Dayton Flyers vs VCU Rams Prediction, 2/9/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Dayton Flyers vs VCU Rams

Date: Friday, February 9, 2024

Location: Stuart C. Siegel Center in Richmond, VA

TV: ESPN

The Dayton Flyers (19-3) are hitting the road to Stuart C. Siegel Center on Friday where they will go up against the VCU Rams (15-8).

The Dayton Flyers faced Saint Joseph's and took home the win by a score of 94-79 in their last game. Dayton ended the game with a 56.9% FG percentage (33 of 58) and knocked down 12 of 22 3-point shots. At the charity stripe, the Flyers knocked down 16 of 22 attempts for a percentage of 72.7%. In relation to grabbing boards, they collected 28 with 8 of them being of the offensive variety. They also recorded 19 assists in this game while creating 12 turnovers and earning 4 steals. In regard to defending, Dayton allowed their opponent to shoot 48.4% from the field on 31 of 64 shooting. Saint Joseph's recorded 15 dimes and had 6 steals in the game. On top of that, Saint Joseph's pulled down 25 rebounds (8 offensive, 17 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Saint Joseph's shot 50.0% from the free throw line by knocking down 4 of their 8 shots. They also knocked down 13 out of their 37 tries from 3-point range. In regard to fouls, the Flyers finished with 13 while Saint Joseph's finished the game with 17 fouls.

Kobe Elvis is someone who was important in this game. He finished the game shooting 61.5% from the field and also distributed 10 assists. He was on the court for 35 mins and snagged 1 board. He totaled 21 points on 8 out of 13 shooting.

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Dayton will take the court with a mark of 19-3 for the season. They are averaging 75.0 points per contest (163rd in college hoops) while going 47.7% from the field. The Flyers are hitting 40.0% from downtown (210 of 525) and 74.1% from the charity stripe. As a team, Dayton is pulling down 34.4 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 331 assists this season, which is 112th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 10.0 times per contest and as a team are committing 13.3 fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Flyers are forcing 10.2 turnovers per game while drawing 16.6 personal fouls. They are ranked 85th in college basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 264 relinquished for the season. The Flyers are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 40.6% (537 of 1,324) and they relinquish 33.5 boards per contest as a squad. They are conceding 31.3% on shots from downtown and they rank 30th in D-1 in opponents points per game (65.0).

For their last game, the VCU Rams took home the win by a final score of 75-60 against Fordham. The Rams pulled down 26 defensive rebounds and 3 offensive boards for a total of 29 for the contest. They turned the ball over 13 times, while getting 6 steals in this matchup. Fordham had 14 personal fouls for the game which took the Rams to the charity stripe for a total of 16 attempts. They were able to knock down 14 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 87.5%. In the matter of 3-point attempts, VCU converted 9 of 21 tries (42.9%). At the conclusion of this game, the Rams ended up shooting 26 for 51 from the field which had them shooting 51.0%. The Rams permitted Fordham to bury 23 of 60 attempts from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 38.3% for the matchup. They finished 38.5% from beyond the arc by going 10 of 26 and ended up going 4 of 7 from the free throw line (57.1%). When discussing cleaning up the glass, VCU permitted Fordham to collect 28 overall (9 on the offensive side).

Joseph Bamisile was important for the Rams in this game. He made 5 out of 9 for this game for a field goal percentage of 55.6%, and had 2 rebounds. He totaled 13 points in his 21 minutes on the court and earned 2 dimes for the contest.

VCU has a win-loss mark of 15-8 for the season. In terms of offensive execution, the Rams are connecting on 44.8% from the field, which has them ranked 173rd in the nation. VCU has accounted for 1,666 points on the campaign (72.4 per game) and they collect 35.9 boards per contest. They are earning an assist 14.2 times per game (122nd in D-1) and they lose possession via turnover 12.5 times per game. The Rams are committing 16.6 fouls per contest and they go 78.5% from the free throw line.

The VCU defense gives up 28.9% on shots from 3-point land (133 of 460) and opponents are connecting on 74.7% of their shots from the charity stripe. They give up 10.0 assists and 33.0 total boards per game, which is 10th and 83rd in the country. The Rams on the defensive end are ranked 40th in D-1 in PPG given up with 65.9. They are forcing 10.9 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 39.6% from the field (16th in college hoops).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Dayton

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