Saint Joseph's Hawks vs Dayton Flyers Prediction, 1/4/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Saint Joseph's Hawks vs Dayton Flyers

Date: Wednesday, January 4, 2023

Location: UD Arena in Dayton, OH

TV: Youtube TV

The Dayton Flyers (10-5) are welcoming the Saint Joseph's Hawks (6-7) at UD Arena on Wednesday.

The Saint Joseph's Hawks took the court against Saint Louis and took a loss by a final of 83-78 in their last contest. When discussing fouls, the Hawks left the arena with 20 while Saint Louis recorded 19 fouls. They converted 6 of 19 attempts from beyond the arc. Saint Louis finished the game shooting 71.4% at the free throw line by burying 15 of their 21 tries. On top of that, Saint Louis collected 34 rebounds (5 offensive, 29 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Saint Louis earned 26 assists and had 5 steals in this matchup. Regarding defending, Saint Joseph's allowed their opponent to shoot 52.5% from the floor on 31 of 59 shooting. They also recorded 17 assists for this game as well as forcing the other team into 14 turnovers and earning 6 steals. In terms of hauling in rebounds, they collected 27 with 9 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Hawks buried 9 of their 17 shots for a percentage of 52.9%. Saint Joseph's wrapped up the game with a 45.5% FG percentage (30 out of 66) and converted 9 out of their 26 3-point shots.

Erik Reynolds II is someone who played a role for the matchup. He was able to score 18 points on 7 of 16 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 36 minutes and also totaled 2 rebounds. He ended up going 43.8% from the field but didn't record a dime.

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Saint Joseph's heads into this game with a win-loss record of 6-7 so far this year. They average 71.7 pts per contest (187th in college hoops) while connecting on 42.4% from the field. The Hawks are hitting 33.7% from downtown (115 of 341) and 68.5% from the free throw line. As a unit, Saint Joseph's is collecting 34.1 rebounds per game and has tallied 164 dimes on the year, which is 307th in college basketball in terms of passing. They turn it over 13.5 times per contest and as a group they are committing 18.2 fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Hawks are forcing their opponents into 13.9 turnovers per game while drawing 19.2 fouls. They surrender 33.6% on 3-point attempts and they are 267th in college hoops in points per game allowed (72.5). The Hawks defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 43.1% (330 of 765) and they surrender 36.8 rebounds per game as a unit. They are currently ranked 288th in D-1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 206 relinquished so far this season.

When they last played, the Dayton Flyers went home victorious with a score of 69-55 against Davidson. In the matter of team rebounding, Dayton permitted Davidson to collect 23 in total (5 offensive). They finished 19.0% from beyond the arc by shooting 4 out of 21 and ended up going 9 of 16 at the free throw line (56.3%). The Flyers permitted Davidson to knock down 21 of 57 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 36.8% for the game. When all was said and done, the Flyers finished 21 out of 47 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 44.7%. In terms of three-point shots, Dayton made 6 of 13 attempts (46.2%). They were able to knock down 21 of the free throw tries for a rate of 70.0%. Davidson had 21 personal fouls in this contest which got the Flyers to the free throw line for a total of 30 tries. They coughed it up 7 times, while getting 1 steal in this matchup. The Flyers earned 31 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 38 in this contest.

DaRon Holmes II was important for the Flyers for the contest. He scored 32 points in his 38 mins on the hardwood and had 4 assists in this game. He converted 11 of 14 in the matchup for a field goal percentage of 78.6%, and had 10 rebounds.

Dayton has a mark of 10-5 on the campaign. The Flyers are committing 13.3 personal fouls per game and they connect on 69.0% from the free throw line. Their rate of earning assists is at 14.3 times per contest (129th in the country) and they lose possession via turnover 13.9 times per game. Dayton has totaled 1,007 points this season (67.1 per contest) and they grab 39.7 boards per contest. When it comes to offensive execution, the Flyers are shooting 45.2% from the floor, which is 151st in the nation.

The Flyers defensively are ranked 12th in college basketball in PPG allowed with 58.5. They are able to force 10.6 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 37.6% from the field (14th in D-1). The Dayton defense gives up 26.9% on shots from 3-point land (94 of 349) and opponents are connecting on 65.6% of their foul shots. They have relinquished 10.2 dimes and 30.7 boards per contest, which ranks them 31st and 25th in those defensive categories.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Dayton

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