Richmond Spiders vs Dayton Flyers Prediction, 1/28/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Richmond Spiders vs Dayton Flyers

Date: Saturday, January 28, 2023

Location: UD Arena in Dayton, OH

TV: fuboTV

UD Arena is where the Dayton Flyers (13-8) will attempt to beat the Richmond Spiders (11-10) on Saturday.

The Richmond Spiders stepped onto the hardwood against UMass and ended up losing by a score of 85-76 in their last game. Richmond walked away from the game having earned a 38.6% FG percentage (22 of 57) and made 11 out of their 30 shots from distance. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Spiders made 21 of their 25 shots for a percentage of 84.0%. In relation to pulling down boards, they compiled a total of 30 with 7 of them being of the offensive variety. They also doled out 15 dimes for the game while forcing 7 turnovers and having 5 steals. When discussing defense, Richmond let their opponent shoot 43.1% from the field on 25 out of 58 shooting. UMass dished out 18 dimes and had 3 steals in this contest. In addition, UMass grabbed 36 rebounds (8 offensive, 28 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. UMass walked away from this one shooting 85.7% at the free throw line by burying 24 of 28 tries. They also converted 11 out of their 23 attempts from 3-point range. In reference to personal fouls, the Spiders ended up finishing with 20 and UMass totaled 20 personal fouls.

Tyler Burton is one player who had an impact in this contest. He ended up finishing with 20 points on 5 out of 15 shooting. He played 37 mins and snagged 10 boards. He finished the contest at 33.3% from the field and also totaled 2 assists.

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Richmond steps onto the hardwood with a record of 11-10 so far this year. They cough up possession 12.0 times per contest and as a team are committing 14.9 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Richmond is snagging 34.1 boards per contest and has 264 dimes for the year, which is 222nd in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Spiders are shooting 34.6% on 3-pointers (182 of 526) and 72.3% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 69.0 pts per contest (245th in college hoops) on 43.5% from the field.

Defensively, the Spiders have forced 11.2 turnovers per game while drawing 17.6 fouls. They are surrendering 32.1% on shots from distance and they rank 83rd in Division 1 in opponents PPG (66.0). The Spiders are giving up a FG percentage of 41.1% (496 of 1,208) and they concede 34.1 boards per game as a basketball team. They currently rank 112th in college hoops in giving up assists with 240 relinquished on the campaign.

In their last game, the Dayton Flyers went home defeated by a final of 75-70 when they faced Rhode Island. The Flyers snagged 16 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 23 for the matchup. They also turned it over 10 times, while getting 5 steals for the contest. Rhode Island was called for 18 fouls for the contest which took the Flyers to the free throw line for 18 attempts. They were able to bury 11 of those for a rate of 61.1%. With respect to shots from beyond the perimeter, Dayton converted 7 of their 17 tries (41.2%). When the final whistle was blown, the Flyers ended up going 26 for 52 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.0%. The Flyers permitted Rhode Island to convert 23 of their 50 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 46.0% in the matchup. They finished shooting 27.3% from distance by shooting 6 of 22 and finished the game at 23 of 26 from the free throw line (88.5%). With respect to rebounds, Dayton allowed Rhode Island to grab 29 in all (9 offensive).

DaRon Holmes II was important for the Flyers for the game. He tallied 19 points in his 36 minutes on the hardwood and earned 1 assist in this matchup. He knocked down 8 of 11 for this game giving him a rate of 72.7%, and had 5 rebounds.

Dayton has a win-loss record of 13-8 on the campaign. On the offensive side of the ball, the Flyers are hitting on 46.8% from the floor, which ranks 61st in college basketball. Dayton has scored 1,434 points so far this year (68.3 per contest) and they collect 37.4 rebounds per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 14.5 times per contest (98th in Division 1) and they turn it over 13.6 times per contest. The Flyers commit 13.6 fouls every game and they connect on 69.6% from the free throw line.

The Dayton defense gives up 27.2% on shots from beyond the perimeter (130 of 478) and opponents are converting on 68.7% of their foul shots. They allow 10.2 assists and 31.4 boards per game, which ranks them 26th and 43rd in those categories. The Flyers on the defensive side of the court are 13th in college hoops in PPG surrendered with 60.3. They are forcing 11.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 38.5% from the field (9th in D-1).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Dayton

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