Wednesday, January 27, 2016

University of Dayton Arena

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The Saint Louis Billikens travel to University of Dayton Arena to play the Dayton Flyers on Wednesday, January 27, 2016. The opening line for this game has Dayton as 18 point favorites and the over/under has been set at 140.

The Billikens come into this game with an overall record of 8-11 and a road record of 2-3. They are 4-11 against the spread and their over/under record is 7-8. The Flyers have an overall record of 16-3 and a home record of 10-1. They have an over/under record of 6-11 and they are 10-8 against the spread.

Achraf Yacoubou comes into this contest averaging 12.4 points per game while playing 29.8 minutes per night so far this season for the Billikens. He pulls down 5.8 rebounds per game and dishes out 1.9 assists per game as well. His field goal percentage is 47% while his free throw percentage is currently at 52%. Mike Crawford averages 11 points per game in 26.6 minutes per contest this season. He averages 1.1 assists per contest and 3.2 rebounds per game for Saint Louis. His field goal percentage is 45% for the year while his free throw percentage is 80%.

Charles Cooke averages 16.6 points per game while playing 30.9 minutes per contest this year for the Flyers. He grabs 6.3 rebounds per game and has 1.7 assists per contest on the year. His field goal percentage is 49% and his free throw percentage currently is at 70%. Dyshawn Pierre averages 14 points per game this season and he sees the court an average of 32.8 minutes per contest. He also averages 7.1 rebounds per contest and 2.5 assists per game. His field goal percentage is 46% and his free throw percentage is 94%.

Saint Louis averages 67.6 points per contest this season which ranks them 276th in the nation. Their average scoring margin is -3.9 and their shooting percentage is 43% as a team which has them ranked 195th. Behind the arc they shoot 32% which is good for 257th in the country. They average 32.8 rebounds per game and 14.1 assists per game which ranks them 300th and 121st in those offensive categories. In the turnover department they rank 222nd with 13.3 per game. The Billikens allow 71.6 points per game to their opponents which ranks them 168th in the nation. They also allow a 44% shooting percentage and a 34% average from behind the arc ranking them 165th and 121st in those defensive categories. Opponents average 35.7 rebounds a game which ranks 163rd and they give up 13.9 assists per contest which puts them in 215th place in the country. They force 12.9 turnovers per game which ranks them 170th in the Division 1.

Dayton averages 74.1 points per game this year which ranks them 143rd in Division 1 college basketball. Their average scoring margin is 8.2 and their shooting percentage is 47% as a team which has them sitting in the 50th spot in the country. Behind the arc they shoot 35% which is good for 141st in the nation. They average 37.5 rebounds per game and 15.3 assists per contest which ranks them 107th and 59th respectively. In the turnover department the Flyers rank 248th with 13.6 per game. The Flyers allow 65.9 points per game to their opponents which ranks them 40th in the country. They also allow a 41% shooting percentage and a 36% average from behind the arc ranking them 55th and 252nd in those defensive statistics. Opponents average 33.2 rebounds a game which ranks 58th and they give up 13 assists per contest which puts them in 162nd place in the nation. The Flyers force 13.1 turnovers per game which ranks them 146th in college basketball.

Saint Louis Billikens Betting Trends

The Saint Louis Billikens are 4-11 against the spread

The Saint Louis Billikens are 7-8 against the over/under

Dayton Flyers Betting Trends

The Dayton Flyers are 10-8 against the spread

The Dayton Flyers are 6-11 against the over/under

Saint Louis Billikens Injuries

01/23/16 F Milik Yarbrough Concussion "?" Wednesday vs. Dayton
01/20/16 C Austin Gillmann Foot out indefinitely

Dayton Flyers Injuries

11/13/15 F Josh Cunningham Eligibility out for season

Josh's Pick: Take Saint Louis

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