VCU Rams vs Dayton Flyers Prediction, 1/13/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: VCU Rams vs Dayton Flyers

Date: Friday, January 13, 2023

Location: UD Arena in Dayton, OH

TV: ESPN2

The VCU Rams (12-5) are headed to UD Arena on Friday where they will take on the Dayton Flyers (12-5).

The VCU Rams faced off with Loyola and took home the win by a score of 78-64 in their last contest. VCU finished the contest having earned a 57.1% field goal percentage (24 of 42) and buried 4 of 8 shots from downtown. At the charity stripe, the Rams made 26 of their 36 tries for a rate of 72.2%. When talking about rebounding, they collected 21 with 6 of them being of the offensive variety. They also doled out 14 dimes in this contest while creating 18 turnovers and having 11 steals. In the matter of defense, VCU allowed the other team to go 51.1% from the field on 23 of 45 shooting. Loyola recorded 16 assists and had 9 steals for the matchup. In addition, Loyola totaled 22 rebounds (5 offensive, 17 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Loyola ended up shooting 70.6% at the free throw line by converting 12 of their 17 attempts. They also knocked down 6 of their 14 attempts from beyond the arc. In the matter of fouls, the Rams finished with 18 while Loyola finished the game with 23 fouls.

Jalen Deloach is one player who was a major contributor for the matchup. He ended up with 16 points on 5 of 8 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 32 minutes played and collected 7 rebounds. He finished the game shooting 62.5% from the floor and also totaled 2 assists.

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VCU steps onto the hardwood with a record of 12-5 on the year. They turn it over 15.3 times per contest and as a team they are committing 16.2 personal fouls per game. As a team, VCU is pulling down 31.6 rebounds per contest and has 212 assists on the year, which is 221st in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Rams are connecting on 34.9% on three-point shots (110 of 315) and 70.9% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 71.1 pts per game (201st in D-1) while hitting 45.4% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Rams have forced 17.9 turnovers per game while drawing 21.2 fouls. They rank 141st in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 197 relinquished so far this season. The Rams defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 42.6% (400 of 938) and they surrender 33.6 boards per game as a squad. They are conceding 33.8% on 3-pointers and they are 71st in the nation in PPG allowed (64.9).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Dayton Flyers got the victory with a final of 82-58 against Fordham. In reference to team rebounding, Dayton permitted Fordham to snag 29 in total (13 offensive). They finished 30.0% from downtown via 9 of 30 and finished the contest at 5 out of 11 from the free throw line (45.5%). The Flyers allowed Fordham to convert 22 of 63 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 34.9% for this contest. Overall, the Flyers ended up going 29 for 45 from the field which gave them a rate of 64.4%. With regard to shots from beyond the perimeter, Dayton converted 6 of 14 tries (42.9%). They were able to convert 18 of those for a percentage of 78.3%. Fordham earned 22 fouls for the game which got the Flyers to the charity stripe for 23 shots. They also gave up possession of the ball 16 times, while earning 8 steals in this contest. The Flyers corralled 28 defensive boards and 1 offensive rebounds for a total of 29 in the matchup.

DaRon Holmes II pitched in for the Flyers for the contest. He knocked down 12 out of 15 in the game for a field goal rate of 80.0%, and had 6 rebounds. He earned 32 points in his 38 mins on the court and tallied 2 dimes in this game.

Dayton has a win-loss record of 12-5 so far this season. The Flyers are committing 13.1 personal fouls every game and they hit 69.5% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 14.8 times per contest (96th in college basketball) and they turn it over 13.8 times per game. Dayton has earned 1,165 pts this season (68.5 per game) and they snag 38.9 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Flyers are connecting on 46.8% from the field, which is 72nd in the nation.

The Dayton defense allows 26.8% on 3-pointers (108 of 403) and their opposition makes 65.7% of their foul shots. They allow 10.2 dimes and 30.8 rebounds on a nightly basis, ranking them 30th and 19th in college hoops. The Flyers defensively are ranked 10th in the country in points given up per game with 58.4. They are able to force 10.6 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 37.0% from the field (5th in college basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take VCU

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