Duquesne Dukes vs St. Bonaventure Bonnies Prediction, 3/13/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Duquesne Dukes vs St. Bonaventure Bonnies

Date: Thursday, March 13, 2025

Location: Capital One Arena in Washington, DC

TV: USA Net

Capital One Arena is the location where the St. Bonaventure Bonnies (21-10) will attempt to defeat the Duquesne Dukes (13-18) on Thursday.

The Duquesne Dukes stepped onto the hardwood against Saint Louis and ended up losing by a score of 90-88 in their last contest. When talking about personal fouls, the Dukes ended up with 14 while Saint Louis totaled 10 personal fouls. They buried 12 out of their 27 attempts from beyond the arc. Saint Louis walked away from this one shooting 66.7% from the charity stripe by converting 8 of 12 attempts. Additionally, Saint Louis collected 30 boards (8 offensive, 22 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Saint Louis earned 21 assists and had 8 steals in this matchup. When talking about defending, Duquesne allowed 59.3% from the floor on 35 of 59 shooting. They also doled out 16 assists for the game in addition to forcing the opposition into 18 turnovers and getting 9 steals. Pertaining to pulling down boards, they collected a total of 30 with 11 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Dukes buried 6 of their 7 attempts for a rate of 85.7%. Duquesne ended the game with a 50.0% FG percentage (36 of 72) and converted 10 out of their 29 shots from distance.

Tre Dinkins is a player who played a role in this contest. He accounted for 16 points on 6 out of 19 shooting. He was on the court for 39 minutes played and totaled 2 rebounds. He ended up going 31.6% from the field and distributed 6 assists.

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Duquesne comes into this contest with a win-loss mark of 13-18 this season. They turn the ball over 11.9 times per game and as a team they are committing 17.7 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Duquesne is pulling in 33.9 rebounds per contest and has 433 dimes on the season, which is 180th in college hoops in terms of passing the ball. The Dukes are connecting on 34.3% on shots from 3-point land (260 of 759) and 65.2% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 69.5 points per outing (300th in D-1) while going 43.3% from the floor.

Defensively, the Dukes are able to force 13.6 turnovers per contest and they draw 16.4 personal fouls. They are 82nd in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 380 relinquished for the year. The Dukes defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 43.5% (706 of 1,623) and they surrender 33.4 rebounds per game as a team. They concede 36.0% on 3-point shots and they are 54th in the country in PPG allowed (67.5).

The last time they took the court, the St. Bonaventure Bonnies walked away with a victory by a final of 64-61 when they faced Davidson. The Bonnies recorded 27 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 34 in this contest. They also coughed it up 8 times, while earning 6 steals in the matchup. Davidson had 11 fouls in the game which took the Bonnies to the free throw line for a total of 15 attempts. They were able to knock down 11 of the free throws for a rate of 73.3%. When talking about 3-point attempts, St. Bonaventure made 5 of 24 tries (20.8%). When the final whistle was blown, the Bonnies shot 24 out of 56 from the field which gave them a percentage of 42.9%. The Bonnies allowed Davidson to make 23 out of 53 tries from the field which had them shooting 43.4% in the game. They shot 26.9% from behind the 3-point line by going 7 of 26 and walked away from this one shooting 8 of 10 from the free throw line (80.0%). Concerning rebounds, St. Bonaventure allowed Davidson to grab 26 overall (2 on the offensive glass).

Noel Brown was important for the Bonnies for the game. He knocked down 6 of 7 in this matchup giving him a rate of 85.7%, and had 2 rebounds. He had 16 points in his 22 mins on the hardwood and accumulated 1 assist in the matchup.

St. Bonaventure has a record of 21-10 on the season. As an offense, the Bonnies are shooting 45.2% from the field, which ranks 156th in college. St. Bonaventure has totaled 2,155 pts this year (69.5 per game) and they collect 33.9 rebounds per game. They are getting an assist 11.1 times per contest (343rd in the country) and they are turning it over 10.5 times per contest. The Bonnies have committed 13.4 fouls every game and they hit 73.3% from the charity stripe.

The Bonnies on the defensive end are ranked 21st in D-1 in PPG allowed with 64.8. They are forcing 12.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 41.9% from the floor (77th in the country). The St. Bonaventure defense allows 32.7% on 3-pointers (265 of 811) and their opposition knocks down 72.7% of their free throw attempts. They have conceded 13.7 assists and 32.1 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks 232nd and 52nd in D-1.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take St. Bonaventure

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