Loyola Chicago vs. Saint Bonaventure betting: College basketball preview for February 4

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The Loyola Chicago Ramblers (13-8, 4-4 A-10) host the Saint Bonaventure Bonnies (17-6, 5-5 A-10) after winning three straight home games. The Ramblers are favored by 3.5 points in the contest, which starts at 9:00 PM ET on Tuesday, February 4, 2025. The matchup has an over/under set at 134 points.

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Loyola Chicago vs. Saint Bonaventure betting lines

  • Loyola Chicago moneyline odds to win: -166
  • Saint Bonaventure moneyline odds to win: +138
  • Spread: Loyola Chicago (-3.5)
  • Total: 134

Loyola Chicago statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Loyola Chicago has covered the spread in a lower percentage of its home games than road games. It has covered three times in 11 games when playing at home, and it has covered four times in five games when playing on the road.
  • At home, the Ramblers go over the over/under 36.4% of the time (four of 11 games). They hit the over more consistently on the road, going over the total in 40% of games (two of five).
  • As a moneyline favorite, Loyola Chicago has the same winning percentage at home compared to when playing away from home (1.000).

Recent trends

  • The Ramblers’ offense has been worse over their last 10 games, racking up 68.0 points a contest compared to the 73.7 they’ve averaged this year.
  • Loyola Chicago’s defense has been more porous as of late, as the team has allowed 73.2 points per game over its past 10 compared to the 69.0 points per game its opponents average on the season.
  • The Ramblers’ last 10 contests have seen them make 6.9 three-pointers per game while shooting 32.7% from deep. Both numbers are below their 2024-25 averages of 7.8 makes and 34.3%.

Loyola Chicago betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 7-13-0 (Home: 3-8-0; Away: 4-1-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 3.5+: 2-8-0 (As Favorite: 3-10-0; As Underdog: 4-3-0)
  • O-U-P: 9-11-0 (Home: 4-7-0; Away: 2-3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 10-3 (Home: 9-0; Away: 1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-5 (Home: 1-1; Away: 1-3)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
46.1 (108th in nation) 42.3 (111th) 31.2 (248th) 29.1 (70th) 15.8 (57th) 12.0 (250th)

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Saint Bonaventure statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Saint Bonaventure’s winning percentage against the spread at home is .636 (7-4-0). Away, it is .625 (5-3-0).
  • In terms of the over/under, Bonnies games have finished over less often at home (five of 11, 45.5%) than on the road (five of eight, 62.5%).
  • The Bonnies’ winning percentage at home as moneyline underdogs is 1.000 (2-0), and on the road it is .000 (0-2).

Recent trends

  • The Bonnies are scoring 70.5 points per game in their last 10 games, which is 0.9 fewer points than their average for the season (71.4).
  • Saint Bonaventure is allowing 69.6 points per game in its past 10 games, compared to its season average of 64.0 points allowed.
  • The Bonnies are draining 6.5 three-pointers per game in their last 10 games, the same number as their average for the season. Meanwhile, they have a higher three-point percentage over their previous 10 contests (34.8%) compared to their season average from beyond the arc (33.0%).

Saint Bonaventure betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 15-7-0 (Home: 7-4-0; Away: 5-3-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 3.5+: 2-2-0 (As Favorite: 11-5-0; As Underdog: 4-2-0)
  • O-U-P: 11-11-0 (Home: 5-6-0; Away: 5-3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 13-3 (Home: 7-2; Away: 5-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 3-3 (Home: 2-0; Away: 0-2)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
46.0 (114th in nation) 41.4 (72nd) 32.2 (189th) 28.3 (39th) 11.3 (333rd) 9.7 (27th)
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