St. Bonaventure Bonnies vs Dayton Flyers Prediction, 1/18/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Bonaventure Bonnies vs Dayton Flyers

Date: Tuesday, January 18, 2022

Location: UD Arena in Dayton, OH

TV: ESPN+

The St. Bonaventure Bonnies (10-3) are en route to UD Arena on Sunday where they will attempt to beat the Dayton Flyers (11-6).

The St. Bonaventure Bonnies played VCU and took home the win by a score of 73-53 in their last contest. In relation to fouls, the Bonnies ended up with 12 and VCU accounted for 22 fouls. They also converted 7 of their 20 attempts from beyond the arc. VCU finished the contest at 75.0% at the free throw line by converting 6 of their 8 attempts. On top of that, VCU totaled 24 boards (3 offensive, 21 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. VCU doled out 15 assists and had 6 steals for the contest. In terms of the defense, St. Bonaventure allowed 38.5% from the floor on 20 of 52 shooting. They also doled out 15 assists for the game as well as forcing the opposition into 13 turnovers and earning 8 steals. In regard to rebounding, they compiled 30 with 6 of them being offensive. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Bonnies converted 23 of 27 tries for a percentage of 85.2%. St. Bonaventure ended the game with a 43.1% FG percentage (22 of 51) and made 6 out of their 21 3-pointers.

Jalen Adaway is someone who had an impact for the matchup. He ended up with 25 points on 8 out of 14 shooting. He saw the court for 40 mins and also pulled down 8 rebounds. He finished the game at 57.1% from the floor but didn't record an assist.

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St. Bonaventure heads into this one with a win-loss mark of 10-3 this year. They are averaging 72.3 points per outing (172nd in Division 1) while connecting on 44.7% from the floor. The Bonnies are shooting 33.5% on shots from beyond the arc (85 of 254) and 78.0% from the free throw line. As a team, St. Bonaventure is grabbing 36.6 rebounds per game and has racked up 179 dimes for the campaign, which is 288th in college basketball in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 11.2 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 14.2 fouls every game.

Defensively, the Bonnies are forcing their opponents into 11.5 turnovers per contest while drawing 16.0 personal fouls. They are surrendering 34.5% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 162nd in college hoops in opponents points per game (67.9). The Bonnies defense is allowing an opponent FG percentage of 41.2% (318 of 772) and they surrender 33.6 rebounds per game as a team. They are 119th in college basketball in giving up assists with 183 conceded so far this year.

In their last game, the Dayton Flyers went home victorious with a score of 72-52 against Duquesne. The Flyers corralled 24 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards for a total of 32 in the game. They also turned the ball over 10 times, while getting 5 steals in this contest. Duquesne earned 8 fouls for the matchup which took the Flyers to the free throw line for a total of 3 attempts. They were able to bury 2 of the free throws for a percentage of 66.7%. In regard to shooting from 3-point land, Dayton converted 8 of 18 tries (44.4%). At the conclusion of this game, the Flyers went 31 out of 58 from the field which gave them a rate of 53.4%. The Flyers permitted Duquesne to make 21 of their 52 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 40.4% in the game. They shot 26.3% from 3-point land by going 5 of 19 and ended up going 5 out of 5 from the charity stripe (100.0%). Regarding rebounding, Dayton allowed Duquesne to collect 20 in total (4 on the offensive side).

Kobe Elvis was important for the Flyers for the contest. He recorded 16 points in his 28 mins on the hardwood and had 3 assists for the matchup. He buried 6 out of 8 in the matchup giving him a rate of 75.0%, and totaled 1 rebound.

Dayton has a win-loss record of 11-6 for the campaign. The Flyers commit 14.1 personal fouls per game and they shoot 69.6% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 14.2 times per contest (123rd in college hoops) and they are giving up possession 14.4 times per game. Dayton has tallied 1,190 points for the season (70.0 per contest) and they collect 35.2 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Flyers are shooting 48.4% from the floor, which ranks 19th in the country.

The Flyers on the defensive end are ranked 35th in Division 1 in PPG given up with 62.5. They have forced 12.2 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 41.9% from the field (144th in college hoops). The Dayton defense concedes 33.4% from downtown (118 of 353) and their opponents are knocking down 69.9% of their free throw attempts. They have surrendered 12.6 assists and 28.2 boards every game, which is 177th and 4th in those categories on the defensive end.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Dayton and under the total points

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