La Salle Explorers vs Dayton Flyers Prediction, 12/31/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: La Salle Explorers vs Dayton Flyers

Date: Tuesday, December 31, 2024

Location: UD Arena in Dayton, OH

TV: ESPN+

UD Arena is the location where the Dayton Flyers (10-3) will take on the La Salle Explorers (8-5) on Tuesday.

The La Salle Explorers took the court against Immaculata and went home with a win by a final score of 108-48 in their last game. In relation to fouls, the Explorers ended up with 8 while Immaculata had 11 fouls. They knocked down 5 out of their 26 attempts from distance. Immaculata ended up shooting 70.0% when shooting free throws by making 7 of their 10 attempts. Additionally, Immaculata grabbed 23 rebounds (10 offensive, 13 defensive), but didn't have a block. Immaculata recorded 11 dimes and had 4 steals in the matchup. When it comes to defending, La Salle allowed their opponent to shoot 28.1% from the field on 18 out of 64 shooting. They also dished out 26 assists in this matchup as well as forcing the opposition into 12 turnovers and earning 10 steals. In terms of rebounding, they earned 48 with 12 of them being of the offensive variety. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Explorers buried 7 of their 8 attempts for a rate of 87.5%. La Salle ended the game having earned a 60.6% field goal percentage (43 of 71) and made 15 of 30 shots from 3-point land.

Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi is someone who was a major factor for the contest. He finished the contest at 100.0% from the field and also totaled 1 assist. He was on the court for 16 minutes and totaled 3 boards. He ended up finishing with 21 points on 8 out of 8 shooting.

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La Salle steps onto the hardwood with a win-loss record of 8-5 for the campaign. They are averaging 78.7 pts per contest (111th in Division 1) while connecting on 43.7% from the field. The Explorers are connecting on 33.8% on 3-point shots (98 of 290) and 73.3% from the free throw line. As a team, La Salle is grabbing 39.9 rebounds per game and has accounted for 167 dimes on the campaign, which has them ranked 248th in the nation in terms of passing. They are losing possession via turnover 10.9 times per game and as a squad are committing 15.5 fouls per contest.

When they are on the defensive end, the Explorers have forced 11.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 17.2 personal fouls. They are giving up 30.0% on 3-point shots and they are 239th in the country in PPG from their opponents (73.4). The Explorers defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 44.3% (354 of 800) and they surrender 34.6 rebounds per contest as a team. They rank 296th in college in giving up assists to the opposition with 196 conceded so far this season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Dayton Flyers took a loss by a final score of 66-59 when they played Cincinnati. The Flyers corralled 19 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards for a total of 27 in the game. They turned the ball over 17 times, while recording 6 steals in this matchup. Cincinnati was called for 16 personal fouls for the contest which took the Flyers to the free throw line for a total of 15 attempts. They were able to make 14 of the free throw tries for a clip of 93.3%. With regard to shots from distance, Dayton converted 5 of their 18 attempts (27.8%). Overall, the Flyers finished shooting 20 out of 51 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 39.2%. The Flyers allowed Cincinnati to knock down 21 of 58 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 36.2% for the game. They finished 27.6% from three-point range by going 8 out of 29 and finished the game at 16 out of 21 at the free throw line (76.2%). When it comes to rebounding, Dayton allowed Cincinnati to grab 34 overall (13 on the offensive glass).

Malachi Smith was important for the Flyers for this game. He earned 13 points in his 33 minutes on the hardwood and tallied 5 dimes in this matchup. He buried 4 out of 12 in the matchup for a rate of 33.3%, and had 3 rebounds.

Dayton has a mark of 10-3 on the campaign. The Flyers commit 14.6 personal fouls every game and they connect on 71.5% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 16.8 times per game (51st in college) and they are giving up possession 9.5 times per contest. Dayton has accounted for 1,003 points this year (77.2 per contest) and they average 35.1 boards per game. In terms of offensive execution, the Flyers are connecting on 48.8% from the field, which ranks 42nd in college.

The Flyers defensively are ranked 84th in college in PPG surrendered with 67.2. They are forcing 10.8 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 41.9% from the floor (126th in D-1). The Dayton defense concedes 31.6% on shots from beyond the arc (93 of 294) and their opposition knocks down 75.5% of their free throw attempts. They relinquish 11.4 assists and 31.2 boards on a nightly basis, which is 82nd and 44th in Division 1.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Dayton

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