventure moneyline odds to win: -279
  • Fordham moneyline odds to win: +224
  • Spread: Saint Bonaventure (-6.5)
  • Total: 142.5

Saint Bonaventure statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Saint Bonaventure owns a worse record against the spread at home (5-1-0) than it does on the road (4-0-0).
  • The Bonnies have exceeded the over/under in a lower percentage of games at home (33.3%) than road tilts (50%).
  • In five home games as a moneyline favorite, Saint Bonaventure has five wins (1.000). It owns the same winning percentage (4-0 record) as a moneyline favorite in away games.

Last season stats

  • Last year, the Bonnies were 176th in the nation offensively (73.5 points scored per game) and 75th on defense (68.6 points allowed).
  • Last season, Saint Bonaventure was 279th in the nation in rebounds (30.5 per game) and 56th in rebounds allowed (29.6).
  • The Bonnies were 231st in the country in assists (12.5 per game) last year.

Saint Bonaventure betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 12-1-0 (Home: 5-1-0; Away: 4-0-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 6.5+: 7-1-0 (As Favorite: 9-1-0; As Underdog: 3-0-0)
  • O-U-P: 5-8-0 (Home: 2-4-0; Away: 2-2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 10-0 (Home: 5-0; Away: 4-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-1 (Home: 1-0; Away: 0-0)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
46.1 (135th in nation) 39.4 (34th) 33.0 (185th) 28.9 (73rd) 11.5 (323rd) 10.1 (54th)

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Fordham statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Last season, Fordham was 5-12-0 at home against the spread (.294 winning percentage). Away, it was 6-4-0 ATS (.600).
  • In terms of the over/under, Rams games went over more frequently at home (11 of 17, 64.7%) than away (four of 10, 40%) last season.
  • The Rams’ winning percentage at home as moneyline underdogs was .286 (2-5) last year, and on the road it was .400 (4-6).

Last season stats

  • The Rams were 268th in college basketball last year with 70.5 points per game. At the other end, they ranked 197th with 72.4 points allowed per game.
  • With 33.6 rebounds per game, Fordham ranked 100th in the country. It ceded 31.3 rebounds per contest, which ranked 170th in college basketball.
  • The Rams put up 12.6 dimes per game, which ranked them 224th in the nation.

Fordham betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 5-8-0 (Home: 3-4-0; Away: 1-2-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 6.5+: 1-3-0 (As Favorite: 3-4-0; As Underdog: 2-4-0)
  • O-U-P: 9-4-0 (Home: 5-2-0; Away: 2-1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 5-2 (Home: 5-1; Away: 0-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-4 (Home: 0-1; Away: 1-1)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
43.7 (249th in nation) 46.9 (332nd) 34.0 (134th) 31.9 (231st) 14.6 (148th) 13.0 (304th)
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