Duquesne Dukes vs St. Bonaventure Bonnies Prediction, 2/10/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Duquesne Dukes vs St. Bonaventure Bonnies

Date: Saturday, February 10, 2024

Location: Reilly Center in St. Bonaventure, NY

TV: ESPN

The St. Bonaventure Bonnies (14-8) are hosting the Duquesne Dukes (13-9) at Reilly Center on Saturday.

The Duquesne Dukes faced off with Davidson and went home with a loss by a final score of 72-59 in their last game. Duquesne finished the game with a 40.4% field goal percentage (21 of 52) and made 5 of 19 shots from 3-point land. At the charity stripe, the Dukes converted 12 of 20 attempts for a percentage of 60.0%. With regard to pulling down rebounds, they compiled 29 with 8 of them being of the offensive variety. They also dished out 7 assists in this contest in addition to forcing the other team into 8 turnovers and earning 6 steals. Pertaining to the defense, Duquesne allowed the other team to go 43.4% from the floor on 23 out of 53 shooting. Davidson distributed 16 dimes and had 6 steals in this matchup. Moreover, Davidson grabbed 34 boards (7 offensive, 27 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Davidson finished 90.0% from the free throw line by converting 18 of 20 attempts. They made 8 out of their 26 attempts from long range. When it comes to fouls, the Dukes left the arena with 19 and Davidson accounted for 22 fouls.

Jake DiMichele is a guy who was a major factor in this matchup. He walked away from this one shooting 60.0% from the floor and also earned 1 assist. He played 29 mins played and pulled down 2 rebounds. He ended up walking away with 15 points on 6 out of 10 shooting.

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Duquesne comes into this contest with a record of 13-9 on the campaign. They currently have an average of 72.0 pts per game (240th in the nation) while going 42.9% from the floor. The Dukes are hitting 33.0% on three-point attempts (172 of 522) and 69.5% from the free throw line. As a unit, Duquesne is grabbing 36.0 boards per game and has 283 dimes so far this year, which ranks 249th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. They are losing possession via turnover 11.8 times per game and as a group are committing 18.0 fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Dukes are forcing 13.8 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 17.9 fouls. They rank 94th in college basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 268 conceded for the campaign. The Dukes are giving up a field goal percentage of 42.3% (522 of 1,233) and they concede 35.5 boards per contest as a team. They give up 33.1% on three-point shots and they rank 71st in Division 1 in opponents points per game (67.6).

When they last played, the St. Bonaventure Bonnies walked away with a victory by a final of 79-73 against UMass. The Bonnies were able to corral 20 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards totaling 28 in the game. They also gave up possession of the ball 11 times, while getting 7 steals in this contest. UMass earned 24 personal fouls for the game which got the Bonnies to the free throw line for 28 attempts. They were able to make 19 of the free throws for a clip of 67.9%. When discussing shots from beyond the perimeter, St. Bonaventure knocked down 6 of 17 tries (35.3%). In all, the Bonnies shot 27 for 53 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.9%. The Bonnies allowed UMass to make 28 of their 58 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 48.3% for this game. They finished shooting 33.3% from downtown by connecting on 6 of 18 and walked away from this one shooting 11 out of 16 from the free throw line (68.8%). With respect to rebounding, St. Bonaventure permitted UMass to snag 29 overall (8 on the offensive glass).

Charles Pride ended up being important for the Bonnies in this matchup. He totaled 19 points in his 36 minutes on the court and earned 1 assist for the game. He knocked down 8 of 11 in the game giving him a field goal percentage of 72.7%, and earned 3 rebounds.

St. Bonaventure has a win-loss mark of 14-8 so far this year. When it comes to offensive execution, the Bonnies are connecting on 45.7% from the floor, which is 128th in college basketball. St. Bonaventure has scored 1,626 points for the season (73.9 per contest) and they collect 33.8 boards per contest. They are dishing out assists 12.8 times per game (220th in the nation) and they turn the ball over 10.7 times per game. The Bonnies have committed 16.7 personal fouls per contest while shooting 77.5% from the free throw line.

The Bonnies are ranked 53rd in the country in points given up per game with 66.5. They have forced 13.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 43.9% from the field (205th in Division 1). The St. Bonaventure defense allows 31.6% on 3-point attempts (148 of 468) and their opponents are knocking down 68.8% of their free throw attempts. They have conceded 13.0 assists and 31.4 total boards per game, which is 198th and 27th in those categories on the defensive end.

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Duquesne

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