La Salle Explorers vs Dayton Flyers Prediction, 2/28/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: La Salle Explorers vs Dayton Flyers

Date: Tuesday, February 28, 2023

Location: UD Arena in Dayton, OH

TV: ESPN+

The Dayton Flyers (19-10) are hosting the La Salle Explorers (13-16) at UD Arena on Tuesday.

The La Salle Explorers took the court against George Washington and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 92-85 in their last game. When talking about fouls, the Explorers left the arena with 22 while George Washington totaled 14 fouls. They also buried 6 of their 14 shots from beyond the arc. George Washington finished shooting 66.7% from the free throw line by knocking down 18 of their 27 shots. Moreover, George Washington totaled 37 rebounds (9 offensive, 28 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. George Washington dished out 14 dimes and had 4 steals in this contest. With respect to defending, La Salle allowed the other team to go 58.6% from the field on 34 of 58 shooting. They also distributed 10 assists for the matchup in addition to forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and getting 7 steals. In reference to getting rebounds, they collected a total of 36 with 19 of them being of the offensive variety. At the free throw line, the Explorers buried 8 of their 14 tries for a rate of 57.1%. La Salle finished the game having earned a 40.0% field goal percentage (32 of 80) and converted 13 of their 35 shots from 3-point land.

Fousseyni Drame is a player who was a major contributor in this game. He went 35.7% from the floor but finished the game without an assist. He played 27 mins and also collected 7 boards. He ended up scoring 14 points on 5 of 14 shooting.

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La Salle enters this one with a mark of 13-16 on the season. They average 70.1 points per contest (217th in Division 1) while shooting 42.0% from the floor. The Explorers are connecting on 34.2% on shots from 3-point land (217 of 634) and 69.2% from the charity stripe. As a team, La Salle is pulling in 35.6 rebounds per contest and has 352 assists this season, which is 281st in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 12.6 times per game and as a basketball team they are committing 17.9 fouls per contest.

When they are on the defensive end, the Explorers are able to force 12.7 turnovers per game while drawing 17.0 personal fouls. They give up 34.6% on three-point shots and they rank 272nd in the country in PPG allowed (73.1). The Explorers are giving up a shooting percentage of 45.3% (772 of 1,706) and they surrender 36.8 rebounds per contest as a team. They are 230th in D-1 in allowing assists with 392 conceded for the season.

The last time they took the court, the Dayton Flyers took a defeat with a final score of 74-69 when they faced George Mason. The Flyers corralled 15 defensive rebounds and 4 offensive rebounds for a total of 19 for this game. They coughed it up 11 times, but wrapped up the game with no steals. George Mason was called for 24 personal fouls for this contest which got the Flyers to the free throw line for a total of 27 shots. They were able to convert 16 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 59.3%. When talking about shooting from downtown, Dayton converted 7 of their 12 tries (58.3%). When all was said and done, the Flyers went 23 out of 40 from the field which had them shooting 57.5%. The Flyers allowed George Mason to bury 25 of their 43 tries from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 58.1% in this contest. They finished 53.8% from three-point range by connecting on 7 of 13 and ended up shooting 17 out of 23 at the free throw line (73.9%). Regarding rebounding, Dayton allowed George Mason to pull down 21 in all (3 offensive).

DaRon Holmes II was important for the Flyers in this matchup. He recorded 34 points in his 37 mins of playing time and accumulated 2 dimes for the game. He made 11 out of 17 in this matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 64.7%, and had 6 rebounds.

Dayton has a mark of 19-10 this year. As an offense, the Flyers are shooting 47.3% from the floor, which ranks 39th in the nation. Dayton has totaled 2,002 pts this season (69.0 per game) and they pull in 36.3 boards per game. They are assisting teammates 15.1 times per contest (50th in D-1) and they turn the ball over 12.8 times per contest. The Flyers are responsible for committing 13.9 fouls per contest and they shoot 69.4% from the free throw line.

The Flyers on the defensive end are ranked 11th in college hoops in points allowed per game with 60.9. They are able to force 10.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 39.3% from the floor (11th in college hoops). The Dayton defense allows 28.7% on shots from beyond the perimeter (180 of 628) and their opposition knocks down 70.1% of their free throw shots. They concede 10.6 dimes and 30.6 boards every game, which is 29th and 18th in D-1.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Dayton

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