Duquesne Dukes vs St. Bonaventure Bonnies Prediction, 2/22/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Duquesne Dukes vs St. Bonaventure Bonnies

Date: Saturday, February 22, 2025

Location: Reilly Center in Reno, NV

TV: ESPN+

The Duquesne Dukes (11-15) are headed to Reilly Center on Saturday where they will attempt to beat the St. Bonaventure Bonnies (18-9).

The Duquesne Dukes played Fordham and earned the victory with a final of 73-64 in their last contest. Duquesne finished the game having earned a 42.9% field goal percentage (24 of 56) and buried 4 of their 16 3-point shots. From the charity stripe, the Dukes knocked down 21 of 26 shots for a rate of 80.8%. When talking about pulling down rebounds, they compiled 29 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 15 assists in the matchup as well as forcing the other team into 16 turnovers and having 10 steals. In the matter of the defense, Duquesne allowed their opponent to shoot 41.1% from the field on 23 out of 56 shooting. Fordham doled out 12 dimes and had 9 steals for this contest. Moreover, Fordham totaled 31 rebounds (9 offensive, 22 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Fordham ended up shooting 66.7% at the free throw line by making 12 of 18 attempts. They also buried 6 of their 20 attempts from 3-point land. Regarding fouls, the Dukes left the arena with 16 while Fordham finished the game with 19 fouls.

David Dixon is someone who was a major contributor for the contest. He scored 14 points on 5 out of 9 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 22 minutes and totaled 5 boards. He shot 55.6% from the field but had no dimes when the game ended.

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Duquesne steps onto the hardwood with a win-loss mark of 11-15 so far this season. They are losing possession via turnover 11.7 times per game and as a team are committing 17.9 personal fouls every game. As a team, Duquesne is snagging 34.3 boards per game and has accumulated 358 assists on the campaign, which ranks 203rd in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. The Dukes are connecting on 34.4% on three-point shots (217 of 631) and 64.2% from the free throw line. They average 68.8 points per outing (304th in college) while connecting on 42.7% from the field.

On defense, the Dukes are forcing 13.6 turnovers per game and they draw 16.3 fouls. They are currently ranked 75th in college in giving up assists to the opposition with 313 conceded this year. The Dukes defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 42.8% (585 of 1,366) and they concede 34.0 boards per game as a team. They surrender 35.5% on three-point shots and they rank 43rd in college in opponents points per game (66.5).

The last time they took the hardwood, the St. Bonaventure Bonnies walked away with a victory by a final of 73-59 when they faced UMass. The Bonnies recorded 27 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds totaling 35 for the game. They turned it over 14 times, while getting 9 steals in this game. UMass had 17 personal fouls for the contest which got the Bonnies to the charity stripe for a total of 23 shots. They were able to bury 17 of the free throws for a rate of 73.9%. In terms of 3-pointers, St. Bonaventure converted 4 out of their 13 attempts (30.8%). At the conclusion of this game, the Bonnies ended up shooting 26 out of 54 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 48.1%. The Bonnies allowed UMass to knock down 18 of their 51 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 35.3% for this contest. They shot 17.6% from 3-point land by going 3 of 17 and ended up shooting 20 out of 27 from the free throw line (74.1%). With respect to cleaning the glass, St. Bonaventure allowed UMass to collect 29 in all (7 on the offensive side).

Chance Moore ended up being a factor for the Bonnies for the contest. He racked up 15 points in his 38 mins on the court and had 3 dimes for the contest. He buried 5 out of 14 in the matchup for a field goal percentage of 35.7%, and had 10 rebounds.

St. Bonaventure has a mark of 18-9 this year. When it comes to offense, the Bonnies are connecting on 45.4% from the floor, which is 149th in the country. St. Bonaventure has earned 1,884 pts this season (69.8 per contest) and they collect 34.1 boards per game. They are earning an assist 11.2 times per contest (341st in D-1) and they are turning it over 10.8 times per contest. The Bonnies commit 13.3 fouls every game and they go 73.0% from the charity stripe.

The Bonnies on defense are ranked 20th in college hoops in PPG allowed with 64.3. They are forcing 12.5 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 42.0% from the floor (89th in the nation). The St. Bonaventure defense concedes 33.2% on 3-point shots (232 of 698) and their opponents are making 73.6% of their free throw attempts. They surrender 13.5 assists and 31.3 boards per game, which is 222nd and 33rd in those defensive categories.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Duquesne

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