Dayton vs Saint Joseph’s 1/4/23 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Saint Joseph’s Hawks and the Dayton Flyers meet in college basketball action from the UD Arena on Wednesday night.

The Saint Joseph’s Hawks will try to bounce back after an 83-78 loss to Saint Louis in their last game. Erik Reynolds II leads the Hawks in scoring with 18.5 PPG while Cameron Brown has 14 PPG with 6.3 RPG this season. Lynn Greer III has 10.3 PPG with a team-high 4.2 APG to lead the Hawks in assists and to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Saint Joseph’s up to this point in the season. As a team, Saint Joseph’s is averaging 71.7 PPG on 42.4% shooting from the field, 33.7% from three and 68.5% from the foul line this season.

The Dayton Flyers will be out to build on a five-game win streak after a 69-55 win over Davidson in their last matchup. DaRon Holmes II leads the Flyers in scoring with 18.9 PPG along with 8.2 RPG while Mustapha Amzil has 10.5 PPG with 5.2 RPG and Toumani Camara also has 11.3 PPG and a team-high 9.4 PPG to lead the Flyers on the glass and Kobe Elvis has 10.1 PPG also to make up the group of double-digit scorers for Dayton up to this point in the season. Mike Sharavjamts also has a team-high 2.9 APG as well this season. As a team, Dayton is averaging 67.1 points per game on 45.2% shooting from the field, 30.4% from three and 69% from the foul line this season.

Saint Joseph’s is 4-0 ATS In their last 4 games following an ATS win and 1-3-1 ATS in their last 5 road games while the over is 7-3 in their last 10 games against a team with a winning record. Dayton is 6-2 ATS in their last 8 Wednesday games and 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games following an ATS win while the under is 4-1 in their last 4 games following a win.

Saint Joseph’s is 5-0 ATS in their last 5 games overall and 1-3-1 ATS in their last 5 road games while the under is 8-2 in their last 10 games following a loss. Dayton is 10-2 ATS in their last 12 games against a team with a losing record and 5-0 ATS in their last 5 games overall while the under is 5-0 in their last 5 Wednesday games.

I get the case to be made for an underdog in spots and I haven’t been the biggest Dayton fan this season, but there’s no denying how well the Flyers are playing right now and Saint Joseph’s is just having issues with their defense more often than not in recent games. Maybe it’s a fade of Saint Joseph’s more than anything else, but I’m siding with Dayton in this one.