Dayton Flyers vs VCU Rams Prediction, 3/12/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Dayton Flyers vs VCU Rams

Date: Sunday, March 12, 2023

Location: Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY

TV: CBS

Odds/Point Spread: Dayton (+2)

Barclays Center is the location where the VCU Rams (25-7) will try to defeat the Dayton Flyers (21-11) on Sunday. Dayton is 2-point underdogs from oddsmakers. The betting total comes in at 125.5.

The Dayton Flyers faced off with Saint Joseph's and earned the victory with a final of 60-54 in their last game. Concerning fouls, the Flyers ended up with 10 while Saint Joseph's racked up 15 fouls. They also buried 10 out of their 36 tries from 3-point land. Saint Joseph's shot 85.7% from the free throw line by converting 6 of their 7 attempts. Furthermore, Saint Joseph's pulled down 33 boards (11 offensive, 22 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Saint Joseph's distributed 12 assists and had 6 steals for the contest. In regard to defense, Dayton allowed the other team to shoot 33.3% from the floor on 19 out of 57 shooting. They also doled out 16 assists for the game as well as forcing the opposition into 12 turnovers and getting 9 steals. Regarding getting rebounds, they earned 39 with 16 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Flyers converted 13 of their 18 tries for a percentage of 72.2%. Dayton finished the contest having earned a 35.7% field goal percentage (20 of 56) and converted 7 of their 24 shots from distance.

Toumani Camara is a guy who was a factor for this contest. He walked away with 17 points on 5 out of 11 shooting. He played 39 mins and snagged 18 rebounds. He went 45.5% from the floor and also dished out 3 assists.

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Dayton comes into this contest with a win-loss record of 21-11 so far this season. They average 68.8 points per outing (257th in Division 1) while shooting 46.8% from the field. The Flyers are shooting 34.7% on shots from 3-point land (216 of 623) and 69.1% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Dayton is pulling down 36.3 boards per game and is sitting with 488 dimes this season, which is 53rd in the country in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession via turnover 12.3 times per game and as a squad they commit 13.6 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Flyers are forcing 10.6 turnovers every game and they draw 17.3 fouls. They relinquish 28.7% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they rank 9th in D-1 in points per game allowed (60.6). The Flyers are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 39.0% (715 of 1,834) and they relinquish 31.3 rebounds per contest as a group. They are ranked 36th in the country in giving up assists to the opposition with 341 conceded so far this season.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the VCU Rams got the victory with a final of 71-53 against Davidson. The Rams were able to collect 26 defensive boards and 1 offensive boards totaling 27 for this game. They turned it over 11 times, while recording 7 steals in this contest. Davidson had 16 fouls for the game which took the Rams to the charity stripe for a total of 13 tries. They were able to make 8 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 61.5%. In the matter of shots from downtown, VCU made 9 of their 21 attempts (42.9%). When this game wrapped up, the Rams finished 27 for 47 from the field which had them shooting 57.4%. The Rams permitted Davidson to bury 20 of their 54 attempts from the field which had them shooting 37.0% for the game. They shot 25.0% from downtown by going 3 of 12 and walked away from this one shooting 10 of 15 from the free throw line (66.7%). In reference to team rebounding, VCU allowed Davidson to pull down 28 in all (6 offensive).

Brandon Johns was important for the Rams for the matchup. He earned 17 points in his 30 minutes of playing time, but wasn't able to earn an assist. He converted 6 of 12 in the matchup for a field goal rate of 50.0%, and earned 10 rebounds.

VCU has a win-loss mark of 25-7 on the year. As an offense, the Rams are shooting 46.2% from the field, which is 81st in the nation. VCU has scored 2,271 pts for the campaign (71.0 per contest) and they collect 33.2 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 12.9 times per game (196th in the nation) and they turn it over 13.6 times per contest. The Rams are responsible for committing 16.3 personal fouls per contest and they connect on 70.3% from the charity stripe.

The VCU defense concedes 32.5% on three-point shots (192 of 590) and opponents are knocking down 70.0% of their free throw shots. They allow 11.5 assists and 32.9 boards per contest, which is 91st and 103rd in the country. The Rams on the defensive end are ranked 23rd in Division 1 in points per game surrendered with 62.7. They are able to force 16.8 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 41.5% from the floor (53rd in college hoops).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Dayton (+2)

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