Dayton vs St. Bonaventure 1/18/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The St. Bonaventure Bonnies will travel to UD Arena to take on the Dayton Flyers this Tuesday night in College Basketball action.

The St. Bonaventure Bonnies won their 2^nd straight game and improved to 10-3 on the season after defeating the VCU Rams, 73-53, this past Friday. St. Bonaventure led by a 34-28 margin at halftime and had no trouble pulling away for the victory after taking a 54-35 lead with 12:07 left in regulation. St. Bonaventure shot 43.1% from the field & 28.6% from beyond the arc while holding VCU to 38.5% shooting from the field & 35.0% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Bonnies was Jalen Adaway who had 25 points, 8 rebounds, 1 block, & 1 steal.

On the season, St. Bonaventure is averaging 72.3 ppg on 44.7% shooting from the field. The Bonnies are averaging 6.5 three-pointers per game on 33.5% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, St. Bonaventure has been led by Jaren Holmes (16.0 ppg, 6.4 rpg, 4.3 apg, 1.0 spg), Kyle Lofton (15.6 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 5.8 apg, 1.8 spg), Jalen Adaway (14.5 ppg, 7.5 rpg), & Dominick Welch (11.0 ppg, 5.7 rpg, 1.8 apg, 1.2 spg).

Defensively, St. Bonaventure is allowing their opponents to average 67.9 ppg on 41.2% shooting from the field. The Bonnies have a rebound margin of 3.0 and a turnover margin of 0.4.

The Dayton Flyers won their 3^rd straight game and improved to 11-6 on the season after defeating the Duquesne Dukes, 72-52, this past Saturday. Dayton was outstanding on the offensive end against Duquesne and had no trouble pulling away for the victory after taking a 58-39 lead with 12:28 left in regulation. Dayton shot 53.4% from the field & 44.4% from beyond the arc while allowing Duquesne to shoot 40.4% from the field & 26.3% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Flyers was DaRon Holmes II who had 18 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist, & 1 block.

On the season, Dayton is averaging 70.0 ppg on 48.4% shooting from the field. The Flyers are averaging 6.3 three-pointers per game on 33.6% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Dayton has been led by DaRon Holmes II (11.1 ppg, 5.4 rpg, 1.2 apg, 2.5 bpg), Toumani Camara (10.5 ppg, 6.7 rpg, 1.8 apg), Malachi Smith (10.2 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 4.8 apg, 1.8 spg), Elijah Weaver (8.3 ppg, 1.3 rpg, 1.9 apg).

Defensviely, Dayton is holding their opponents to an average of 62.5 ppg on 41.9% shooting from the field. The Flyers have a rebound margin of 7.0 and a turnover margin of -2.2.

The Bonnies are 1-7 ATS in their last 8 games & just 3-9-1 ATS in their last 13 games vs. Dayton. The Flyers are 9-4 ATS in their last 13 games & 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games vs. A-10 opponents.

St. Bonaventure has been led by their defense which ranks 157^th in scoring defense, 100^th in defensive FG%, & 21^st in blocks per game and have been average on the offensive end, ranking t-167^th in scoring offense & 155^th in FG%. Dayton has been led by their defense which ranks 36^th in scoring defense & 29^th in rebound margin, however, despite ranking 18^th in FG%, the Flyers come into this game ranked just 227^th in scoring offense.

St. Bonaventure finally looked more like team we expected to see earlier this season vs. VCU, however, the Bonnies just have been inconsistent this season and this still is a team that recently lost by double-digits to both UConn & Virginia Tech while needed OT to beat La Salle. Dayton has looked solid as of late, which includes a 68-63 victory at home against St. Louis, and as the Flyers have had plenty of success in this matchup, I think Dayton does enough in this one to cover this small spread. Good Luck!