Dayton vs Saint Louis Betting Preview
College basketball content contributor Kyle Kargel gives his Dayton vs Saint Louis prediction in the Atlantic 10. At the time of posting, the Billikens have opened as a 3-point home favorite over the road Flyers, with the total sitting at 133 points. Spread and totals info courtesy of KenPom.
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Saturday, February 5 | A-10 Basketball Betting Notes |
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Point Spread: | Dayton Flyers +3 vs Saint Louis Billikens |
Total: | 133 Points |
Game Time: | 2:00pm ET / 11:00am PT |
Arena: | Chaifetz Arena in St. Louis, MO |
TV: | ESPNU |
Dayton vs Saint Louis Analysis
We have an intense Atlantic 10 Conference matchup set which will see Dayton and Saint Louis battle it out to see who will inch closer to Davidson at the top of the standings.
Both of these teams have been treading along nicely recently with the Flyers going 8-2 in their last ten and Billikens going 7-3.
Both of these teams still have their only matchup with Davidson to come so this conference is still wide open to win. So what differentiates these teams heading into this key matchup? Let’s take a look.
Dayton Flying Up The Rankings
Dick Vitale would go nuts covering a Flyers game with the amount of “Diaper Dandies” that are on the team. They have one of the most inexperienced teams in the country that includes 11 freshmen. DaRon Holmes II leads the cast of youngsters with his 12 points and 6 rebounds per game while shooting 65% from the field.
Malachi Smith is the best all around player for the Flyers averaging over 9 pts, 4 reb, 4 asst and 2 steals per game and is one of the team’s key three point shooters shooting 37% from deep. The inexperience shows most when it comes to taking care of the ball as they turn the ball over 21 times per game.
They do excel on the defensive end in general with an adjusted defensive efficiency ranking 33rd in the nation. If they’re not turning it over on offense they tend to find great shots ranking in the top 55 nationally in effective field goal percentage and two point shooting.
Collins Carries Billikens
In conference play the Billikens boast top three rankings in multiple categories including offensive rebound percentage, turnovers as well as adjusted offensive and defensive efficiencies.
The Billikens rely heavily on Yuri Collins who leads the country in assists per game at 8.6 and he also generates over two steals per game, but turns it over four times per game. Where the Billikens lack is size as they don’t roster a player over 6’9”.
They make up for the lack of inside play at the free throw line where they rank top 30 nationally shooting it at 77%. Other contributors on offense for Saint Louis are Gibson Jimerson (17.6 ppg, 88% ft shooting) and Francis Okoro (10 ppg, 57% shooting).
Dayton vs Saint Louis Prediction
I expect this match up to be a tight one but Saint Louis eventually comes away with the win at home as they avenge a loss to Dayton back on January 21 68-63.
Prediction: Saint Louis -3
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