Rhode Island Rams vs Dayton Flyers Prediction, 1/28/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Rhode Island Rams vs Dayton Flyers

Date: Friday, January 28, 2022

Location: UD Arena in Dayton, OH

TV: ESPN2

The Dayton Flyers (13-7) will compete against the Rhode Island Rams (12-6) at UD Arena on Friday.

The Rhode Island Rams faced off with Richmond and went home with a loss by a final score of 70-63 in their last game. Rhode Island finished the game with a 40.0% field goal percentage (24 out of 60) and buried 6 of 18 shots from beyond the perimeter. When they shot from the free throw line, the Rams made 9 of 12 tries for a percentage of 75.0%. In relation to grabbing rebounds, they collected 35 with 8 of them being offensive. They also doled out 16 dimes for the contest as well as forcing the opposition into 7 turnovers and earning 5 steals. In reference to defense, Rhode Island let their opponent shoot 35.9% from the floor on 23 out of 64 shooting. Richmond doled out 17 assists and had 6 steals in the game. On top of that, Richmond snagged 41 rebounds (11 offensive, 30 defensive), but didn't have a block. Richmond walked away from this one shooting 85.0% when shooting free throws by knocking down 17 of their 20 attempts. They converted 7 out of their 29 attempts from beyond the perimeter. In regard to personal fouls, the Rams walked away with 18 while Richmond finished the game with 15 personal fouls.

Makhel Mitchell is a guy who was a major contributor for this contest. He ended up finishing with 10 points on 5 out of 11 shooting. He played for 32 minutes played and also collected 7 boards. He ended up shooting 45.5% from the field and also distributed 3 dimes.

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Rhode Island enters this contest with a mark of 12-6 on the campaign. They average 69.8 pts per game (225th in college hoops) while going 47.8% from the floor. The Rams are shooting 34.6% on shots from beyond the arc (99 of 286) and 67.0% from the free throw line. As a unit, Rhode Island is pulling down 35.2 boards per game and has totaled 254 assists on the season, which has them ranked 168th in Division 1 in terms of passing. They turn the ball over 13.7 times per game and as a group are committing 18.0 fouls per contest.

On the defensive end, the Rams are forcing their opponents into 13.7 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.6 fouls. They are giving up 30.7% on shots from downtown while they are 36th in D-1 in PPG allowed (62.9). The Rams defense is allowing an opponent FG percentage of 37.4% (374 of 1,000) and they surrender 33.3 boards per game as a unit. They are 91st in the country in giving up assists with 210 conceded for the year.

For their last game, the Dayton Flyers went home victorious with a score of 68-61 when they faced Fordham. Concerning rebounding, Dayton permitted Fordham to pull down 24 overall (4 on the offensive glass). They shot 38.7% from distance by connecting on 12 of 31 and walked away from this one shooting 7 of 7 from the free throw line (100.0%). The Flyers permitted Fordham to bury 21 out of 59 tries from the field which left them shooting 35.6% in this game. Overall, the Flyers walked away from this one shooting 23 out of 50 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 46.0%. In regard to shots from downtown, Dayton buried 6 of their 17 attempts (35.3%). They were able to bury 16 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 80.0%. Fordham committed 17 fouls for this game which took the Flyers to the charity stripe for 20 attempts. They coughed up the ball 17 times, while earning 6 steals in this matchup. The Flyers were able to corral 31 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards for a total of 38 for this game.

DaRon Holmes II ended up being a major contributor for the Flyers for this game. He tallied 19 points in his 36 mins on the hardwood and had 2 dimes for the matchup. He made 8 out of 13 in this matchup for a field goal rate of 61.5%, and tallied 12 rebounds.

Dayton has a win-loss mark of 13-7 for the season. The Flyers are responsible for committing 13.8 fouls per game and they go 70.1% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 14.2 times per game (122nd in the nation) and they turn the ball over 14.1 times per contest. Dayton has totaled 1,375 points on the campaign (68.8 per game) and they pull down 35.6 boards per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Flyers are connecting on 47.6% from the field, which ranks 35th in the nation.

The Flyers on the defensive side of the court are 20th in the country in PPG surrendered with 61.2. They are forcing their opponents into 11.9 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 41.0% from the field (85th in D-1). The Dayton defense allows 33.3% on shots from beyond the arc (144 of 432) and their opposition makes 70.2% of their free throw shots. They concede 12.5 assists and 28.5 rebounds on a nightly basis, ranking them 173rd and 3rd in the country.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Dayton

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