The Marquette Golden Eagles and the Dayton Flyers meet Saturday in college basketball action from the UD Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Dayton vs Marquette Prediction.
Marquette Recap
The Marquette Golden Eagles come into this one looking to build on their 88-74 win over Wisconsin last time out. After this game, Marquette will head home for their conference opener against Butler.
Golden Eagles Look For Another Road Win
Kam Jones leads the Golden Eagles in scoring and assists with 20.3 PPG and 6.6 APG along with 4.7 RPG while David Joplin has 14.8 PPG with 5.6 RPG to lead the Golden Eagles on the glass. Chase Ross also has 10.7 PPG with 4.5 RPG and 2.6 APG and Stevie Mitchell has 11.9 PPG with 3.5 RPG to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for Marquette so far this season. As a team, Marquette is averaging 83.4 PPG on 47.5% shooting from the field, 33.9% from three and 74.4% from the foul line this season.
Why the Marquette Golden Eagles will win
- Marquette has won 23 of its last 24 games against non-AP-ranked opponents.
- Dayton has lost four of its last five games against AP-ranked opponents.
Dayton Recap
The Dayton Flyers come into this one looking to build on an 86-62 win over Lehigh last time out. After this game, Dayton will welcome UNLV to town.
Flyers Win Third Straight
Enoch Cheeks leads the Flyers in scoring and rebounding with 16 PPG and 7.6 RPG while Nate Santos has 14 PPG with 5.2 RPG. Zed Key has 12.1 PPG with 4.1 RPG while Malachi Smith has 11.6 PPG with a team-high 5.5 APG to lead the Flyers in assists and to round out the group of double-digit scorers for Dayton up to this point in the year. As a team, Dayton is averaging 80.7 PPG on 50% shooting from the field, 38.8% from three and 70.5% from the foul line this season.
Why the Dayton Flyers will win
- Dayton has won each of its last 23 games at University of Dayton Arena.
Dayton vs Marquette Prediction
I’m on Dayton here. This Marquette team thrives on forcing turnovers and getting out in transition to succeed, and this is an experienced Dayton team that takes care of the basketball and is rock solid on both ends of the floor. I like backing Marquette at home and as underdogs, but I think this is a spot where the UD Arena will be rocking for this matchup. Give me Dayton here.