Dayton Flyers vs Richmond Spiders Prediction, 3/1/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Dayton Flyers vs Richmond Spiders

Date: Tuesday, March 1, 2022

Location: Robins Center in Richmond, VA

TV: CBSSN

The Dayton Flyers (20-9) are en route to Robins Center on Tuesday where they will take on the Richmond Spiders (19-10).

The Dayton Flyers stepped onto the hardwood against La Salle and took a loss by a score of 62-60 in their last game. When talking about fouls, the Flyers ended up finishing with 10 while La Salle accumulated 17 fouls. They also knocked down 6 of 23 tries from long range. La Salle finished shooting 71.4% from the free throw line by burying 10 of their 14 shots. Additionally, La Salle totaled 36 rebounds (9 offensive, 27 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. La Salle doled out 11 assists and had 3 steals in this matchup. When it comes to defense, Dayton allowed their opponent to shoot 41.1% from the field on 23 out of 56 shooting. They also recorded 14 assists for this game in addition to forcing the opposition into 7 turnovers and having 4 steals. Pertaining to grabbing rebounds, they earned 26 with 7 of them being of the offensive variety. From the charity stripe, the Flyers knocked down 9 of 14 shots for a percentage of 64.3%. Dayton walked away from the game having earned a 41.8% field goal percentage (23 of 55) and made 5 of their 19 three-point attempts.

DaRon Holmes II is one guy who was a major factor for the matchup. He walked away with 18 points on 7 of 12 shooting. He played 39 minutes played and also grabbed 12 boards. He went 58.3% from the floor but didn't record a dime.

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Dayton enters this game with a mark of 20-9 so far this season. They turn it over 12.8 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 13.8 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Dayton is pulling in 35.1 boards per contest and has tallied 420 dimes on the season, which ranks 73rd in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Flyers are connecting on 36.9% on three-point shots (194 of 526) and 67.8% from the free throw line. They average 69.1 pts per contest (234th in D-1) while hitting 47.8% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Flyers are forcing 11.9 turnovers per game and they draw 16.1 personal fouls. They give up 32.8% on 3-point attempts while they are 11th in college basketball in points per game allowed (60.3). The Flyers defensively are allowing a shooting percentage of 41.0% (645 of 1,575) and they relinquish 28.9 boards per contest as a basketball team. They are 172nd in college basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 353 surrendered on the season.

The last time they took the court, the Richmond Spiders got the victory with a final of 68-66 against Saint Louis. Concerning attacking the glass, Richmond permitted Saint Louis to pull down 30 in all (11 on the offensive glass). They finished 15.4% from beyond the arc by connecting on 2 out of 13 and finished the game at 12 out of 15 from the free throw line (80.0%). The Spiders permitted Saint Louis to knock down 26 out of their 55 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 47.3% in this contest. When the final whistle blew, the Spiders finished shooting 23 for 47 from the field which had them at 48.9%. Pertaining to shots from beyond the arc, Richmond buried 6 of their 17 tries (35.3%). They were able to knock down 16 of the free throws for a clip of 80.0%. Saint Louis was called for 14 personal fouls in this game which got the Spiders to the charity stripe for 20 tries. They also coughed it up 10 times, while recording 9 steals in this game. The Spiders collected 19 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive rebounds for a total of 24 in the matchup.

Tyler Burton pitched in for the Spiders for this game. He made 7 out of 11 for the contest giving him a rate of 63.6%, and tallied 10 rebounds. He earned 23 points in his 38 mins of playing time and had 1 assist for this contest.

Richmond has a win-loss mark of 19-10 on the year. When it comes to offensive execution, the Spiders are connecting on 45.0% from the field, which is 128th in college basketball. Richmond has accumulated 2,121 pts for the campaign (73.1 per game) and they collect 32.7 rebounds per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 15.4 times per contest (43rd in Division 1) and they are turning it over 9.8 times per contest. The Spiders have committed 13.7 fouls per game and they hit 72.0% from the charity stripe.

The Richmond defense surrenders 35.3% on three-point shots (213 of 604) and their opponents are converting on 73.1% of their shots from the free throw line. They have relinquished 13.0 assists and 35.7 rebounds on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 216th and 244th in those categories. The Spiders on defense are ranked 195th in D-1 in points given up per game with 69.4. They have forced 12.9 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 44.4% from the field (250th in the country).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Dayton

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