Marquette Golden Eagles vs Dayton Flyers Prediction, 12/14/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Marquette Golden Eagles vs Dayton Flyers

Date: Saturday, December 14, 2024

Location: UD Arena in Dayton, OH

TV: ESPN+

The Dayton Flyers (8-2) are welcoming the Marquette Golden Eagles (9-1) at UD Arena on Saturday.

The Marquette Golden Eagles faced Wisconsin and walked away with a win by a score of 88-74 in their last game. In relation to fouls, the Golden Eagles walked away with 17 and Wisconsin totaled 18 fouls. They also made 10 out of their 26 tries from 3-point range. Wisconsin finished 88.9% when shooting free throws by knocking down 16 of their 18 tries. In addition, Wisconsin collected 30 boards (11 offensive, 19 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Wisconsin earned 16 dimes and had 3 steals in this matchup. In relation to defending, Marquette let their opponent shoot 46.2% from the floor on 24 of 52 shooting. They also recorded 17 dimes in this contest while creating 14 turnovers and getting 9 steals. In relation to pulling down boards, they compiled a total of 28 with 10 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Golden Eagles made 18 of their 21 shots for a percentage of 85.7%. Marquette finished the contest having earned a 50.0% field goal percentage (31 of 62) and buried 8 out of their 26 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Kameron Jones is someone who was a major contributor for the game. He finished 57.1% from the field and totaled 6 assists. He was on the court for 32 minutes and totaled 2 rebounds. He left the arena with 32 points on 12 of 21 shooting.

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Marquette will enter this matchup with a win-loss record of 9-1 for the year. They lose possession via turnover 9.4 times per contest and as a unit they commit 16.4 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Marquette is snagging 34.2 boards per game and has totaled 158 dimes this season, which is 86th in D-1 in terms of passing. The Golden Eagles are shooting 33.9% on shots from downtown (100 of 295) and 74.4% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 83.4 pts per game (42nd in D-1) on 47.5% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Golden Eagles are forcing 17.2 turnovers per contest and they draw 15.7 personal fouls. They currently rank 288th in college hoops in giving up assists to their opponents with 148 surrendered on the season. The Golden Eagles defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 43.1% (239 of 554) and they surrender 34.0 rebounds per contest as a unit. They concede 31.6% from beyond the arc and they are 72nd in college basketball in PPG allowed (66.4).

The last time they took the court, the Dayton Flyers went home victorious with a score of 86-62 when they faced Lehigh. The Flyers were able to corral 32 defensive rebounds and 1 offensive boards totaling 33 for the matchup. They gave up possession of the ball 4 times, while getting 3 steals in this matchup. Lehigh earned 18 personal fouls in this game which got the Flyers to the charity stripe for a total of 23 shots. They were able to make 16 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 69.6%. In regard to shots from beyond the perimeter, Dayton converted 14 of 22 tries (63.6%). When this game wrapped up, the Flyers finished shooting 28 out of 49 from the field which gave them a rate of 57.1%. The Flyers allowed Lehigh to convert 24 of 62 attempts from the floor which left them shooting 38.7% in the game. They finished 34.8% from 3-point land by going 8 of 23 and finished the game at 6 out of 11 at the free throw line (54.5%). In reference to cleaning the glass, Dayton permitted Lehigh to pull down 30 in total (7 on the offensive glass).

Nate Santos pitched in for the Flyers in the game. He converted 8 out of 11 for this contest for a field goal rate of 72.7%, and added 4 rebounds. He racked up 24 points in his 32 minutes of playing time and earned 1 assist in this game.

Dayton has a mark of 8-2 so far this season. As an offensive unit, the Flyers are connecting on 50.0% from the field, which ranks them 18th in the nation. Dayton has accounted for 807 pts this year (80.7 per game) and they collect 35.6 rebounds per contest. They are assisting teammates 17.6 times per game (28th in college basketball) and they are turning it over 9.2 times per contest. The Flyers are committing 14.7 personal fouls per contest and they connect on 70.5% from the charity stripe.

The Flyers on defense are ranked 104th in the country in points given up per game with 67.9. They are forcing 10.9 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 42.6% from the field (170th in the country). The Dayton defense gives up 31.3% on 3-point shots (68 of 217) and opponents are connecting on 75.6% of their shots from the charity stripe. They surrender 11.7 dimes and 30.6 total rebounds per game, which is 96th and 25th in those defensive categories.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Dayton

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