Oakland Golden Grizzlies vs Dayton Flyers Prediction, 12/20/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oakland Golden Grizzlies vs Dayton Flyers

Date: Wednesday, December 20, 2023

Location: UD Arena in Dayton, OH

TV: ESPN+

The Oakland Golden Grizzlies (6-6) are traveling to UD Arena on Wednesday where they will take on the Dayton Flyers (8-2).

The Oakland Golden Grizzlies stepped onto the hardwood against Michigan State and ended up losing by a score of 79-62 in their last game. Oakland finished with a 36.5% FG percentage (23 out of 63) and buried 9 of their 29 three-point shots. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Golden Grizzlies knocked down 7 of their 10 tries for a rate of 70.0%. Concerning rebounding, they collected a total of 29 with 12 of them being offensive. They also doled out 12 assists in the matchup while forcing 8 turnovers and having 5 steals. With regard to defending, Oakland let their opponent shoot 49.2% from the floor on 29 of 59 shooting. Michigan State recorded 23 assists and had 5 steals for the game. Furthermore, Michigan State totaled 34 rebounds (12 offensive, 22 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Michigan State ended up going 75.0% from the free throw line by burying 12 of their 16 shots. They made 9 of 21 tries from beyond the arc. When talking about fouls, the Golden Grizzlies finished with 14 and Michigan State accounted for 12 fouls.

Trey Townsend is one guy who was a major factor in this game. He went 42.9% from the floor but didn't record an assist. He saw the court for 38 mins and snagged 4 rebounds. He ended up scoring 17 points on 6 of 14 shooting.

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Oakland steps onto the hardwood with a win-loss mark of 6-6 for the season. They turn the ball over 11.3 times per game and as a group are committing 16.8 fouls every game. As a team, Oakland is snagging 33.6 rebounds per game and has accounted for 141 dimes for the season, which ranks 230th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. The Golden Grizzlies are hitting 32.9% on shots beyond the perimeter (92 of 280) and 71.6% from the free throw line. They are averaging 71.9 points per outing (258th in the country) while going 44.4% from the field.

Defensively, the Golden Grizzlies are able to force 12.3 turnovers every game and they draw 15.5 personal fouls. They currently rank 354th in college basketball in giving up assists with 193 surrendered for the year. The Golden Grizzlies defense is allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 45.1% (309 of 685) and they concede 34.0 rebounds per contest as a team. They are giving up 32.9% on 3-point shots and they are 212th in the country in points per game allowed (72.1).

The last time they took the court, the Dayton Flyers went home victorious with a score of 82-68 when they faced Cincinnati. The Flyers earned 27 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive rebounds for a total of 32 for this game. They also turned it over 6 times, while earning 3 steals for the contest. Cincinnati committed 19 personal fouls in this contest which got the Flyers to the charity stripe for a total of 30 attempts. They were able to knock down 28 of those for a rate of 93.3%. In relation to shooting from downtown, Dayton buried 8 of their 21 attempts (38.1%). Overall, the Flyers shot 23 out of 49 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 46.9%. The Flyers permitted Cincinnati to knock down 27 out of their 73 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 37.0% in the matchup. They wrapped up this game 24.0% from behind the 3-point line by connecting on 6 out of 25 and ended up shooting 8 out of 16 at the free throw line (50.0%). In the matter of rebounds, Dayton allowed Cincinnati to grab 37 overall (18 on the offensive glass).

DaRon Holmes II ended up being a major contributor for the Flyers for this contest. He buried 10 out of 17 for this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 58.8%, and accounted for 7 rebounds. He earned 28 points in his 35 mins on the court, but left the arena with no assists.

Dayton has a mark of 8-2 on the season. The Flyers are committing 13.5 fouls every game and they go 75.9% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 14.6 times per game (119th in college basketball) and they lose possession via turnover 11.4 times per game. Dayton has scored 724 pts for the campaign (72.4 per contest) and they pull in 32.7 boards per contest. As an offense, the Flyers are connecting on 47.4% from the field, which is 75th in the country.

The Flyers on the defensive end are ranked 54th in college hoops in PPG allowed with 65.1. They are forcing their opponents into 10.7 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 41.1% from the floor (100th in college basketball). The Dayton defense concedes 34.0% from downtown (69 of 203) and opponents are making 71.8% of their shots from the charity stripe. They surrender 12.0 assists and 32.8 boards every game, which is 130th and 87th in those defensive categories.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Oakland

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