Western Michigan Broncos vs Dayton Flyers Prediction, 12/3/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Western Michigan Broncos vs Dayton Flyers

Date: Tuesday, December 3, 2024

Location: UD Arena in Dayton, OH

TV: ESPN+

The Western Michigan Broncos (3-4) are headed to UD Arena on Tuesday where they will take on the Dayton Flyers (6-2).

The Western Michigan Broncos faced Youngstown State and walked away with a win by a score of 73-62 in their last game. With respect to personal fouls, the Broncos walked away with 19 and Youngstown State recorded 21 personal fouls. They also made 5 out of their 27 tries from long range. Youngstown State ended up going 57.9% from the free throw line by making 11 of their 19 tries. On top of that, Youngstown State grabbed 28 rebounds (10 offensive, 18 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Youngstown State doled out 15 dimes and had 8 steals in this contest. When it comes to defense, Western Michigan let their opponent shoot 35.9% from the field on 23 out of 64 shooting. They also recorded 13 assists in this contest in addition to forcing the opposition into 9 turnovers and getting 7 steals. With respect to pulling down boards, they earned 43 with 15 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Broncos buried 19 of their 28 tries for a percentage of 67.9%. Western Michigan ended the game having earned a 42.1% field goal percentage (24 out of 57) and converted 6 of their 9 shots from distance.

Brandon Muntu is someone who was a factor in the game. He finished the game shooting 66.7% from the floor and also distributed 1 assist. He played for 29 minutes played and pulled down 1 board. He left the arena with 18 points on 6 out of 9 shooting.

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Western Michigan will take the court with a win-loss mark of 3-4 this season. They are averaging 72.6 points per contest (247th in D-1) on 41.7% from the field. The Broncos are hitting 30.5% on shots from downtown (40 of 131) and 68.4% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Western Michigan is pulling down 41.6 rebounds per contest and has tallied 88 dimes for the campaign, which has them ranked 293rd in college hoops in terms of passing the rock. They cough up possession 10.0 times per contest and as a team they are committing 18.4 fouls per contest.

When they are on defense, the Broncos are able to force 11.0 turnovers every game and they draw 18.6 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 220th in the country in giving up assists with 101 relinquished for the season. The Broncos defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 41.5% (170 of 410) and they relinquish 33.9 boards per contest as a team. They are relinquishing 30.0% on three-point shots and they are 133rd in D-1 in points per game allowed (68.7).

For their last game, the Dayton Flyers walked away with a victory by a final of 85-67 when they played Connecticut. Regarding rebounding, Dayton allowed Connecticut to get 24 in all (7 on the offensive glass). They shot 27.6% from three-point range by shooting 8 out of 29 and finished the game at 7 of 11 at the free throw line (63.6%). The Flyers allowed Connecticut to knock down 26 of their 62 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 41.9% in this matchup. When the final whistle was blown, the Flyers shot 25 for 50 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 50.0%. Pertaining to three-point shots, Dayton made 8 out of their 17 tries (47.1%). They were able to bury 27 of the free throws for a rate of 90.0%. Connecticut was called for 21 fouls for the contest which got the Flyers to the free throw line for 30 attempts. They also coughed it up 10 times, while recording 5 steals for the game. The Flyers were able to pull down 28 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards for a total of 35 in the game.

Enoch Cheeks pitched in for the Flyers in this contest. He buried 8 of 12 in the game giving him a field goal percentage of 66.7%, and accumulated 7 rebounds. He recorded 20 points in his 37 mins on the court and had 2 dimes in the matchup.

Dayton has a win-loss record of 6-2 for the campaign. As an offense, the Flyers are hitting on 49.0% from the field, which is ranked 47th in the country. Dayton has accumulated 644 points on the season (80.5 per contest) and they collect 37.4 rebounds per contest. They are getting an assist 17.5 times per game (35th in the nation) and they are losing possession via turnover 9.9 times per game. The Flyers are responsible for committing 15.5 personal fouls every game and they go 69.3% from the charity stripe.

The Dayton defense allows 31.1% on shots from beyond the perimeter (55 of 177) and their opponents are converting on 76.8% of their free throw attempts. They concede 11.5 dimes and 30.9 total boards per game, which ranks 98th and 42nd in the country. The Flyers on the defensive end are ranked 126th in the country in points per game surrendered with 68.5. They are able to force 11.5 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 41.8% from the field (153rd in Division 1).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Western Michigan

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