Duquesne Dukes vs Dayton Flyers Prediction, 2/13/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Duquesne Dukes vs Dayton Flyers

Date: Tuesday, February 13, 2024

Location: UD Arena in Dayton, OH

TV: ESPN+

The Duquesne Dukes (14-9) are en route to UD Arena on Tuesday where they will compete against the Dayton Flyers (19-4).

The Duquesne Dukes faced off with St. Bonaventure and notched a win by a score of 75-69 in their last game. Duquesne finished with a 45.8% FG percentage (27 of 59) and made 6 of their 21 shots from distance. At the charity stripe, the Dukes converted 15 of their 21 attempts for a percentage of 71.4%. Concerning rebounding, they collected 34 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. They also dished out 16 assists in this game while creating 9 turnovers and earning 3 steals. When talking about defending, Duquesne let their opponent shoot 40.0% from the floor on 22 out of 55 shooting. St. Bonaventure doled out 8 dimes and had 4 steals for this contest. In addition, St. Bonaventure pulled down 34 boards (7 offensive, 27 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. St. Bonaventure finished shooting 76.9% at the free throw line by burying 20 of 26 tries. They knocked down 5 of their 15 tries from beyond the arc. Regarding fouls, the Dukes walked away with 19 while St. Bonaventure finished the game with 19 fouls.

Fousseyni Drame is someone who had an impact for the contest. He finished with 16 points on 4 of 9 shooting. He played for 25 minutes and totaled 14 rebounds. He finished the contest at 44.4% from the field and totaled 2 dimes.

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Duquesne enters this contest with a win-loss mark of 14-9 on the season. They currently have an average of 72.1 points per outing (234th in college basketball) while connecting on 43.0% from the floor. The Dukes are connecting on 32.8% on shots beyond the perimeter (178 of 543) and 69.6% from the free throw line. As a unit, Duquesne is pulling in 36.0 rebounds per game and has earned 299 assists this season, which ranks 250th in the nation in terms of passing. They lose possession via turnover 11.7 times per contest and as a unit are committing 18.1 fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on defense, the Dukes are able to force 13.6 turnovers every game while drawing 17.9 personal fouls. They are ranked 75th in college hoops in giving up assists to their opponents with 276 surrendered this season. The Dukes defensively are allowing a shooting percentage of 42.2% (544 of 1,288) and they relinquish 35.5 rebounds per game as a squad. They are surrendering 33.1% from 3-point land and they rank 74th in the country in opponents points per game (67.7).

When they last played, the Dayton Flyers walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 49-47 against VCU. Regarding attacking the glass, Dayton permitted VCU to get 34 in all (4 offensive). They finished 23.8% from three-point range by shooting 5 out of 21 and walked away from this one shooting 4 of 8 at the free throw line (50.0%). The Flyers allowed VCU to make 20 out of 53 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 37.7% in this game. When the game finished, the Flyers finished 17 out of 47 from the field which gave them a rate of 36.2%. Regarding shots from beyond the arc, Dayton buried 4 out of 17 tries (23.5%). They were able to make 9 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 50.0%. VCU committed 12 fouls in the game which took the Flyers to the free throw line for 18 attempts. They turned the ball over 8 times, while getting 5 steals in this contest. The Flyers were able to collect 27 defensive rebounds and 2 offensive rebounds totaling 29 for this game.

Nate Santos was important for the Flyers for the contest. He converted 7 of 12 for the contest for a rate of 58.3%, and earned 6 rebounds. He recorded 19 points in his 35 minutes on the court, but wrapped up this contest with no dimes.

Dayton has a record of 19-4 for the campaign. The Flyers are committing 13.2 fouls per contest and they shoot 73.2% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 14.8 times per game (91st in D-1) and they cough up possession 9.9 times per game. Dayton has tallied 1,697 pts for the year (73.8 per game) and they pull in 34.3 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Flyers are hitting on 47.2% from the field, which is ranked 59th in college hoops.

The Flyers on the defensive end are ranked 18th in D-1 in PPG allowed with 64.3. They have forced 10.1 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 40.5% from the floor (33rd in the nation). The Dayton defense allows 31.0% on shots from beyond the perimeter (165 of 533) and their opposition knocks down 70.1% of their free throw shots. They have relinquished 12.0 dimes and 33.6 rebounds every game, which ranks them 114th and 115th in the country.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Dayton

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