Saint Bonaventure vs. La Salle Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Jan. 17

The Saint Bonaventure Bonnies (11-6, 0-4 A-10) visit the La Salle Explorers (5-13, 1-4 A-10) at John Glaser Arena, beginning at 2:30 p.m. ET on Saturday, January 17, 2026. The Explorers are 3.5-point underdogs in the game. The matchup's point total is 144.5.

Saint Bonaventure enters this contest on the heels of a 68-64 loss to Saint Joseph's (PA) on Wednesday. In the loss, Frank Mitchell led Saint Bonaventure with 22 points. La Salle is coming off of a 74-53 loss to Richmond in its last game on Wednesday. Jaeden Marshall scored a team-best 18 points for La Salle in the loss.

Saint Bonaventure vs. La Salle Odds and Game Time

• When: Saturday, January 17, 2026 at 2:30 p.m. ET
• Where: John Glaser Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Spread favorite: Saint Bonaventure -3.5
• Moneyline favorite: Saint Bonaventure -165
• Moneyline underdog: La Salle +135
• Over/Under: 144.5 points

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Betting the Over/Under: Saint Bonaventure vs. La Salle

• This season, Saint Bonaventure and its opponents have combined to outscore Saturday's over/under of 144.5 points 10 times.
• This season, eight games La Salle has played finished with a combined score over 144.5 points.
• The Bonnies average 77.8 points per game and the Explorers score 66.4, amounting to 0.3 points under the game's over/under of 144.5.
• The 145.7 points per game these two teams surrender to opponents combined this season are 1.2 more than the 144.5-point total in this contest.
• Saint Bonaventure has seen a 150.3 average over/under in its games this season, 5.8 points more than the over/under in this matchup.
• A difference of 4.9 points separates this contest's over/under (144.5 points) and the average over/under in La Salle's games (139.6) this season.

Betting the Spread: Saint Bonaventure vs. La Salle

• Against the spread, Saint Bonaventure is 5-11-0 this season.
• The Bonnies have covered the spread twice this season when favored by 3.5 points or more (in 11 chances).
• La Salle has played 17 games, with eight wins against the spread.
• This year, the Explorers have an ATS record of 4-6 in their 10 games as an underdog of 3.5 points or more.
• La Salle is 4-1 against the spread, and 2-3 overall, at home.
• At home, La Salle is unbeaten ATS (2-0) as a 3.5-point underdog or greater.
• Saint Bonaventure is 3-1 against the spread, and 2-2 overall, away from home.
• Away from home, Saint Bonaventure is unbeaten ATS (1-0) as 3.5-point favorites or more.

Betting the Moneyline: Saint Bonaventure vs. La Salle

• This season, Saint Bonaventure has won eight out of the 12 games, or 66.7%, in which it has been the moneyline favorite.
• The Bonnies have a record of 8-3 in games where sportsbooks favor them by at least -165 on the moneyline.
• Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that Saint Bonaventure has a 62.3% chance to win.
• La Salle has been chosen as moneyline underdogs in 14 games this year and has walked away with the win two times (14.3%) in those games.
• The Explorers have a mark of 1-10 in contests where bookmakers give them odds of +135 or worse on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies La Salle has a 42.6% chance of walking away with the win.