Dayton vs. Saint Bonaventure betting: College basketball preview for January 28

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The Dayton Flyers (14-6, 4-3 A-10) will try to continue a three-game win streak when they visit the Saint Bonaventure Bonnies (15-6, 3-5 A-10) on Tuesday, January 28, 2025 at Reilly Center as just 2.5-point favorites. The matchup airs at 8:00 PM ET on ESPN+. The matchup has an over/under of 135.

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Dayton Cover -2.5 vs Saint Bonaventure -109

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Dayton vs. Saint Bonaventure betting lines

  • Dayton moneyline odds to win: -141
  • Saint Bonaventure moneyline odds to win: +118
  • Spread: Dayton (-2.5)
  • Total: 135

Dayton statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Against the spread last year, Dayton fared worse when played at home, covering six times in 15 home games, and six times in 11 road games.
  • The Flyers exceeded the over/under in a higher percentage of home games (60%) than road games (54.5%) last season.
  • Dayton won a higher percentage of its matchups as a moneyline favorite when playing at home last year, going 15-0 (1.000). In away games as a moneyline favorite, it owned a record of 4-4 (.500).

Recent trends

  • The Flyers have seen a decrease in scoring recently, racking up 71.5 points per game in their last 10 outings, 4.6 points fewer than the 76.1 they’ve scored this year.
  • Dayton has been a little suspect on the defensive end of the floor of late, giving up 70.4 points per game over its last 10 outings compared to the 69.2 it has surrendered this year.
  • The Flyers’ last 10 outings have seen them make 6.9 three-pointers per game while shooting 34.0% from beyond the arc. Both numbers are down compared to their 2024-25 averages of 8.0 makes and 36.6%.

Dayton betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 10-9-0 (Home: 6-6-0; Away: 1-2-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 2.5+: 6-8-0 (As Favorite: 7-8-0; As Underdog: 3-1-0)
  • O-U-P: 13-6-0 (Home: 8-4-0; Away: 2-1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 11-3 (Home: 10-1; Away: 1-2)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-3 (Home: 1-0; Away: 0-0)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
47.6 (53rd in nation) 43.2 (158th) 30.9 (275th) 29.2 (79th) 16.2 (48th) 10.1 (57th)

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Saint Bonaventure statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Saint Bonaventure has been better against the spread at home (6-3-0) than on the road (5-3-0) this season.
  • Bonnies games have gone above the over/under 44.4% of the time at home (four of nine), and 62.5% of the time on the road (five of eight).
  • When moneyline underdogs, the Bonnies have won a higher percentage of games at home (1-0) than on the road (0-2).

Recent trends

  • While the Bonnies are scoring 71.1 points per game in 2024-25, they have fallen short of that in their past 10 games, producing 69.2 points per contest.
  • Over its previous 10 games, Saint Bonaventure is allowing 67.1 points per contest, 3.0 more points than its season average (64.1).
  • Over their past 10 games, the Bonnies are draining 6.4 threes per game, the same number as their season average. They have a higher three-point percentage over their past 10 contests (33.7%) compared to their season average (32.4%).

Saint Bonaventure betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 14-6-0 (Home: 6-3-0; Away: 5-3-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 2.5+: 3-2-0 (As Favorite: 11-4-0; As Underdog: 3-2-0)
  • O-U-P: 10-10-0 (Home: 4-5-0; Away: 5-3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 12-3 (Home: 6-2; Away: 5-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-3 (Home: 1-0; Away: 0-2)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
45.4 (151st in nation) 41.1 (65th) 32.1 (197th) 28.4 (48th) 11.1 (340th) 9.9 (38th)
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