East Tennessee State Buccaneers vs Dayton Flyers Prediction, 12/2/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: East Tennessee State Buccaneers vs Dayton Flyers

Date: Tuesday, December 2, 2025

Location: UD Arena in Dayton, OH

TV: ESPN+

UD Arena is the location where the Dayton Flyers (6-1) will attempt to beat the East Tennessee State Buccaneers (5-1) on Tuesday.

The East Tennessee State Buccaneers faced off with UL Monroe and notched a win by a score of 97-55 in their last contest. In regard to personal fouls, the Buccaneers ended up walking away with 13 and UL Monroe recorded 7 personal fouls. They also converted 6 of their 27 attempts from beyond the arc. UL Monroe ended up shooting 78.6% from the free throw line by burying 11 of 14 attempts. Moreover, UL Monroe grabbed 24 rebounds (7 offensive, 17 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. UL Monroe dished out 12 dimes and had 6 steals for the matchup. In terms of the defense, East Tennessee State allowed 33.3% from the floor on 19 out of 57 shooting. They also doled out 24 dimes in this game in addition to creating 12 turnovers and getting 8 steals. Concerning pulling down rebounds, they collected a total of 40 with 11 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Buccaneers knocked down 8 of 10 tries for a rate of 80.0%. East Tennessee State walked away from the contest with a 59.1% FG percentage (39 of 66) and made 11 of their 24 three-point attempts.

Jaylen Smith is a player who had an impact in this matchup. He walked away from this one shooting 75.0% from the floor and also totaled 5 dimes. He played for 19 mins played and also grabbed 1 rebound. He racked up 15 points on 6 out of 8 shooting.

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East Tennessee State will enter this matchup with a win-loss mark of 5-1 on the year. They turn it over 10.7 times per contest and as a group they are committing 16.0 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, East Tennessee State is grabbing 37.2 boards per game and has accumulated 94 dimes on the season, which is 232nd in the nation in terms of passing the ball. The Buccaneers are connecting on 31.1% on shots from downtown (42 of 135) and 72.0% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 82.2 pts per game (115th in college) while hitting 50.1% from the field.

Defensively, the Buccaneers are forcing 16.8 turnovers per game while drawing 15.8 personal fouls. They rank 26th in the country in allowing assists to the opposition with 65 surrendered for the campaign. The Buccaneers defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 38.1% (128 of 336) and they relinquish 33.3 rebounds per contest as a team. They relinquish 28.3% on shots from distance and they are 16th in Division 1 in PPG from their opponents (62.0).

When they last played, the Dayton Flyers walked away with a victory by a final of 84-79 when they played Georgetown. The Flyers were able to pull down 26 defensive boards and 10 offensive rebounds for a total of 36 in this game. They turned it over 12 times, while getting 7 steals in this game. Georgetown was called for 25 fouls in this contest which took the Flyers to the free throw line for a total of 32 tries. They were able to knock down 25 of the free throw tries for a rate of 78.1%. In the matter of shots from distance, Dayton buried 11 of their 26 tries (42.3%). In all, the Flyers finished 24 for 59 from the field which had them shooting 40.7%. The Flyers permitted Georgetown to convert 28 of 63 tries from the field which had them at 44.4% in this matchup. They shot 36.0% from distance by going 9 of 25 and ended up going 14 out of 21 at the free throw line (66.7%). With respect to how they rebounded, Dayton permitted Georgetown to snag 38 in total (10 offensive).

Amael L'Etang was important for the Flyers in this game. He accumulated 18 points in his 29 mins of playing time and had 2 assists for the contest. He knocked down 5 out of 7 in this contest for a field goal percentage of 71.4%, and had 6 rebounds.

Dayton has a win-loss mark of 6-1 for the campaign. When it comes to executing on offense, the Flyers are shooting 46.0% from the field, which ranks them 163rd in college. Dayton has tallied 553 points on the season (79.0 per game) and they grab 34.3 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 14.9 times per game (175th in the nation) and they cough up possession 12.0 times per contest. The Flyers have committed 16.9 personal fouls per contest and they go 73.1% from the charity stripe.

The Flyers are ranked 93rd in Division 1 in PPG surrendered with 68.6. They are able to force 17.0 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 42.5% from the field (159th in college hoops). The Dayton defense allows 37.7% on shots from beyond the arc (58 of 154) and opponents are converting on 66.7% of their shots from the free throw line. They surrender 12.6 dimes and 35.0 rebounds on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 139th and 179th in college hoops.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Dayton

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