St. Bonaventure Bonnies vs Dayton Flyers Prediction, 2/2/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Bonaventure Bonnies vs Dayton Flyers

Date: Friday, February 2, 2024

Location: UD Arena in Dayton, OH

TV: ESPN

The St. Bonaventure Bonnies (13-7) are on their way to UD Arena on Friday where they will attempt to beat the Dayton Flyers (17-3).

The St. Bonaventure Bonnies played VCU and took home the win by a score of 67-62 in their last contest. In the matter of personal fouls, the Bonnies finished with 13 and VCU finished the game with 18 personal fouls. They also converted 11 out of their 29 tries from beyond the perimeter. VCU finished the contest at 81.8% at the free throw line by making 9 of 11 shots. Furthermore, VCU snagged 27 boards (3 offensive, 24 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. VCU distributed 11 dimes and had 3 steals for this contest. Concerning defending, St. Bonaventure allowed the other team to shoot 39.6% from the field on 21 of 53 shooting. They also recorded 8 assists in this game while forcing the opposition into 11 turnovers and getting 6 steals. Concerning pulling down boards, they compiled a total of 39 with 14 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Bonnies converted 20 of 23 attempts for a rate of 87.0%. St. Bonaventure ended the contest having earned a 35.6% field goal percentage (21 out of 59) and made 5 out of their 22 shots from distance.

Mika Adams-Woods is a player who was a major factor in the game. He finished 40.0% from the field and also totaled 2 dimes. He was on the court for 26 minutes played and snagged 1 board. He ended up scoring 13 points on 4 out of 10 shooting.

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St. Bonaventure enters this game with a mark of 13-7 for the campaign. They cough up possession 10.8 times per contest and as a team they are committing 16.6 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, St. Bonaventure is snagging 33.8 rebounds per game and has accounted for 256 assists on the year, which ranks 267th in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Bonnies are connecting on 36.2% on shots from beyond the arc (158 of 436) and 78.7% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 73.8 points per contest (197th in D-1) while hitting 45.7% from the field.

On defense, the Bonnies are forcing 13.6 turnovers per game and they draw 15.2 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 153rd in college hoops in giving up assists to their opponents with 260 conceded this year. The Bonnies defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 43.4% (464 of 1,070) and they surrender 31.1 boards per contest as a unit. They relinquish 32.0% on shots from beyond the arc and they are ranked 42nd in college hoops in opponents PPG (65.8).

The last time they took the court, the Dayton Flyers walked away with a victory by a final of 83-61 against George Washington. The Flyers recorded 31 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive boards for a total of 37 in the matchup. They turned the ball over 8 times, while getting 5 steals for the contest. George Washington had 15 fouls for the matchup which took the Flyers to the charity stripe for a total of 16 tries. They were able to bury 13 of the free throws for a rate of 81.3%. With respect to three-point attempts, Dayton made 12 of their 24 tries (50.0%). In all, the Flyers went 29 out of 60 from the field which gave them a rate of 48.3%. The Flyers permitted George Washington to bury 21 out of their 65 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 32.3% for this game. They shot 17.2% from three-point range by connecting on 5 of 29 and finished the contest at 14 of 17 from the free throw line (82.4%). In the matter of attacking the glass, Dayton allowed George Washington to pull down 34 overall (10 offensive).

DaRon Holmes II ended up having an impact for the Flyers in this game. He buried 9 of 13 in this contest for a field goal percentage of 69.2%, and had 12 rebounds. He earned 25 points in his 30 mins of playing time and accounted for 4 assists in the matchup.

Dayton has a mark of 17-3 on the season. As an offense, the Flyers are shooting 47.1% from the field, which ranks them 62nd in the nation. Dayton has accumulated 1,480 points for the season (74.0 per game) and they average 34.4 rebounds per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 15.1 times per contest (84th in college basketball) and they are turning it over 10.0 times per contest. The Flyers are responsible for committing 13.5 personal fouls per game and they go 73.8% from the charity stripe.

The Flyers defensively are ranked 22nd in Division 1 in points per game surrendered with 64.0. They have forced 10.3 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 40.0% from the field (30th in college basketball). The Dayton defense gives up 30.8% on 3-point shots (137 of 445) and opponents are making 71.5% of their free throw attempts. They concede 11.8 dimes and 33.7 boards on a nightly basis, which is 98th and 115th in those defensive categories.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Dayton

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