Fordham Rams vs Dayton Flyers Prediction, 12/31/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Fordham Rams vs Dayton Flyers

Date: Wednesday, December 31, 2025

Location: UD Arena in Dayton, OH

TV: ESPN+

The Dayton Flyers (9-4) will go up against the Fordham Rams (9-4) at UD Arena on Wednesday.

The Fordham Rams faced New Haven and walked away with a win by a score of 65-47 in their last contest. Regarding personal fouls, the Rams walked away with 7 and New Haven finished the game with 13 personal fouls. They also knocked down 6 of their 23 attempts from downtown. New Haven ended up going 50.0% from the charity stripe by burying 1 of their 2 tries. Furthermore, New Haven snagged 21 rebounds (6 offensive, 15 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. New Haven distributed 11 assists and had 7 steals for the game. In the matter of defense, Fordham allowed 37.0% from the floor on 20 of 54 shooting. They also recorded 14 dimes in this contest while forcing the other team into 13 turnovers and earning 8 steals. When discussing rebounding, they compiled 35 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Rams knocked down 6 of their 8 tries for a rate of 75.0%. Fordham walked away from the contest having earned a 50.9% FG percentage (27 out of 53) and made 5 out of their 18 three-point shots.

Dejour Reaves is someone who was a major contributor in this contest. He walked away with 19 points on 9 of 13 shooting. He was on the court for 35 mins played and also snagged 3 rebounds. He ended up shooting 69.2% from the field and also recorded 1 assist.

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Fordham comes into this game with a mark of 9-4 so far this year. They are turning it over 11.6 times per game and as a unit they commit 14.3 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Fordham is grabbing 41.8 rebounds per contest and has racked up 219 dimes for the year, which is 55th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. The Rams are shooting 30.6% from downtown (92 of 301) and 66.9% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 75.5 points per contest (240th in D-1) while hitting 47.5% from the field.

On defense, the Rams are forcing 12.3 turnovers per game and they draw 14.2 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 234th in the nation in giving up assists to the opposition with 175 relinquished for the season. The Rams are giving up a shooting percentage of 39.0% (291 of 746) and they concede 30.0 boards per contest as a team. They are relinquishing 32.1% on shots from distance and they are ranked 7th in college hoops in opponents PPG (61.3).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Dayton Flyers took a loss by a final score of 64-61 against Liberty. The Flyers snagged 26 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 35 in the game. They also gave up possession of the ball 10 times, while getting 3 steals for the contest. Liberty had 15 fouls for this contest which got the Flyers to the charity stripe for a total of 15 attempts. They were able to knock down 12 of them for a percentage of 80.0%. When talking about 3-pointers, Dayton knocked down 9 of their 27 tries (33.3%). When all was said and done, the Flyers ended up going 20 out of 53 from the field which gave them a percentage of 37.7%. The Flyers allowed Liberty to convert 26 of 54 tries from the field which had them shooting 48.1% in this contest. They went 44.4% from 3-point land by shooting 8 out of 18 and ended up going 4 out of 9 from the free throw line (44.4%). In reference to attacking the glass, Dayton allowed Liberty to grab 27 in all (3 offensive).

Amael L'Etang ended up having an impact for the Flyers for this contest. He made 7 of 15 for the game for a rate of 46.7%, and tallied 5 rebounds. He earned 19 points in his 28 mins of playing time and had 1 assist for the contest.

Dayton has a record of 9-4 for the campaign. When it comes to offensive execution, the Flyers are shooting 46.2% from the floor, which is 154th in college. Dayton has tallied 1,035 points for the season (79.6 per game) and they pull in 33.8 rebounds per contest. They are earning an assist 14.8 times per contest (169th in the nation) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 11.8 times per contest. The Flyers commit 16.2 personal fouls per game and they go 73.2% from the charity stripe.

The Flyers defensively are ranked 110th in the nation in PPG allowed with 70.3. They are able to force 16.8 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 43.8% from the field (205th in the nation). The Dayton defense gives up 38.1% on three-point shots (111 of 291) and opponents are knocking down 69.4% of their foul shots. They have allowed 12.5 assists and 34.6 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks them 121st and 192nd in those defensive categories.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Dayton

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