Dayton Flyers vs Saint Louis Billikens Prediction, 1/31/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Dayton Flyers vs Saint Louis Billikens

Date: Friday, January 31, 2025

Location: Chaifetz Arena in St. Louis, MO

TV: ESPN+

Chaifetz Arena is the location where the Saint Louis Billikens (13-8) will meet the Dayton Flyers (14-7) on Friday.

The Dayton Flyers faced off with St. Bonaventure and went home with a loss by a final score of 75-53 in their last contest. In the matter of personal fouls, the Flyers ended up finishing with 12 while St. Bonaventure racked up 10 personal fouls. They converted 12 of 25 attempts from long range. St. Bonaventure finished 75.0% at the free throw line by knocking down 9 of 12 attempts. Furthermore, St. Bonaventure pulled down 35 rebounds (7 offensive, 28 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. St. Bonaventure doled out 16 assists and had 5 steals for this game. With respect to defense, Dayton allowed 50.9% from the floor on 27 out of 53 shooting. They also recorded 17 assists in the game in addition to creating 6 turnovers and getting 2 steals. When discussing hauling in boards, they earned 26 with 5 of them being offensive. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Flyers made 3 of 7 tries for a percentage of 42.9%. Dayton wrapped up the game having earned a 40.4% field goal percentage (21 out of 52) and converted 8 of 24 3-point shots.

Nate Santos is one guy who was a factor for the matchup. He shot 55.6% from the field and totaled 2 dimes. He played 31 minutes played and collected 7 boards. He walked away with 12 points on 5 of 9 shooting.

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Dayton steps onto the court with a mark of 14-7 this season. They are averaging 75.0 points per outing (171st in the country) while hitting 47.3% from the field. The Flyers are hitting 36.4% on shots from downtown (167 of 459) and 71.7% from the charity stripe. As a team, Dayton is collecting 33.7 boards per contest and has 340 assists on the year, which is 47th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 10.1 times per game and as a unit are committing 14.9 fouls per contest.

On defense, the Flyers are forcing 11.7 turnovers every game while drawing 18.0 personal fouls. They currently rank 163rd in college hoops in giving up assists to their opponents with 267 conceded on the season. The Flyers defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 43.5% (519 of 1,192) and they relinquish 32.1 boards per game as a team. They are relinquishing 34.5% on three-point shots and they rank 116th in D-1 in PPG from their opponents (69.4).

In their last game, the Saint Louis Billikens walked away with a victory by a final of 78-69 against VCU. In reference to how they cleaned up the glass, Saint Louis allowed VCU to pull down 34 in all (13 offensive). They shot 16.1% from downtown by going 5 of 31 and ended up shooting 20 out of 26 from the free throw line (76.9%). The Billikens permitted VCU to bury 22 out of their 67 tries from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 32.8% in this contest. When all was said and done, the Billikens shot 21 out of 43 from the floor which gave them a rate of 48.8%. In regard to shots from 3-point land, Saint Louis knocked down 6 out of their 18 attempts (33.3%). They were able to convert 30 of those for a percentage of 76.9%. VCU earned 27 fouls in this contest which took the Billikens to the free throw line for a total of 39 tries. They also coughed up the ball 16 times, while getting 5 steals in this game. The Billikens were able to pull down 30 defensive boards and 4 offensive boards for a total of 34 for the game.

Gibson Jimerson was important for the Billikens for this contest. He scored 26 points in his 39 minutes on the hardwood, but wasn't able to earn an assist. He converted 8 of 16 in this contest for a field goal rate of 50.0%, and accounted for 5 rebounds.

Saint Louis has a win-loss mark of 13-8 so far this year. On the offensive side of the ball, the Billikens are shooting 47.6% from the floor, which ranks 55th in college hoops. Saint Louis has earned 1,567 pts for the season (74.6 per game) and they collect 35.8 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 15.3 times per game (91st in college) and they turn it over 12.7 times per contest. The Billikens commit 15.2 fouls per contest and they connect on 67.8% from the charity stripe.

The Saint Louis defense gives up 29.3% on 3-point attempts (142 of 484) and their opponents are converting on 71.0% of their free throw attempts. They have surrendered 11.1 dimes and 35.4 rebounds per game, which ranks 47th and 236th in the nation. The Billikens on the defensive end are ranked 102nd in college hoops in PPG given up with 69.0. They have forced 10.9 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 41.1% from the floor (73rd in college).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Dayton

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