St. Bonaventure Bonnies vs Dayton Flyers Prediction, 1/2/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Bonaventure Bonnies vs Dayton Flyers

Date: Sunday, January 2, 2022

Location: UD Arena in Dayton, OH

TV: ESPN+

The St. Bonaventure Bonnies (8-3) are on their way to UD Arena on Sunday where they will go up against the Dayton Flyers (8-5).

The St. Bonaventure Bonnies faced Virginia Tech and took a loss by a final of 86-49 in their last contest. In reference to fouls, the Bonnies walked away with 17 and Virginia Tech recorded 13 fouls. They made 13 of their 28 shots from beyond the arc. Virginia Tech walked away from this one shooting 73.9% from the free throw line by burying 17 of 23 shots. Additionally, Virginia Tech pulled down 31 rebounds (9 offensive, 22 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Virginia Tech doled out 14 assists and had 8 steals in the game. Regarding defending, St. Bonaventure allowed the other team to go 54.9% from the floor on 28 of 51 shooting. They also recorded 8 assists for the matchup as well as forcing 13 turnovers and earning 7 steals. In reference to hauling in rebounds, they earned 23 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. At the free throw line, the Bonnies buried 7 of their 13 attempts for a rate of 53.8%. St. Bonaventure finished the contest having earned a 33.3% field goal percentage (18 of 54) and converted 6 of 23 3-pointers.

Osun Osunniyi is someone who was a major contributor in this game. He ended up going 66.7% from the floor and distributed 1 assist. He was on the hardwood for 21 mins played and snagged 3 rebounds. He accumulated 8 points on 4 out of 6 shooting.

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St. Bonaventure comes into this game with a mark of 8-3 on the year. They average 71.5 points per game (199th in the country) while going 45.0% from the floor. The Bonnies are shooting 33.3% on shots from beyond the arc (71 of 213) and 77.3% from the charity stripe. As a team, St. Bonaventure is snagging 35.8 boards per game and has earned 150 dimes for the campaign, which ranks 246th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 10.9 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 14.5 fouls every game.

Defensively, the Bonnies are forcing their opponents into 11.5 turnovers every game and they draw 15.1 personal fouls. They rank 164th in college hoops in giving up assists to their opponents with 147 conceded for the year. The Bonnies are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 41.5% (267 of 644) and they relinquish 33.9 boards per game as a basketball team. They relinquish 34.7% on 3-pointers and they rank 189th in college hoops in PPG allowed (68.5).

In their last game, the Dayton Flyers walked away with a victory by a final of 69-60 when they played Southern. The Flyers snagged 30 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive boards for a total of 42 for the contest. They gave up possession 21 times, while recording 5 steals for the matchup. Southern was called for 22 fouls in this contest which took the Flyers to the charity stripe for a total of 26 shots. They were able to knock down 18 of those for a clip of 69.2%. In reference to shooting from distance, Dayton buried 5 of their 17 tries (29.4%). When the final whistle blew, the Flyers shot 23 out of 45 from the floor which had them shooting 51.1%. The Flyers permitted Southern to convert 22 of their 59 tries from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 37.3% in this game. They went 40.0% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 10 of 25 and ended up going 6 of 11 from the charity stripe (54.5%). When talking about how they attacked the glass, Dayton permitted Southern to snag 21 overall (6 on the offensive glass).

DaRon Holmes II ended up being important for the Flyers for the contest. He tallied 10 points in his 37 mins on the court and tallied 4 assists for the game. He made 3 of 5 in the matchup for a field goal rate of 60.0%, and had 6 rebounds.

Dayton has a win-loss mark of 8-5 this year. The Flyers are committing 15.2 fouls per contest and they connect on 70.4% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 13.9 times per contest (152nd in college basketball) and they turn the ball over 14.6 times per contest. Dayton has accumulated 915 points on the year (70.4 per contest) and they snag 35.2 boards per contest. In terms of offensive execution, the Flyers are shooting 47.9% from the floor, which ranks 39th in Division 1.

The Dayton defense gives up 33.0% on shots from beyond the arc (88 of 267) and opponents are making 68.6% of their shots from the free throw line. They have relinquished 12.6 assists and 28.1 rebounds per game, which ranks them 188th and 6th in college hoops. The Flyers on the defensive side of the court are 90th in D-1 in PPG allowed with 64.4. They are forcing 11.6 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 42.8% from the field (209th in Division 1).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Dayton

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