Richmond Spiders vs Dayton Flyers Prediction, 3/1/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Richmond Spiders vs Dayton Flyers

Date: Saturday, March 1, 2025

Location: UD Arena in West Point, NY

TV: ESPN+

UD Arena is where the Dayton Flyers (19-9) will take on the Richmond Spiders (10-19) on Saturday.

The Richmond Spiders faced off with VCU and took a loss by a final of 78-60 in their last game. When talking about personal fouls, the Spiders finished with 10 and VCU had 12 personal fouls. They also made 11 of 24 attempts from distance. VCU finished the contest at 84.6% at the charity stripe by converting 11 of 13 attempts. In addition, VCU pulled down 32 rebounds (7 offensive, 25 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. VCU distributed 16 dimes and had 6 steals in the matchup. In terms of defense, Richmond allowed 56.0% from the floor on 28 of 50 shooting. They also distributed 11 assists for the matchup while forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and getting 8 steals. Concerning hauling in rebounds, they earned a total of 18 with 3 of them being offensive. When they shot from the free throw line, the Spiders converted 4 of their 7 shots for a percentage of 57.1%. Richmond walked away from the game with a 44.4% field goal percentage (24 of 54) and buried 8 of their 20 shots from downtown.

Dusan Neskovic is a player who was important for this game. He went 66.7% from the field and also distributed 4 dimes. He played 37 minutes and also snagged 2 rebounds. He ended up with 16 points on 6 out of 9 shooting.

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Richmond heads into this one with a mark of 10-19 this year. They are giving up possession 10.1 times per contest and as a team they are committing 17.2 personal fouls per game. As a unit, Richmond is collecting 31.1 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 336 dimes this year, which is 305th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. The Spiders are connecting on 31.5% on 3-point shots (225 of 715) and 78.9% from the free throw line. They average 67.2 points per contest (331st in D-1) while going 42.0% from the field.

Defensively, the Spiders are forcing their opponents into 10.3 turnovers per game and they draw 15.7 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 142nd in the nation in allowing assists with 360 surrendered this season. The Spiders defensively are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 43.6% (706 of 1,619) and they surrender 35.6 boards per game as a unit. They surrender 35.0% on 3-point attempts and they are 193rd in college in points per game from their opponents (72.2).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Dayton Flyers walked away with a victory by a final of 85-77 when they faced Rhode Island. In regard to rebounding, Dayton permitted Rhode Island to snag 34 in all (12 on the offensive glass). They finished 10.5% from behind the 3-point line by hitting 2 out of 19 and finished the game at 21 out of 30 from the free throw line (70.0%). The Flyers permitted Rhode Island to knock down 27 of their 55 tries from the field which had them shooting 49.1% for the game. When all was said and done, the Flyers shot 27 out of 55 from the floor which gave them a rate of 49.1%. In the matter of shots from 3-point land, Dayton buried 10 of their 27 attempts (37.0%). They were able to bury 21 of the free throw tries for a clip of 91.3%. Rhode Island was called for 21 fouls in the matchup which got the Flyers to the charity stripe for a total of 23 tries. They gave up possession of the ball 15 times, while earning 12 steals in this game. The Flyers earned 21 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards totaling 28 in this contest.

Nate Santos pitched in for the Flyers in this matchup. He recorded 19 points in his 36 minutes of playing time and had 2 assists for this game. He buried 5 out of 11 for this contest for a rate of 45.5%, and accounted for 3 rebounds.

Dayton has a win-loss mark of 19-9 for the season. On the offensive side of the court, the Flyers are shooting 46.5% from the floor, which ranks 91st in college. Dayton has scored 2,110 pts on the season (75.4 per contest) and they average 33.4 boards per contest. They are getting an assist 15.3 times per game (78th in the nation) and they cough up possession 10.5 times per contest. The Flyers have committed 15.4 personal fouls every game and they go 74.6% from the charity stripe.

The Dayton defense allows 33.2% on shots from beyond the arc (219 of 659) and opponents are converting on 74.1% of their shots from the free throw line. They allow 12.9 dimes and 32.4 boards every game, which ranks them 160th and 64th in those categories on the defensive end. The Flyers on the defensive side of the court are 121st in the country in PPG given up with 70.1. They are forcing 12.4 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 44.1% from the field (207th in college).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Dayton

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