The St. Joseph’s Hawks and the Dayton Flyers meet Friday 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 St. Joseph’s Prediction.
St. Joseph’s Recap
The St. Joseph’s Hawks come into this game looking to add on to their 78-61 win over Davidson last time out to improve to 12-7 on the year. After this game, the Hawks will head home for a matchup with Duquesne.
Hawks Looking For Consistency
Xzayvier Brown leads the Hawks in scoring and assists so far this season with 16.1 PPG and 5.1 APG along with 4.5 RPG while Rasheer Fleming has 15.9 PPG with a team-high 9.3 RPG to lead the Hawks on the glass up to this point in the year. Erik Reynolds II has 15.3 PPG with 2.7 RPG and 2.8 APG and Derek Simpson’s also got 10.4 PPG with 4.2 RPG and 4 APG to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for Saint Joseph’s up to this point in the year. As a team, Saint Joseph’s is averaging 76.4 PPG on 45% shooting from the field, 34.7% from three, and 73.4% from the foul line this season.
Why the Saint Joseph’s Hawks will win
- Dayton has lost three of its last four night games.
Dayton Recap
The Dayton Flyers come into this game looking to add to an 82-62 win over Duquesne last time out to improve to 13-6 on the year. After this game, the Flyers will head on the road for a game against Saint Bonaventure.
Flyers Win Back-To-Back Games
Nate Santos leads the Flyers in scoring with 14.1 PPG along with 5.2 RPG while Enoch Cheeks has 13.7 PPG with a team-high 6.7 RPG to lead the Flyers on the glass so far this season. Zed Key has 11.2 PPG with 4.1 RPG while Malachi Smith has 10.9 PPG with a team-high 5.9 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. Javon Bennett’s also chipped in 9.7 PPG as well on the year. As a team, Dayton is averaging 76.1 PPG on 47.6% shooting from the field, 36.3% from three, and 71.7% from the foul line this season.
Why the Dayton Flyers will win
- Dayton has won 27 of its last 28 games at University of Dayton Arena.
- Saint Joseph’s has lost each of its last four games at University of Dayton Arena.
Total Points Facts
- Five of Dayton’s last six night games at University of Dayton Arena have produced a total of 134 or fewer points.
- Four of Saint Joseph’s’ last five road night games against Conference opponents have produced a total of 139 or fewer points.
Dayton vs St. Joseph’s Prediction
I’m on Saint Joseph’s and the points here. The Hawks are still playing some decent basketball, while Dayton is still a team I’m not sold on if I’m being honest. The difference for this game though, is that Dayton struggles to defend the perimeter, and Saint Joseph’s is a team that hoists up looks predominantly from behind the 3-point line, and the Hawks hit those three at a high rate. The Flyers could still win this game, but I look for Saint Joseph’s to keep this one close and potentially win it outright. Give me Saint Joseph’s and the points in this one.