Saint Louis vs. St. Bonaventure prediction: Saint Louis favored to win men's college basketball matchup [1/23/2026]

St. Bonaventure will square off with the favored Saint Louis in men's college basketball action at Reilly Center on Friday, starting at 5:30 PM ET.

Based on updated simulations, Dimers' proven college basketball model predicts Saint Louis as the most likely winner of the Saint Louis vs. St. Bonaventure game.

This article offers further insights into Friday's matchup, including an expanded look at the predicted score, best bets and picks.

Saint Louis vs. St. Bonaventure prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using trusted machine learning and statistical analysis, we have simulated the outcome of Friday's NCAA basketball matchup between Saint Louis and St. Bonaventure 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our leading predictive model gives Saint Louis a 76% chance of defeating St. Bonaventure. Our predicted final score has Saint Louis winning 79-71.

According to our model, St. Bonaventure (+8.5) has a 55% chance of covering the spread, while the over/under total of 156.5 points has a 60% chance of staying under.

Saint Louis vs. St. Bonaventure odds

We have sourced the best men's college basketball odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

All odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

Saint Louis vs. St. Bonaventure picks and best bet

After matching our probabilities against the best available odds, we can reveal our picks for each of the major markets. Plus, find our best bet for the game below:

According to our best men's college basketball bets, the top play to make on this game is Under 156.5 total points.

Saint Louis vs. St. Bonaventure game-day updates and essential details

Friday's men's college basketball matchup between St. Bonaventure and Saint Louis at Reilly Center is scheduled to start at 5:30 PM ET.

• Who: Saint Louis vs. St. Bonaventure
• Date: Friday, January 23, 2026
• Time: 5:30 PM ET/2:30PM PT
• Venue: Reilly Center

Conclusion

We predict Saint Louis, with a 76% win probability, will likely beat St. Bonaventure on Friday.

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