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St. Bonaventure vs La Salle Pick – Basketball Predictions & Odds 2/8/23

La Salle Explorers (10-13) vs. St. Bonaventure Bonnies (13-11)
February 8, 2023 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: St. Bonaventure Bonnies -6.5 / La Salle Explorers +6.5; Over/Under: +134.5
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The La Salle Explorers and the St. Bonaventure Bonnies meet Wednesday in college basketball action from Reilly Center. La Salle comes into this one at 10-13 on the year. The Explorers beat Saint Joseph’s on Sunday. As for St. Bonaventure, they’re 13-11 overall following a win over Dayton on Saturday. Check back all season long for free college basketball picks at Sports Chat Place.

La Salle Explorers 

La Salle went an even .500 over their first 16 games, going 8-8 overall. The Explorers are just 2-5 since then with losses to Fordham, Saint Joseph’s, Saint Louis, Davidson and Rhode Island before wins over George Washington and Saint Joseph’s. 

In the Saint Joseph’s game on Sunday, the Explorers were up 35-30 going into the second half. La Salle hit a 38-35 run from there and managed a road win 73-65. Josh Nickelberry topped the team on 16 points with three rebounds. 

St. Bonaventure Bonnies

Over on the St. Bonaventure side, they also went .500 to start the year with an 8-8 run over their first 16 outings. The Bonnies are 5-3 since then with wins over Richmond, Duquesne, VCU, Richmond again and Dayton. 

Back on Saturday versus Dayton, the Bonnies were up 33-26 in the locker room. St. Bonaventure managed a 35-33 second-half run and won 68-59. Chad Venning was the leading scorer on 17 points and eight rebounds. 

ANDREW’S FREE PICK 

I’ll probably stick with St. Bonaventure here. This is a pretty interesting matchup, though. The Bonnies have won five of their last seven games, and even though they haven’t scored all that well (66 or fewer points in four of those seven), St. Bonaventure is generally playing well defensively on the other side. As for La Salle, they’ve hit 70 or more points in four of their last five games so we could have a fairly high-scoring game here. Should be a fun one, and I like St. Bonaventure to power out the cover. 

Andrew's Free Pick: St. Bonaventure Bonnies -6.5

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