Dayton Flyers vs Saint Joseph's Hawks Prediction, 2/6/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Dayton Flyers vs Saint Joseph's Hawks

Date: Tuesday, February 6, 2024

Location: Michael J. Hagan '85 Arena in Philadelphia, PA

TV: ESPN+

The Saint Joseph's Hawks (15-7) will compete against the Dayton Flyers (18-3) at Michael J. Hagan '85 Arena on Tuesday.

The Dayton Flyers took the court against St. Bonaventure and notched a win by a score of 76-71 in their last game. Concerning personal fouls, the Flyers ended up walking away with 11 and St. Bonaventure accounted for 22 personal fouls. They also knocked down 10 out of their 30 shots from beyond the perimeter. St. Bonaventure walked away from this one shooting 62.5% from the charity stripe by knocking down 5 of their 8 tries. On top of that, St. Bonaventure grabbed 33 rebounds (11 offensive, 22 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. St. Bonaventure dished out 13 dimes and had 4 steals for the matchup. When it comes to defense, Dayton let their opponent shoot 42.4% from the floor on 28 of 66 shooting. They also recorded 11 assists in this contest in addition to creating 6 turnovers and getting 2 steals. In the matter of hauling in rebounds, they compiled 31 with 9 of them being of the offensive variety. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Flyers converted 23 of 29 attempts for a rate of 79.3%. Dayton finished the contest having earned a 48.1% field goal percentage (25 of 52) and made 3 of 15 shots from beyond the perimeter.

DaRon Holmes II is a guy who was a major factor in the matchup. He shot 66.7% from the field and distributed 2 assists. He was on the hardwood for 31 minutes and collected 7 boards. He walked away with 34 points on 10 out of 15 shooting.

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Dayton steps onto the hardwood with a record of 18-3 on the campaign. They currently have an average of 74.1 points per game (189th in D-1) while hitting 47.2% from the field. The Flyers are shooting 39.4% on three-point attempts (198 of 503) and 74.2% from the charity stripe. As a team, Dayton is pulling in 34.4 boards per contest and has totaled 312 dimes this season, which has them ranked 142nd in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 9.8 times per game and as a basketball team they commit 13.3 personal fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Flyers are forcing 10.1 turnovers per game while drawing 16.6 personal fouls. They give up 30.9% on 3-pointers and they are 23rd in college hoops in PPG allowed (64.3). The Flyers defensively are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 40.2% (506 of 1,260) and they relinquish 33.8 boards per game as a unit. They currently rank 61st in college basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 249 surrendered this year.

For their last game, the Saint Joseph's Hawks walked away with a victory by a final of 88-82 when they played La Salle. The Hawks were able to snag 28 defensive boards and 10 offensive rebounds for a total of 38 for this contest. They also gave up possession 12 times, while getting 3 steals for this game. La Salle committed 22 fouls in this matchup which took the Hawks to the charity stripe for a total of 33 shots. They were able to make 26 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 78.8%. Regarding shots from 3-point land, Saint Joseph's buried 10 out of their 21 tries (47.6%). When the final whistle was blown, the Hawks went 26 out of 55 from the field which had them shooting 47.3%. The Hawks permitted La Salle to make 28 out of their 69 attempts from the floor which left them shooting 40.6% in this game. They finished 41.2% from downtown by hitting 14 out of 34 and finished the game at 12 out of 17 at the free throw line (70.6%). In reference to team rebounding, Saint Joseph's allowed La Salle to grab 32 overall (11 on the offensive side).

Erik Reynolds II was important for the Hawks in this contest. He converted 7 out of 13 in the game for a field goal rate of 53.8%, and earned 3 rebounds. He had 21 points in his 37 mins on the court and added 1 assist for the game.

Saint Joseph's has a mark of 15-7 on the season. The Hawks commit 15.5 fouls per contest and they hit 73.2% from the free throw line. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 15.1 times per game (81st in Division 1) and they cough up possession 11.5 times per game. Saint Joseph's has scored 1,713 points on the season (77.9 per contest) and they pull in 37.4 rebounds per game. As an offensive team, the Hawks are shooting 45.7% from the field, which is ranked 128th in the nation.

The Hawks on defense are ranked 125th in the nation in points per game surrendered with 70.0. They are able to force 12.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 40.3% from the floor (32nd in college basketball). The Saint Joseph's defense concedes 32.4% on 3-point attempts (198 of 611) and opponents are connecting on 67.9% of their shots from the free throw line. They allow 14.0 assists and 35.2 boards per contest, which is 286th and 204th in D-1.

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Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Saint Joseph's

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