Dayton Flyers vs Loyola Ramblers Prediction, 2/21/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Dayton Flyers vs Loyola Ramblers

Date: Friday, February 21, 2025

Location: Gentile Arena in Tuscaloosa, AL

TV: ESPN+

The Loyola Ramblers (17-9) will play the Dayton Flyers (18-8) at Gentile Arena on Friday.

The Dayton Flyers stepped onto the hardwood against Duquesne and notched a win by a score of 77-76 in their last game. Dayton walked away from the game having earned a 51.0% field goal percentage (25 out of 49) and made 3 out of their 13 shots from distance. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Flyers converted 24 of their 33 shots for a percentage of 72.7%. Regarding rebounding, they earned 27 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 10 assists for the game in addition to forcing the other team into 14 turnovers and having 11 steals. In reference to defense, Dayton let their opponent shoot 48.1% from the field on 26 out of 54 shooting. Duquesne totaled 12 assists and had 6 steals for the matchup. On top of that, Duquesne pulled down 26 boards (10 offensive, 16 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Duquesne shot 63.6% at the free throw line by converting 14 of their 22 tries. They converted 10 of 28 tries from distance. In the matter of fouls, the Flyers ended up finishing with 17 and Duquesne totaled 22 fouls.

Enoch Cheeks is one guy who was a factor in this matchup. He walked away from this one shooting 62.5% from the field and dished out 1 assist. He saw the court for 32 mins and also grabbed 5 rebounds. He finished with 19 points on 5 of 8 shooting.

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Dayton heads into this contest with a win-loss record of 18-8 so far this year. They have an average of 75.1 points per outing (151st in college) while connecting on 46.7% from the field. The Flyers are shooting 36.2% on shots from 3-point land (205 of 567) and 73.8% from the free throw line. As a team, Dayton is collecting 33.5 boards per contest and has accumulated 401 dimes for the season, which has them ranked 86th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. They lose possession via turnover 10.3 times per contest and as a group are committing 14.8 fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Flyers are forcing 12.2 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.0 fouls. They concede 33.9% on three-point shots and they rank 113th in college hoops in points per game from their opponents (69.6). The Flyers defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 43.7% (643 of 1,472) and they concede 32.3 boards per contest as a team. They rank 134th in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 334 conceded on the campaign.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Loyola Ramblers got the win with a final of 77-69 when they played Davidson. The Ramblers recorded 28 defensive boards and 14 offensive rebounds totaling 42 for the game. They also turned it over 9 times, while getting 9 steals for this contest. Davidson committed 16 fouls in the matchup which took the Ramblers to the charity stripe for a total of 18 shots. They were able to knock down 12 of the free throws for a percentage of 66.7%. In regard to shooting from distance, Loyola buried 11 of their 31 attempts (35.5%). When the final whistle blew, the Ramblers finished shooting 27 out of 63 from the field which had them at 42.9%. The Ramblers permitted Davidson to make 22 out of 58 tries from the floor which left them shooting 37.9% for this contest. They shot 28.0% from three-point range by going 7 out of 25 and finished the contest at 18 out of 26 from the free throw line (69.2%). When talking about team rebounding, Loyola permitted Davidson to snag 34 in total (11 on the offensive side).

Jayden Dawson ended up being important for the Ramblers for the contest. He scored 24 points in his 35 minutes of playing time and had 3 assists for the contest. He knocked down 7 out of 13 in the game for a field goal rate of 53.8%, and had 3 rebounds.

Loyola has a win-loss record of 17-9 this year. When it comes to offensive execution, the Ramblers are hitting on 46.0% from the floor, which has them ranked 118th in the nation. Loyola has 1,923 pts for the year (74.0 per game) and they pull in 35.3 boards per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 15.9 times per contest (51st in college) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 12.5 times per contest. The Ramblers are committing 17.8 fouls every game while shooting 67.1% from the charity stripe.

The Ramblers defensively are ranked 84th in D-1 in points allowed per game with 68.8. They are able to force 13.0 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 42.4% from the field (106th in college). The Loyola defense surrenders 33.0% on 3-point attempts (192 of 581) and opponents are converting on 71.3% of their foul shots. They give up 11.9 dimes and 33.4 boards per game, which is 74th and 123rd in college.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Loyola

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