VCU Rams vs Dayton Flyers Prediction, 1/5/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: VCU Rams vs Dayton Flyers

Date: Wednesday, January 5, 2022

Location: UD Arena in Dayton, OH

TV: CBSSN

The Dayton Flyers (8-5) will try to defeat the VCU Rams (7-4) at UD Arena on Wednesday.

The VCU Rams took the court against Florida Atlantic and earned the victory with a final of 66-46 in their last game. In reference to fouls, the Rams walked away with 13 while Florida Atlantic finished the game with 24 fouls. They also made 5 of 23 attempts from downtown. Florida Atlantic finished the contest at 58.3% from the free throw line by burying 7 of 12 tries. On top of that, Florida Atlantic grabbed 26 boards (7 offensive, 19 defensive), but didn't have a block. Florida Atlantic doled out 4 dimes and had 12 steals in this contest. With respect to the defense, VCU let their opponent shoot 34.7% from the field on 17 out of 49 shooting. They also doled out 15 assists for the contest while forcing the other team into 23 turnovers and getting 13 steals. When talking about hauling in boards, they compiled 26 with 1 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Rams converted 14 of 23 shots for a rate of 60.9%. VCU ended the game having earned a 55.8% FG percentage (24 of 43) and converted 4 of 11 3-point shots.

Jayden Nunn is a player who was important for this contest. He finished the game at 44.4% from the floor and earned 2 assists. He saw the court for 32 mins played and totaled 3 boards. He totaled 9 points on 4 out of 9 shooting.

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VCU will play this game with a win-loss record of 7-4 for the year. They currently have an average of 60.5 points per outing (344th in the nation) while shooting 42.8% from the field. The Rams are hitting 29.3% on shots from 3-point land (54 of 184) and 64.0% from the free throw line. As a unit, VCU is pulling down 32.5 boards per game and has totaled 134 assists on the campaign, which ranks 314th in Division 1 in terms of passing. They are turning it over 16.3 times per game and as a squad they are committing 16.9 personal fouls per game.

On the defensive end of the court, the Rams have forced 18.5 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.9 personal fouls. They give up 23.8% from 3-point land while they are 7th in college basketball in opponents points per game (56.7). The Rams defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 36.4% (220 of 605) and they surrender 37.4 rebounds per game as a team. They are ranked 16th in college basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 111 conceded for the campaign.

In their last game, the Dayton Flyers walked away with a victory by a final of 69-60 against Southern. The Flyers were able to snag 30 defensive boards and 12 offensive rebounds for a total of 42 for this contest. They also coughed it up 21 times, while getting 5 steals for the game. Southern committed 22 fouls in this matchup which took the Flyers to the free throw line for 26 tries. They were able to make 18 of those for a percentage of 69.2%. Regarding shooting from 3-point land, Dayton made 5 of their 17 attempts (29.4%). When all was said and done, the Flyers went 23 for 45 from the field which had them shooting 51.1%. The Flyers permitted Southern to knock down 22 out of their 59 attempts from the field which left them shooting 37.3% in this matchup. They finished 40.0% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 10 out of 25 and walked away from this one shooting 6 of 11 at the free throw line (54.5%). In the matter of cleaning the glass, Dayton permitted Southern to get 21 overall (6 offensive).

DaRon Holmes II ended up having an impact for the Flyers in this contest. He recorded 10 points in his 37 mins of playing time and had 4 dimes in the game. He converted 3 of 5 in this game for a field goal rate of 60.0%, and added 6 rebounds.

Dayton has a win-loss record of 8-5 for the campaign. When it comes to offensive execution, the Flyers are connecting on 47.9% from the floor, which ranks them 39th in the nation. Dayton has earned 915 pts on the season (70.4 per contest) and they grab 35.2 rebounds per contest. They are assisting teammates 13.9 times per game (152nd in college basketball) and they are giving up possession 14.6 times per game. The Flyers are committing 15.2 fouls per contest and they shoot 70.4% from the free throw line.

The Dayton defense allows 33.0% on 3-point shots (88 of 267) and their opposition knocks down 68.6% of their free throw attempts. They have relinquished 12.6 assists and 28.1 total boards per game, which has them ranked 186th and 6th in college hoops. The Flyers on the defensive end are ranked 89th in Division 1 in PPG surrendered with 64.4. They are forcing 11.6 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 42.8% from the floor (212th in Division 1).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take VCU

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