Dayton Flyers vs Richmond Spiders Prediction, 1/27/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Dayton Flyers vs Richmond Spiders

Date: Saturday, January 27, 2024

Location: Robins Center in Richmond, VA

TV: ESPN+

Robins Center is the site where the Richmond Spiders (14-5) will attempt to beat the Dayton Flyers (16-2) on Saturday.

The Dayton Flyers played La Salle and earned the victory with a final of 66-54 in their last contest. In the matter of personal fouls, the Flyers ended up finishing with 11 while La Salle racked up 13 personal fouls. They also buried 8 of their 29 tries from downtown. La Salle ended up going 80.0% from the charity stripe by knocking down 4 of 5 attempts. In addition, La Salle totaled 31 boards (7 offensive, 24 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. La Salle doled out 12 assists and had 4 steals for this contest. When discussing the defense, Dayton let their opponent shoot 35.6% from the field on 21 of 59 shooting. They also dished out 14 assists in the game while forcing the opposition into 8 turnovers and getting 6 steals. In relation to rebounding, they compiled 28 with 4 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Flyers made 7 of 8 tries for a percentage of 87.5%. Dayton finished the contest having earned a 47.4% field goal percentage (27 of 57) and knocked down 5 out of their 19 3-point shots.

DaRon Holmes II is someone who came through for this game. He finished shooting 56.3% from the field and dished out 4 assists. He played for 34 minutes and also pulled down 8 boards. He notched 22 points on 9 of 16 shooting.

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Dayton enters this one with a win-loss record of 16-2 for the campaign. They currently have an average of 74.1 pts per contest (198th in D-1) while connecting on 47.8% from the field. The Flyers are connecting on 40.1% on shots from 3-point land (173 of 431) and 73.7% from the free throw line. As a unit, Dayton is pulling down 33.7 rebounds per game and has accounted for 276 dimes on the year, which ranks 120th in college hoops in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 10.1 times per game and as a group they commit 12.9 fouls per contest.

On the defensive end, the Flyers are forcing their opponents into 10.4 turnovers every game while drawing 16.3 fouls. They are surrendering 32.2% on shots from downtown while they are 18th in college basketball in points per game allowed (63.8). The Flyers defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 40.6% (436 of 1,074) and they concede 33.2 boards per contest as a squad. They rank 94th in Division 1 in giving up assists with 220 conceded this season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Richmond Spiders got the win with a final of 82-74 when they faced George Washington. The Spiders were able to corral 29 defensive boards and 5 offensive boards for a total of 34 for the matchup. They also gave up possession of the ball 7 times, while recording 8 steals for this game. George Washington committed 15 fouls for the game which took the Spiders to the charity stripe for a total of 20 tries. They were able to knock down 16 of them for a percentage of 80.0%. Regarding three-point attempts, Richmond buried 12 out of 23 tries (52.2%). When this game wrapped up, the Spiders finished 27 for 60 from the floor which gave them a rate of 45.0%. The Spiders permitted George Washington to bury 27 of their 72 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 37.5% for the contest. They went 31.0% from three-point range by going 9 out of 29 and ended up shooting 11 of 13 at the charity stripe (84.6%). When it comes to cleaning up the glass, Richmond allowed George Washington to snag 45 in all (13 on the offensive glass).

Jordan King ended up being a factor for the Spiders in this matchup. He made 11 of 19 in this contest for a field goal rate of 57.9%, and tallied 5 rebounds. He scored 32 points in his 38 mins on the hardwood and had 3 dimes for the contest.

Richmond has a win-loss mark of 14-5 for the season. When it comes to executing on offense, the Spiders are hitting on 46.4% from the field, which has them ranked 97th in the nation. Richmond has accounted for 1,389 points for the year (73.1 per game) and they average 34.3 rebounds per contest. They are getting an assist 13.3 times per game (195th in college basketball) and they are losing possession via turnover 8.5 times per game. The Spiders have committed 13.5 personal fouls every game and they shoot 72.3% from the free throw line.

The Richmond defense gives up 29.8% on shots from distance (139 of 467) and their opponents are making 70.6% of their free throw shots. They have relinquished 11.3 dimes and 37.7 total rebounds per game, which is ranked 67th and 306th in those categories on the defensive end. The Spiders on the defensive end are ranked 35th in D-1 in points allowed per contest with 64.9. They are forcing their opponents into 11.7 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 39.4% from the field (19th in Division 1).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Richmond

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