Dayton Flyers vs Vanderbilt Commodores Prediction, 3/20/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Dayton Flyers vs Vanderbilt Commodores

Date: Sunday, March 20, 2022

Location: Memorial Gymnasium (Vanderbilt) in Nashville, TN

TV: ESPN2

Odds/Point Spread: Dayton (+2)

Memorial Gymnasium (Vanderbilt) is where the Vanderbilt Commodores (18-16) will attempt to beat the Dayton Flyers (24-10) on Sunday. Dayton opens this game as 2-point underdogs from oddsmakers. The total is 135.5.

The Dayton Flyers faced off with Toledo and went home with a win by a final score of 74-55 in their last contest. Concerning personal fouls, the Flyers walked away with 8 and Toledo recorded 11 personal fouls. They knocked down 4 of 23 attempts from distance. Toledo finished 75.0% from the free throw line by burying 3 of 4 shots. Moreover, Toledo pulled down 31 boards (10 offensive, 21 defensive), but didn't have a block. Toledo totaled 12 dimes and had 6 steals for the contest. Regarding the defense, Dayton let their opponent shoot 34.8% from the floor on 24 out of 69 shooting. They also recorded 21 dimes in this contest in addition to creating 7 turnovers and earning 5 steals. Concerning hauling in rebounds, they earned 42 with 8 of them being of the offensive variety. When they shot from the free throw line, the Flyers knocked down 3 of their 3 attempts for a percentage of 100.0%. Dayton ended the contest having earned a 52.4% FG percentage (33 out of 63) and knocked down 5 of their 17 3-point attempts.

DaRon Holmes II is someone who came through in the matchup. He accumulated 20 points on 10 out of 16 shooting. He saw the court for 30 minutes played and also pulled down 6 rebounds. He walked away from this one shooting 62.5% from the floor and dished out 3 assists.

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Dayton will enter this game with a mark of 24-10 on the season. They are giving up possession 12.4 times per game and as a squad are committing 13.8 personal fouls per contest. As a team, Dayton is grabbing 35.2 rebounds per game and has accumulated 495 dimes this year, which is 44th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. The Flyers are connecting on 36.3% on three-point shots (225 of 619) and 68.3% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 69.3 points per contest (226th in D-1) while hitting 47.9% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Flyers are forcing 11.1 turnovers per game and they draw 16.0 personal fouls. They relinquish 32.2% on shots from distance and they rank 14th in D-1 in points per game allowed (61.0). The Flyers defensively are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 41.0% (767 of 1,872) and they relinquish 29.1 rebounds per game as a squad. They are 207th in college basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 409 surrendered so far this year.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Vanderbilt Commodores walked away with a victory by a final of 82-71 when they played Belmont. The Commodores were able to snag 27 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive boards totaling 39 in the game. They also turned the ball over 9 times, while recording 2 steals in this contest. Belmont committed 20 fouls for the matchup which got the Commodores to the charity stripe for a total of 23 attempts. They were able to make 18 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 78.3%. With respect to shots from distance, Vanderbilt knocked down 6 out of 24 tries (25.0%). At the conclusion of this game, the Commodores walked away from this one shooting 29 out of 62 from the field which gave them a percentage of 46.8%. The Commodores permitted Belmont to knock down 27 of 60 tries from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 45.0% in this contest. They finished the game shooting 33.3% from 3-point land by shooting 8 out of 24 and finished the game at 9 out of 10 at the free throw line (90.0%). When talking about rebounding, Vanderbilt allowed Belmont to grab 26 overall (4 on the offensive side).

Jordan Wright was important for the Commodores in this contest. He knocked down 10 out of 15 for this game giving him a field goal percentage of 66.7%, and had 7 rebounds. He tallied 24 points in his 31 mins on the court, but went home with no dimes.

Vanderbilt has a mark of 18-16 so far this season. When it comes to offensive execution, the Commodores are connecting on 42.6% from the field, which is ranked 260th in the nation. Vanderbilt has accumulated 2,405 points this season (70.7 per contest) and they grab 34.2 boards per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 11.7 times per contest (281st in the nation) and they cough up possession 13.3 times per game. The Commodores commit 18.0 personal fouls per game and they shoot 69.6% from the charity stripe.

The Vanderbilt defense allows 30.1% on shots from distance (225 of 747) and their opponents are converting on 73.1% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have relinquished 13.2 dimes and 35.0 boards per contest, which ranks them 227th and 204th in college basketball. The Commodores on the defensive side of the court are 133rd in college hoops in points given up per game with 67.6. They are forcing their opponents into 14.5 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 42.2% from the floor (123rd in the country).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Vanderbilt (-2)

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