UNLV Rebels vs Dayton Flyers Prediction, 12/6/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: UNLV Rebels vs Dayton Flyers

Date: Wednesday, December 6, 2023

Location: UD Arena in Dayton, OH

TV: ESPN+

The Dayton Flyers (6-2) are welcoming the UNLV Rebels (3-3) at UD Arena on Wednesday.

The UNLV Rebels faced off with Akron and earned the victory with a final of 72-70 in their last contest. UNLV wrapped up the contest with a 48.4% FG percentage (30 of 62) and converted 9 of 20 3-pointers. From the free throw line, the Rebels made 3 of their 6 attempts for a percentage of 50.0%. In regard to hauling in rebounds, they compiled a total of 25 with 6 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 20 assists in the matchup as well as forcing the other team into 16 turnovers and getting 12 steals. Regarding defending, UNLV let their opponent shoot 46.3% from the field on 25 out of 54 shooting. Akron recorded 19 assists and had 7 steals for the matchup. Additionally, Akron had 29 rebounds (5 offensive, 24 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Akron finished the game shooting 100.0% from the charity stripe by making 12 of their 12 tries. They converted 8 of 18 tries from long range. In relation to fouls, the Rebels finished with 13 and Akron recorded 13 fouls.

Luis Rodriguez is a player who was a major contributor in the game. He finished the contest at 50.0% from the floor and also totaled 3 dimes. He was on the court for 35 minutes and grabbed 6 rebounds. He left the arena with 13 points on 5 of 10 shooting.

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UNLV will enter this contest with a record of 3-3 on the year. They lose possession via turnover 10.8 times per contest and as a team they commit 14.0 personal fouls per game. As a team, UNLV is snagging 30.5 rebounds per game and has accounted for 75 assists on the campaign, which is 335th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. The Rebels are connecting on 33.1% from downtown (43 of 130) and 70.0% from the charity stripe. They average 72.7 points per contest (230th in the nation) while hitting 47.3% from the field.

Defensively, the Rebels are able to force 13.2 turnovers per contest while drawing 16.0 personal fouls. They rank 198th in D-1 in allowing assists to their opponents with 99 surrendered on the season. The Rebels defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 49.6% (171 of 345) and they relinquish 32.8 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They are giving up 40.9% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they rank 244th in the nation in PPG from their opponents (73.8).

In their last game, the Dayton Flyers got the victory with a final of 76-46 when they faced Grambling. In reference to rebounds, Dayton allowed Grambling to collect 25 in all (11 on the offensive side). They wrapped up this game 10.5% from three-point range by going 2 of 19 and ended up going 8 of 10 at the free throw line (80.0%). The Flyers allowed Grambling to convert 18 out of 59 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 30.5% for this contest. When the final whistle blew, the Flyers went 28 out of 56 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.0%. Concerning shots from 3-point land, Dayton made 14 of their 28 tries (50.0%). They were able to convert 6 of the free throws for a rate of 60.0%. Grambling earned 13 personal fouls for this contest which got the Flyers to the charity stripe for a total of 10 tries. They coughed up the ball 12 times, while recording 4 steals in this contest. The Flyers recorded 24 defensive boards and 11 offensive boards for a total of 35 for the contest.

Nate Santos was important for the Flyers for this contest. He had 26 points in his 30 minutes on the hardwood and totaled 1 assist in this matchup. He made 10 out of 12 for this contest for a field goal rate of 83.3%, and had 5 rebounds.

Dayton has a mark of 6-2 for the campaign. The Flyers are responsible for committing 12.8 fouls per contest and they go 73.2% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 15.5 times per contest (76th in the country) and they are losing possession via turnover 12.1 times per contest. Dayton has 560 points this season (70.0 per game) and they snag 32.0 boards per game. As an offensive unit, the Flyers are shooting 46.8% from the field, which has them ranked 98th in college basketball.

The Flyers on the defensive side of the court are 44th in college hoops in PPG allowed with 64.1. They are forcing 11.1 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 42.0% from the floor (154th in college basketball). The Dayton defense surrenders 34.7% on shots from behind the 3-point line (52 of 150) and their opponents are converting on 74.3% of their free throw shots. They surrender 11.6 assists and 32.3 rebounds per contest, which ranks them 122nd and 69th in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take UNLV

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