Saint Joseph's Hawks vs Dayton Flyers Prediction, 3/9/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Saint Joseph's Hawks vs Dayton Flyers

Date: Thursday, March 9, 2023

Location: Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY

TV: USA Net

Odds/Point Spread: Saint Joseph's (+8)

Barclays Center is the location where the Dayton Flyers (20-11) will take on the Saint Joseph's Hawks (15-16) on Thursday. Saint Joseph's opens this game as 8-point underdogs. The over/under has been set at 136.5.

The Saint Joseph's Hawks faced off with Loyola and took home the win by a score of 72-67 in their last game. Saint Joseph's wrapped up the game with a 41.5% field goal percentage (22 of 53) and made 10 out of their 30 3-pointers. At the free throw line, the Hawks knocked down 18 of 20 shots for a rate of 90.0%. When talking about rebounding, they earned 28 with 4 of them being of the offensive variety. They also distributed 15 dimes in this matchup while forcing 15 turnovers and getting 12 steals. In regard to defense, Saint Joseph's allowed 41.8% from the floor on 23 out of 55 shooting. Loyola totaled 16 assists and had 6 steals for this contest. Furthermore, Loyola grabbed 34 rebounds (8 offensive, 26 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Loyola finished the contest at 87.5% when shooting free throws by making 14 of their 16 attempts. They also buried 7 of their 25 tries from long range. In the matter of personal fouls, the Hawks finished with 14 while Loyola recorded 18 personal fouls.

Lynn Greer is one player who came through for the game. He ended up shooting 63.6% from the floor and also recorded 7 assists. He was on the court for 39 mins played and snagged 10 boards. He recorded 22 points on 7 out of 11 shooting.

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Saint Joseph's comes into this contest with a win-loss record of 15-16 so far this season. They are averaging 72.5 points per contest (165th in D-1) while connecting on 42.8% from the field. The Hawks are shooting 33.2% on shots from 3-point land (272 of 820) and 69.6% from the free throw line. As a unit, Saint Joseph's is collecting 34.5 rebounds per contest and has earned 374 dimes this year, which has them ranked 274th in D-1 in terms of passing. They turn it over 12.9 times per game and as a unit they are committing 17.6 fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Hawks are forcing 13.4 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.6 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 34.8% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are ranked 259th in college hoops in opponents points per game (72.7). The Hawks are giving up a FG percentage of 43.8% (788 of 1,801) and they concede 35.9 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They are 318th in college hoops in allowing assists to their opponents with 461 surrendered so far this season.

The last time they took the court, the Dayton Flyers went home defeated by a final of 65-61 against Saint Louis. The Flyers were able to collect 21 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 30 for the contest. They also turned the ball over 4 times, while getting 3 steals for the matchup. Saint Louis committed 12 personal fouls for this game which took the Flyers to the free throw line for a total of 8 shots. They were able to knock down 5 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 62.5%. With respect to 3-point attempts, Dayton converted 8 out of their 24 attempts (33.3%). When this game wrapped up, the Flyers finished 24 for 65 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 36.9%. The Flyers allowed Saint Louis to convert 25 of their 59 attempts from the field which had them at 42.4% for the matchup. They shot 31.6% from three-point range by connecting on 6 of 19 and finished the contest at 9 of 9 from the charity stripe (100.0%). In reference to rebounding, Dayton allowed Saint Louis to get 40 overall (12 offensive).

Mustapha Amzil was important for the Flyers for the contest. He tallied 13 points in his 37 minutes on the hardwood and accumulated 1 assist in this matchup. He converted 5 of 10 for the matchup giving him a rate of 50.0%, and accounted for 3 rebounds.

Dayton has a record of 20-11 so far this year. The Flyers commit 13.7 fouls every game and they connect on 69.0% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 15.2 times per game (45th in the nation) and they turn it over 12.3 times per game. Dayton has 2,140 points for the year (69.0 per game) and they collect 36.2 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Flyers are connecting on 47.2% from the floor, which is ranked 42nd in college basketball.

The Dayton defense gives up 28.8% on shots from behind the 3-point line (193 of 671) and their opponents are making 70.6% of their free throw attempts. They have given up 10.6 assists and 31.2 rebounds per game, which has them ranked 35th and 34th in college hoops. The Flyers on defense are ranked 11th in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 60.8. They are able to force 10.5 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 39.2% from the floor (8th in college hoops).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Dayton (-8)

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