VCU Rams vs Dayton Flyers Prediction, 2/7/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: VCU Rams vs Dayton Flyers

Date: Friday, February 7, 2025

Location: UD Arena in Dayton, OH

TV: ESPN+

The Dayton Flyers (16-7) will go up against the VCU Rams (18-5) at UD Arena on Friday.

The VCU Rams faced off with La Salle and notched a win by a score of 96-66 in their last contest. In regard to personal fouls, the Rams ended up with 17 and La Salle accounted for 11 personal fouls. They also made 5 out of their 15 attempts from distance. La Salle finished the game at 85.0% when shooting free throws by making 17 of their 20 attempts. In addition, La Salle had 22 rebounds (7 offensive, 15 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. La Salle totaled 12 dimes and had 5 steals in this game. Concerning defense, VCU allowed 38.6% from the floor on 22 of 57 shooting. They also doled out 16 assists for the contest as well as creating 6 turnovers and getting 4 steals. In reference to getting rebounds, they earned a total of 42 with 17 of them being of the offensive variety. From the free throw line, the Rams knocked down 7 of 8 attempts for a rate of 87.5%. VCU finished the game having earned a 52.1% FG percentage (37 out of 71) and made 15 out of their 34 3-point shots.

Joseph Bamisile is someone who was a contributor in this contest. He ended up shooting 50.0% from the field but had no dimes when the game ended. He saw the court for 20 minutes and collected 4 rebounds. He racked up 17 points on 7 out of 14 shooting.

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VCU enters this contest with a record of 18-5 on the year. They lose possession by turning the ball over 11.3 times per contest and as a squad they commit 17.7 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, VCU is pulling in 38.2 boards per contest and has tallied 355 dimes for the year, which has them ranked 75th in the country in terms of passing. The Rams are connecting on 33.3% on three-point shots (222 of 666) and 72.2% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 78.6 points per contest (80th in college hoops) while hitting 45.0% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Rams are able to force 15.0 turnovers per game while drawing 17.4 fouls. They are ranked 12th in college in giving up assists with 224 relinquished on the season. The Rams defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 39.3% (491 of 1,248) and they concede 33.5 rebounds per contest as a squad. They are giving up 30.3% from beyond the arc while they are 12th in college in points per game allowed (62.7).

In their last game, the Dayton Flyers went home victorious with a score of 69-63 against Davidson. The Flyers were able to corral 23 defensive boards and 11 offensive boards totaling 34 in this contest. They also turned it over 9 times, while getting 6 steals in the game. Davidson committed 17 fouls for the matchup which took the Flyers to the free throw line for a total of 24 shots. They were able to make 21 of them for a percentage of 87.5%. In relation to shots from beyond the perimeter, Dayton knocked down 6 of their 26 attempts (23.1%). Overall, the Flyers finished the game shooting 21 for 56 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 37.5%. The Flyers allowed Davidson to make 24 of their 55 attempts from the field which left them with a rate of 43.6% for this contest. They went 20.8% from 3-point land by hitting 5 out of 24 and walked away from this one shooting 10 out of 11 from the free throw line (90.9%). When talking about how they rebounded, Dayton permitted Davidson to get 30 overall (6 offensive).

Amael L'Etang was important for the Flyers in this game. He racked up 13 points in his 31 mins of playing time, but wasn't able to get an assist. He made 4 out of 7 for this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 57.1%, and had 13 rebounds.

Dayton has a win-loss mark of 16-7 this year. The Flyers have committed 14.7 personal fouls every game while shooting 72.6% from the free throw line. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 15.8 times per contest (60th in Division 1) and they are turning it over 10.2 times per game. Dayton has earned 1,715 pts on the year (74.6 per contest) and they collect 33.8 rebounds per game. When it comes to offense, the Flyers are connecting on 46.6% from the floor, which ranks them 85th in the nation.

The Flyers are ranked 99th in college hoops in points per game surrendered with 68.9. They have forced 12.0 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 43.7% from the floor (198th in the country). The Dayton defense concedes 34.1% on three-point shots (187 of 548) and opponents are converting on 75.1% of their foul shots. They have relinquished 12.7 assists and 32.0 rebounds every game, which has them ranked 153rd and 50th in college hoops.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take VCU

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