New Mexico State Aggies vs Dayton Flyers Prediction, 11/20/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New Mexico State Aggies vs Dayton Flyers

Date: Wednesday, November 20, 2024

Location: UD Arena in Dayton, OH

TV: ESPN+

UD Arena is where the Dayton Flyers (4-0) will play the New Mexico State Aggies (3-0) on Wednesday.

The New Mexico State Aggies took the court against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi and went home with a win by a final score of 83-82 in their last contest. When talking about personal fouls, the Aggies ended up walking away with 23 while Texas A&M-Corpus Christi finished the game with 25 personal fouls. They also converted 9 out of their 28 attempts from beyond the arc. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi finished shooting 63.6% from the free throw line by converting 21 of their 33 tries. On top of that, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi collected 32 boards (14 offensive, 18 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi doled out 13 dimes and had 6 steals for the matchup. Pertaining to defending, New Mexico State allowed the other team to shoot 38.2% from the floor on 26 of 68 shooting. They also distributed 9 dimes in this contest while forcing 6 turnovers and getting 3 steals. With respect to pulling down boards, they earned 41 with 15 of them being offensive. When they shot from the free throw line, the Aggies made 26 of their 36 attempts for a rate of 72.2%. New Mexico State ended with a 41.0% FG percentage (25 of 61) and buried 7 out of their 22 shots from distance.

Dionte Bostick is one player who was a contributor for the contest. He accounted for 13 points on 4 of 7 shooting. He played for 18 minutes and also grabbed 3 rebounds. He went 57.1% from the floor and distributed 2 dimes.

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New Mexico State enters this contest with a mark of 3-0 this year. They have an average of 83.7 pts per game (93rd in Division 1) while hitting 45.7% from the field. The Aggies are connecting on 38.7% on shots beyond the perimeter (29 of 75) and 66.7% from the charity stripe. As a unit, New Mexico State is collecting 50.3 rebounds per game and has accounted for 40 dimes on the campaign, which is 335th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 17.3 times per contest and as a basketball team they commit 23.0 fouls per game.

When they are on the defensive end, the Aggies are forcing their opponents into 11.3 turnovers per game and they draw 19.0 fouls. They are conceding 27.0% on shots from distance and they are 122nd in D-1 in points per game from their opponents (67.3). The Aggies are giving up a field goal percentage of 32.3% (61 of 189) and they concede 32.7 rebounds per contest as a group. They rank 48th in college basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 36 surrendered for the year.

In their last game, the Dayton Flyers went home victorious with a score of 76-55 when they played Capital. Concerning team rebounding, Dayton permitted Capital to snag 30 in total (10 on the offensive glass). They finished 31.3% from 3-point land by shooting 10 of 32 and ended up going 3 of 6 from the charity stripe (50.0%). The Flyers permitted Capital to make 21 of 64 tries from the floor which had them at 32.8% for the game. In all, the Flyers went 28 for 54 from the floor which gave them a rate of 51.9%. In regard to shots from downtown, Dayton made 8 of 23 attempts (34.8%). They were able to knock down 12 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 50.0%. Capital earned 17 fouls in this matchup which took the Flyers to the charity stripe for 24 attempts. They gave up possession 12 times, while earning 6 steals in this contest. The Flyers were able to snag 30 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards for a total of 40 for the matchup.

Javon Bennett pitched in for the Flyers for the contest. He knocked down 6 of 12 for the matchup for a rate of 50.0%, and had 5 rebounds. He totaled 16 points in his 28 mins of playing time and totaled 5 assists in this game.

Dayton has a win-loss record of 4-0 for the year. When it comes to offense, the Flyers are connecting on 49.3% from the floor, which is ranked 59th in college basketball. Dayton has accumulated 311 points for the season (77.8 per game) and they collect 38.5 boards per contest. They are dishing out assists 17.5 times per contest (66th in college hoops) and they turn the ball over 10.3 times per game. The Flyers are committing 12.0 fouls every game and they go 63.1% from the free throw line.

The Flyers defensively are ranked 39th in college basketball in points per game surrendered with 61.8. They are forcing their opponents into 14.0 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 38.3% from the floor (71st in D-1). The Dayton defense surrenders 31.9% on shots from beyond the arc (29 of 91) and their opponents are knocking down 77.8% of their shots from the free throw line. They give up 10.5 dimes and 32.3 rebounds on a nightly basis, ranking them 75th and 93rd in the country.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Dayton

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