Dayton Flyers vs North Carolina Tar Heels Prediction, 11/25/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Dayton Flyers vs North Carolina Tar Heels

Date: Monday, November 25, 2024

Location: Lahaina Civic Center in Maui, HI

TV: ESPN+

The Dayton Flyers (5-0) are traveling to Lahaina Civic Center on Monday where they will take on the North Carolina Tar Heels (2-1).

The Dayton Flyers faced off with New Mexico State and notched a win by a score of 74-53 in their last game. Dayton finished with a 46.6% FG percentage (27 of 58) and converted 10 out of their 27 shots from downtown. At the free throw line, the Flyers converted 10 of 18 tries for a rate of 55.6%. With respect to pulling down boards, they earned a total of 38 with 12 of them being offensive. They also doled out 20 assists for the contest while forcing the other team into 8 turnovers and getting 3 steals. In reference to defense, Dayton allowed 36.4% from the field on 20 out of 55 shooting. New Mexico State recorded 10 dimes and had 3 steals for the matchup. Moreover, New Mexico State collected 29 rebounds (10 offensive, 19 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. New Mexico State ended up shooting 57.1% from the free throw line by burying 8 of their 14 tries. They also knocked down 5 of 17 tries from beyond the arc. When talking about fouls, the Flyers ended up with 13 and New Mexico State racked up 19 fouls.

Nate Santos is one player who was a major contributor for the contest. He finished shooting 53.3% from the field and distributed 1 assist. He played for 33 mins and totaled 8 rebounds. He recorded 23 points on 8 out of 15 shooting.

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Dayton heads into this one with a win-loss mark of 5-0 this season. They are losing possession via turnover 9.6 times per game and as a basketball team they are committing 12.2 personal fouls per game. As a unit, Dayton is collecting 39.0 boards per contest and has totaled 90 dimes on the season, which ranks 52nd in the nation in terms of passing. The Flyers are hitting 31.1% on 3-point shots (38 of 122) and 62.0% from the free throw line. They have an average of 77.0 pts per game (192nd in the nation) while shooting 48.7% from the field.

On defense, the Flyers are able to force 13.0 turnovers every game while drawing 19.0 personal fouls. They surrender 31.5% on shots from downtown and they rank 27th in college basketball in PPG allowed (60.0). The Flyers defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 37.9% (108 of 285) and they relinquish 32.0 rebounds per contest as a group. They rank 118th in the country in allowing assists to the opposition with 52 relinquished so far this year.

The last time they took the court, the North Carolina Tar Heels took home the win by a final score of 107-55 against American. The Tar Heels were able to snag 36 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards totaling 44 in this contest. They also coughed up the ball 9 times, while getting 8 steals in the game. American earned 23 fouls in the matchup which took the Tar Heels to the charity stripe for a total of 34 tries. They were able to bury 28 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 82.4%. In regard to 3-pointers, North Carolina knocked down 7 of 22 attempts (31.8%). At the conclusion of this game, the Tar Heels ended up going 36 for 61 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 59.0%. The Tar Heels allowed American to bury 19 of their 61 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 31.1% in this contest. They went 22.6% from beyond the arc by connecting on 7 of 31 and finished the game at 10 of 11 at the charity stripe (90.9%). In the matter of cleaning the glass, North Carolina allowed American to snag 22 in total (6 offensive).

Elliot Cadeau ended up having an impact for the Tar Heels for this contest. He earned 18 points in his 29 mins of playing time and accumulated 8 dimes in the game. He made 6 of 9 in this game for a field goal rate of 66.7%, and had 3 rebounds.

North Carolina has a win-loss record of 2-1 for the season. As an offense, the Tar Heels are shooting 46.6% from the floor, which is 143rd in the nation. North Carolina has accumulated 286 points so far this year (95.3 per contest) and they pull down 43.0 rebounds per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 17.0 times per contest (69th in the country) and they turn the ball over 8.7 times per contest. The Tar Heels commit 16.3 fouls every game and they shoot 85.2% from the free throw line.

The Tar Heels are ranked 245th in D-1 in PPG given up with 74.3. They are forcing 11.0 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 41.4% from the field (158th in college basketball). The North Carolina defense surrenders 32.1% on shots from beyond the arc (26 of 81) and their opposition knocks down 78.6% of their shots from the charity stripe. They concede 11.7 dimes and 34.0 rebounds every game, which is ranked 127th and 151st in D-1.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take North Carolina

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