Davidson Wildcats vs Dayton Flyers Prediction, 2/4/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Davidson Wildcats vs Dayton Flyers

Date: Tuesday, February 4, 2025

Location: UD Arena in Dayton, OH

TV: ESPN+

The Dayton Flyers (15-7) will compete against the Davidson Wildcats (13-8) at UD Arena on Tuesday.

The Davidson Wildcats took the court against George Mason and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 64-60 in their last game. In the matter of personal fouls, the Wildcats ended up finishing with 15 and George Mason accumulated 16 personal fouls. They knocked down 6 of their 16 attempts from three-point range. George Mason shot 90.9% from the free throw line by knocking down 10 of their 11 tries. On top of that, George Mason pulled down 28 boards (5 offensive, 23 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. George Mason doled out 9 assists and had 2 steals in the game. In relation to defending, Davidson allowed the other team to shoot 48.0% from the field on 24 of 50 shooting. They also doled out 12 dimes for the game in addition to forcing 13 turnovers and having 8 steals. In the matter of rebounding, they collected 24 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Wildcats knocked down 9 of their 11 shots for a rate of 81.8%. Davidson finished the game with a 35.6% FG percentage (21 of 59) and buried 9 of their 30 shots from distance.

Bobby Durkin is one player who had an impact in this contest. He ended up scoring 17 points on 5 out of 16 shooting. He was on the court for 34 minutes played and snagged 8 rebounds. He finished the game at 31.3% from the floor but wasn't able to get an assist.

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Davidson comes into this game with a record of 13-8 this season. They are giving up possession 9.5 times per contest and as a group they commit 15.0 fouls every game. As a unit, Davidson is pulling in 33.7 boards per contest and has accounted for 328 assists for the year, which is 115th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. The Wildcats are hitting 35.7% from downtown (179 of 501) and 72.3% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 75.1 pts per contest (162nd in the country) while hitting 46.6% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Wildcats are forcing their opponents into 10.8 turnovers per contest and they draw 16.5 personal fouls. They concede 35.8% on 3-pointers while they are 158th in college in opponents PPG (70.8). The Wildcats are giving up a field goal percentage of 44.9% (540 of 1,204) and they surrender 33.5 boards per game as a team. They rank 70th in Division 1 in allowing assists to their opponents with 258 conceded on the campaign.

When they last stepped on the court, the Dayton Flyers got the win with a final of 71-63 when they played Saint Louis. The Flyers were able to pull down 20 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 30 in this matchup. They turned the ball over 11 times, while getting 13 steals for the matchup. Saint Louis had 15 personal fouls in this game which took the Flyers to the charity stripe for a total of 16 attempts. They were able to make 12 of those for a rate of 75.0%. In relation to three-point attempts, Dayton made 11 of their 28 tries (39.3%). Overall, the Flyers went 24 for 58 from the field which had them sitting at 41.4%. The Flyers permitted Saint Louis to make 23 of their 49 attempts from the field which had them shooting 46.9% for the matchup. They wrapped up this game 38.5% from distance via 10 out of 26 and walked away from this one shooting 7 out of 11 from the free throw line (63.6%). Regarding rebounds, Dayton allowed Saint Louis to grab 28 in total (5 on the offensive side).

Javon Bennett ended up being important for the Flyers for the game. He racked up 19 points in his 35 minutes on the court and accounted for 2 assists for the game. He knocked down 7 of 13 for the contest giving him a field goal percentage of 53.8%, and accounted for 2 rebounds.

Dayton has a win-loss mark of 15-7 for the year. As an offensive unit, the Flyers are hitting on 47.0% from the floor, which has them ranked 70th in college. Dayton has totaled 1,646 pts on the campaign (74.8 per contest) and they grab 33.6 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 16.0 times per game (52nd in the nation) and they are turning it over 10.2 times per contest. The Flyers have committed 14.9 personal fouls per contest and they shoot 71.8% from the free throw line.

The Flyers are ranked 108th in college in points per game surrendered with 69.1. They are forcing 12.0 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 43.7% from the floor (199th in D-1). The Dayton defense concedes 34.7% on shots from behind the 3-point line (182 of 524) and their opponents are converting on 74.6% of their free throw shots. They have allowed 12.6 assists and 32.0 boards every game, which ranks them 146th and 53rd in those defensive categories.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Davidson

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