Saint Louis vs. Saint Bonaventure betting: College basketball preview for January 8

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The Saint Louis Billikens (9-6, 2-0 A-10) bring a three-game win streak into a home matchup with the Saint Bonaventure Bonnies (14-1, 2-0 A-10), winners of eight straight. The Bonnies are underdogs by 3.5 points in the contest, which starts at 8:00 PM ET (on Peacock) on Wednesday, January 8, 2025. The matchup has an over/under of 142.5.

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Saint Louis vs. Saint Bonaventure betting lines

  • Saint Louis moneyline odds to win: -174
  • Saint Bonaventure moneyline odds to win: +146
  • Spread: Saint Louis (-3.5)
  • Total: 142.5

Saint Louis statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Saint Louis has covered the spread in a lower percentage of its home games than away games. It has covered two times in seven games at home, and it has covered two times in four games on the road.
  • In terms of point totals, the Billikens hit the over less often at home, as they’ve exceeded the total one time in seven opportunities this season (14.3%). In away games, they have hit the over one time in four opportunities (25%).
  • As a moneyline favorite, Saint Louis has won a higher percentage of its home games (.857) compared to away games (.500).

Recent trends

  • The Billikens’ offense has been worse over their last 10 games, racking up 77.2 points a contest compared to the 77.7 they’ve averaged this year.
  • Saint Louis has been more stingy on defense lately, giving up 70.1 points per game during its last 10 contests compared to the 70.4 points per game its opponents are averaging on the 2024-25 season.
  • While the Billikens are knocking down fewer threes per game over their past 10 outings (9.5 per game) compared to their season-long average (9.9), they are doing so while shooting a higher percentage (37.7% from deep over the last 10, 35.7% on the season).

Saint Louis betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 4-9-0 (Home: 2-5-0; Away: 2-2-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 3.5+: 1-5-0 (As Favorite: 3-6-0; As Underdog: 1-3-0)
  • O-U-P: 3-10-0 (Home: 1-6-0; Away: 1-3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 7-2 (Home: 6-1; Away: 1-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-4 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-2)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
48.5 (45th in nation) 42.1 (119th) 33.5 (150th) 32.6 (262nd) 16.0 (79th) 11.3 (160th)

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Saint Bonaventure statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Against the spread, Saint Bonaventure has had better results away (5-0-0) than at home (5-1-0).
  • Bonnies games have finished above the over/under 33.3% of the time at home (two of six), and 60% of the time on the road (three of five).

Recent trends

  • In their last 10 games, the Bonnies are putting up 72.2 points per contest, 1.1 fewer points than their season average (73.3).
  • Saint Bonaventure is giving up 61.1 points per contest over its last 10 games, the same number of points it is allowing per game for the season.
  • Over their past 10 games, the Bonnies are draining 6.4 three-pointers per contest, 0.2 fewer threes than their season average (6.6). They sport a higher three-point percentage over their previous 10 contests (35.4%) compared to their season average (32.9%).

Saint Bonaventure betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 13-1-0 (Home: 5-1-0; Away: 5-0-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 3.5+: 2-0-0 (As Favorite: 10-1-0; As Underdog: 3-0-0)
  • O-U-P: 6-8-0 (Home: 2-4-0; Away: 3-2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 11-0 (Home: 5-0; Away: 5-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-1 (Home: 1-0; Away: 0-0)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
46.5 (106th in nation) 39.7 (38th) 32.9 (187th) 28.5 (49th) 11.6 (320th) 10.0 (48th)
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