Dayton Flyers vs VCU Rams Prediction, 3/7/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Dayton Flyers vs VCU Rams

Date: Friday, March 7, 2025

Location: Siegel Center in Mount Pleasant, MI

TV: ESPN+

Siegel Center is the location where the VCU Rams (25-5) will take on the Dayton Flyers (21-9) on Friday.

The Dayton Flyers faced Saint Louis and went home with a win by a final score of 75-67 in their last contest. Dayton finished the game with a 44.3% field goal percentage (27 of 61) and converted 10 out of their 25 three-point shots. From the free throw line, the Flyers converted 11 of 14 attempts for a percentage of 78.6%. In relation to rebounding, they earned 43 with 13 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 13 assists for the matchup while forcing 9 turnovers and earning 7 steals. In regard to defending, Dayton let their opponent shoot 41.9% from the field on 26 out of 62 shooting. Saint Louis recorded 11 assists and had 7 steals for the matchup. Furthermore, Saint Louis collected 24 boards (3 offensive, 21 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Saint Louis finished 100.0% at the free throw line by converting 3 of 3 tries. They also made 12 of their 32 attempts from distance. Regarding personal fouls, the Flyers ended up with 11 and Saint Louis had 15 personal fouls.

Enoch Cheeks is a guy who was a contributor in this game. He walked away with 17 points on 7 of 14 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 38 minutes and collected 9 rebounds. He went 50.0% from the field and also distributed 1 assist.

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Dayton enters this matchup with a record of 21-9 for the year. They are losing possession via turnover 10.6 times per game and as a unit they commit 15.3 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Dayton is snagging 34.2 rebounds per contest and has racked up 455 dimes so far this season, which has them ranked 88th in the nation in terms of passing the ball. The Flyers are hitting 35.6% from downtown (240 of 675) and 74.4% from the charity stripe. They average 75.3 points per outing (138th in college) while going 46.0% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Flyers are able to force 12.2 turnovers every game while drawing 18.3 fouls. They are ranked 141st in college in giving up assists to their opponents with 382 relinquished on the year. The Flyers defensively are allowing an opponent FG percentage of 43.7% (746 of 1,707) and they surrender 32.3 boards per contest as a group. They give up 33.0% on 3-point shots and they are 111th in D-1 in PPG allowed (69.8).

The last time they took the hardwood, the VCU Rams walked away with a victory by a final of 71-62 against Duquesne. The Rams collected 22 defensive boards and 12 offensive rebounds totaling 34 for this game. They also coughed it up 14 times, while getting 9 steals for the game. Duquesne was called for 16 fouls for this contest which got the Rams to the charity stripe for 21 tries. They were able to make 17 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 81.0%. Pertaining to shots from distance, VCU made 8 out of their 22 tries (36.4%). When the game finished, the Rams finished shooting 23 for 55 from the floor which had them sitting at 41.8%. The Rams permitted Duquesne to convert 21 of their 51 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 41.2% for the contest. They went 25.0% from three-point range by hitting 4 of 16 and ended up shooting 16 of 24 at the free throw line (66.7%). When talking about how they cleaned up the glass, VCU permitted Duquesne to get 30 in total (11 on the offensive glass).

Max Shulga was important for the Rams for this game. He made 5 out of 9 in this matchup for a field goal rate of 55.6%, and had 4 rebounds. He had 22 points in his 38 minutes on the court and accounted for 2 assists in this matchup.

VCU has a win-loss mark of 25-5 so far this season. As an offensive team, the Rams are hitting on 45.1% from the floor, which is 165th in college. VCU has accumulated 2,340 pts so far this year (78.0 per contest) and they pull in 38.4 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 15.4 times per game (70th in Division 1) and they are turning it over 11.4 times per contest. The Rams are responsible for committing 17.9 personal fouls every game and they go 74.1% from the free throw line.

The Rams defensively are ranked 10th in Division 1 in points allowed per contest with 62.2. They have forced 14.2 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 39.1% from the floor (12th in D-1). The VCU defense gives up 30.3% on shots from 3-point land (170 of 561) and opponents are knocking down 71.0% of their shots from the free throw line. They have allowed 9.6 dimes and 32.8 rebounds every game, which is ranked 7th and 86th in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take VCU

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