UNLV Rebels vs Dayton Flyers Prediction, 12/17/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: UNLV Rebels vs Dayton Flyers

Date: Tuesday, December 17, 2024

Location: UD Arena in Dayton, OH

TV: ESPN+

UD Arena is the site where the Dayton Flyers (9-2) will take on the UNLV Rebels (5-4) on Tuesday.

The UNLV Rebels played Pacific and took home the win by a score of 72-65 in their last game. UNLV finished having earned a 44.8% FG percentage (26 out of 58) and buried 8 of their 18 three-point shots. At the free throw line, the Rebels converted 12 of their 16 attempts for a percentage of 75.0%. With regard to grabbing rebounds, they earned a total of 36 with 11 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 16 assists in the matchup as well as forcing 12 turnovers and having 4 steals. In reference to defending, UNLV allowed the other team to go 39.7% from the floor on 23 out of 58 shooting. Pacific earned 12 assists and had 6 steals in this matchup. On top of that, Pacific pulled down 34 rebounds (11 offensive, 23 defensive), but didn't have a block. Pacific ended up going 68.2% at the charity stripe by knocking down 15 of 22 attempts. They knocked down 4 of their 21 tries from long range. When talking about personal fouls, the Rebels finished with 20 while Pacific accumulated 18 personal fouls.

Julian Rishwain is a guy who was a contributor for the matchup. He was able to score 21 points on 7 out of 11 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 37 minutes and snagged 4 rebounds. He went 63.6% from the field and also dished out 4 assists.

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UNLV will enter this game with a win-loss record of 5-4 on the year. They lose possession by turning the ball over 11.0 times per contest and as a squad are committing 17.0 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, UNLV is pulling down 32.6 boards per game and is sitting with 114 dimes for the year, which is 339th in the nation in terms of passing. The Rebels are shooting 37.9% on 3-point shots (69 of 182) and 73.4% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 72.8 pts per game (250th in the country) while shooting 44.5% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Rebels are forcing 13.4 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.6 personal fouls. They rank 177th in college hoops in allowing assists with 136 surrendered on the campaign. The Rebels defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 44.0% (223 of 507) and they concede 36.4 rebounds per contest as a group. They are relinquishing 36.5% on 3-point shots while they are 205th in D-1 in points per game allowed (71.8).

In their last game, the Dayton Flyers took home the win by a final score of 71-63 when they played Marquette. In the matter of how they attacked the glass, Dayton allowed Marquette to snag 28 in all (9 on the offensive side). They went 31.0% from 3-point land by shooting 9 of 29 and walked away from this one shooting 10 out of 15 from the free throw line (66.7%). The Flyers allowed Marquette to make 22 of 54 attempts from the floor which left them shooting 40.7% in this game. When the final whistle blew, the Flyers finished 29 out of 61 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 47.5%. Pertaining to shooting from downtown, Dayton knocked down 4 of 19 attempts (21.1%). They were able to knock down 9 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 56.3%. Marquette had 17 fouls for the matchup which got the Flyers to the charity stripe for 16 tries. They coughed up the ball 7 times, while earning 10 steals for this contest. The Flyers collected 22 defensive rebounds and 15 offensive rebounds totaling 37 in the game.

Javon Bennett was important for the Flyers in the matchup. He recorded 15 points in his 34 mins of playing time and accumulated 2 dimes in the matchup. He buried 6 of 9 in this game for a rate of 66.7%, and had 2 rebounds.

Dayton has a win-loss record of 9-2 this season. The Flyers commit 14.4 fouls per game and they go 69.6% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 17.7 times per game (24th in college basketball) and they turn it over 9.0 times per game. Dayton has accounted for 878 points for the year (79.8 per contest) and they grab 35.8 boards per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Flyers are hitting on 49.8% from the field, which is ranked 24th in college hoops.

The Flyers on the defensive side of the court are 92nd in college basketball in PPG given up with 67.5. They are forcing 11.1 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 42.4% from the field (160th in college hoops). The Dayton defense surrenders 31.3% on shots from behind the 3-point line (77 of 246) and opponents are making 74.9% of their shots from the charity stripe. They concede 11.4 assists and 30.6 rebounds per contest, which is ranked 74th and 29th in those categories on the defensive end.

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Dayton

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