Fordham Rams vs Dayton Flyers Prediction, 2/17/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Fordham Rams vs Dayton Flyers

Date: Saturday, February 17, 2024

Location: UD Arena in Dayton, OH

TV: ESPN+

UD Arena is where the Dayton Flyers (20-4) will try to defeat the Fordham Rams (10-14) on Saturday.

The Fordham Rams stepped onto the hardwood against St. Bonaventure and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 85-67 in their last contest. Fordham walked away from the contest with a 42.6% FG percentage (23 out of 54) and converted 8 of their 25 three-point attempts. From the charity stripe, the Rams knocked down 13 of their 18 shots for a percentage of 72.2%. When talking about rebounding, they compiled a total of 23 with 7 of them being offensive. They also dished out 13 assists for the matchup in addition to forcing 16 turnovers and getting 10 steals. With respect to defense, Fordham let their opponent shoot 60.0% from the floor on 30 out of 50 shooting. St. Bonaventure recorded 18 assists and had 6 steals in the game. Furthermore, St. Bonaventure pulled down 26 boards (6 offensive, 20 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. St. Bonaventure finished the contest at 65.0% at the free throw line by converting 13 of 20 shots. They knocked down 12 of 18 attempts from three-point range. When it comes to fouls, the Rams walked away with 19 and St. Bonaventure finished the game with 15 fouls.

Will Richardson is a guy who was important for the game. He finished with 10 points on 4 out of 14 shooting. He played for 33 mins played and grabbed 3 rebounds. He went 28.6% from the field and also earned 4 assists.

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Fordham steps onto the court with a win-loss mark of 10-14 this year. They are averaging 72.8 points per game (217th in the nation) on 41.1% from the field. The Rams are hitting 32.1% on shots from distance (194 of 604) and 65.3% from the charity stripe. As a team, Fordham is pulling down 37.2 rebounds per game and has accounted for 320 dimes so far this season, which is 195th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. They turn the ball over 13.2 times per contest and as a group are committing 20.0 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Rams are forcing their opponents into 14.7 turnovers per game and they draw 19.0 personal fouls. They are giving up 37.6% on 3-pointers while they are 247th in college hoops in PPG from their opponents (74.1). The Rams defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 45.2% (606 of 1,340) and they relinquish 36.5 boards per game as a team. They rank 119th in college basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 297 surrendered for the season.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Dayton Flyers went home victorious with a score of 75-59 against Duquesne. The Flyers were able to collect 22 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards for a total of 29 in the game. They also coughed it up 4 times, while recording 6 steals in this matchup. Duquesne was called for 17 fouls in the game which got the Flyers to the free throw line for a total of 23 tries. They were able to knock down 16 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 69.6%. When discussing three-point attempts, Dayton made 7 of 22 tries (31.8%). When the final whistle was blown, the Flyers walked away from this one shooting 26 for 55 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 47.3%. The Flyers permitted Duquesne to convert 26 of their 52 tries from the floor which had them shooting 50.0% for the matchup. They wrapped up this game 30.0% from behind the 3-point line by going 6 out of 20 and finished the contest at 1 out of 3 at the free throw line (33.3%). In regard to cleaning up the glass, Dayton allowed Duquesne to snag 26 in total (4 offensive).

DaRon Holmes II ended up having an impact for the Flyers for this game. He converted 10 of 18 in this matchup for a rate of 55.6%, and added 11 rebounds. He racked up 24 points in his 36 mins on the hardwood and had 2 dimes for this game.

Dayton has a mark of 20-4 this year. The Flyers are responsible for committing 13.1 personal fouls every game and they shoot 73.0% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 14.7 times per game (95th in the nation) and they cough up possession 9.7 times per game. Dayton has 1,772 pts for the season (73.8 per contest) and they grab 34.2 boards per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Flyers are connecting on 47.2% from the field, which has them ranked 56th in the nation.

The Flyers are ranked 16th in college hoops in PPG surrendered with 64.0. They are forcing 10.2 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 40.8% from the field (40th in college hoops). The Dayton defense surrenders 30.9% on shots from beyond the perimeter (171 of 553) and their opposition knocks down 69.7% of their foul shots. They surrender 12.3 dimes and 33.4 rebounds every game, which is 130th and 105th in the country.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Fordham

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