Dayton Flyers vs Arizona Wildcats Prediction, 3/23/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds
Game: Dayton Flyers vs Arizona Wildcats
Date: Saturday, March 23, 2024
Location: Delta Center in Salt Lake City, UT
TV: CBS
Odds/Point Spread: Dayton (+9)
Delta Center is the location where the Arizona Wildcats (26-8) will take on the Dayton Flyers (25-7) on Saturday in the 2nd round of the NCAA Tournament. Dayton opens this game as 9-point underdogs. The over/under has been set at 148.5.
The Dayton Flyers took the court against Nevada and took home the win by a score of 63-60 in their last contest. Dayton wrapped up the contest having earned a 45.7% FG percentage (21 out of 46) and made 8 of their 19 three-point attempts. From the charity stripe, the Flyers converted 13 of 15 tries for a rate of 86.7%. Regarding getting rebounds, they earned 28 with 3 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 16 dimes for this game as well as forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and earning 7 steals. In regard to the defense, Dayton let their opponent shoot 43.1% from the floor on 25 of 58 shooting. Nevada earned 13 dimes and had 8 steals in the game. Moreover, Nevada grabbed 27 rebounds (7 offensive, 20 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Nevada walked away from this one shooting 50.0% at the free throw line by knocking down 3 of their 6 attempts. They also buried 7 of their 22 attempts from beyond the arc. With respect to fouls, the Flyers ended up finishing with 14 and Nevada racked up 14 fouls.
DaRon Holmes II is one guy who was a major contributor for the game. He accounted for 18 points on 5 of 8 shooting. He saw the court for 32 minutes played and collected 9 rebounds. He finished the game shooting 62.5% from the floor and distributed 1 assist.
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Dayton enters this game with a win-loss record of 25-7 for the season. They are losing possession via turnover 10.3 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 13.4 fouls per game. As a team, Dayton is collecting 33.6 boards per contest and has accumulated 474 dimes for the season, which has them ranked 98th in D-1 in terms of passing. The Flyers are shooting 40.2% on 3-pointers (303 of 753) and 73.7% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 74.4 pts per game (154th in D-1) while connecting on 47.7% from the floor.
On defense, the Flyers are forcing their opponents into 10.2 turnovers every game and they draw 16.5 personal fouls. They surrender 31.7% on 3-point attempts and they rank 28th in college hoops in points per game from their opponents (66.1). The Flyers defense is giving up a FG percentage of 41.6% (788 of 1,895) and they surrender 32.7 rebounds per game as a team. They are 122nd in D-1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 400 conceded on the season.
When they last stepped on the court, the Arizona Wildcats took home the win by a final score of 85-65 when they faced Long Beach State. When talking about rebounds, Arizona permitted Long Beach State to snag 44 in all (13 offensive). They shot 17.6% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 3 out of 17 and finished the game at 14 out of 22 from the charity stripe (63.6%). The Wildcats permitted Long Beach State to knock down 24 out of their 72 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 33.3% for the game. Overall, the Wildcats shot 30 for 72 from the field which had them sitting at 41.7%. With respect to shooting from 3-point land, Arizona made 13 of 35 tries (37.1%). They were able to knock down 12 of those for a percentage of 70.6%. Long Beach State had 14 fouls for this game which took the Wildcats to the free throw line for 17 attempts. They also coughed up the ball 9 times, while earning 10 steals for this contest. The Wildcats were able to collect 33 defensive boards and 11 offensive rebounds totaling 44 in this game.
Kylan Boswell ended up being a factor for the Wildcats for the matchup. He totaled 20 points in his 32 minutes on the court and had 8 assists for the matchup. He knocked down 8 of 19 in the matchup for a rate of 42.1%, and had 3 rebounds.
Arizona has a mark of 26-8 this season. The Wildcats commit 16.4 fouls every game and they connect on 71.8% from the free throw line. They are getting an assist 18.6 times per contest (2nd in college basketball) and they are turning it over 11.9 times per contest. Arizona has totaled 2,987 points so far this year (87.9 per game) and they average 42.8 boards per contest. On the offensive side of the court, the Wildcats are shooting 48.7% from the floor, which is 16th in the nation.
The Wildcats on the defensive end are ranked 185th in D-1 in PPG allowed with 72.0. They are able to force 13.5 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 42.0% from the field (73rd in D-1). The Arizona defense surrenders 33.1% from downtown (266 of 804) and their opponents are converting on 70.8% of their shots from the free throw line. They have relinquished 13.8 dimes and 32.6 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks 270th and 59th in college hoops.
Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?
Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Arizona (-9)
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