Dayton Flyers vs Saint Joseph's Hawks Prediction, 1/24/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Dayton Flyers vs Saint Joseph's Hawks

Date: Saturday, January 24, 2026

Location: Michael J. Hagan '85 Arena in Philadelphia, PA

TV: ESPN+

The Dayton Flyers (14-5) are on their way to Michael J. Hagan '85 Arena on Saturday where they will try to beat the Saint Joseph's Hawks (11-8).

The Dayton Flyers played La Salle and took a loss by a final of 67-64 in their last contest. When discussing fouls, the Flyers ended up finishing with 19 and La Salle recorded 17 fouls. They also made 7 of 22 shots from 3-point range. La Salle ended up going 64.3% when shooting free throws by converting 18 of their 28 shots. Additionally, La Salle grabbed 29 rebounds (8 offensive, 21 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. La Salle earned 14 assists and had 10 steals in this contest. When it comes to the defense, Dayton allowed their opponent to shoot 44.7% from the floor on 21 of 47 shooting. They also recorded 12 assists for the game as well as forcing 13 turnovers and having 10 steals. When talking about grabbing boards, they earned a total of 30 with 10 of them being of the offensive variety. At the free throw line, the Flyers made 13 of their 18 attempts for a rate of 72.2%. Dayton wrapped up the game having earned a 44.4% field goal percentage (24 out of 54) and converted 3 out of their 23 shots from downtown.

Keonte Jones is one player who played a role in this matchup. He finished shooting 75.0% from the field and dished out 2 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 34 mins and also totaled 10 rebounds. He racked up 14 points on 6 out of 8 shooting.

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Dayton will take the court with a record of 14-5 on the campaign. They are turning it over 11.2 times per contest and as a squad are committing 16.2 fouls per contest. As a team, Dayton is snagging 33.0 boards per game and has accumulated 270 dimes for the year, which ranks 215th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. The Flyers are connecting on 31.9% on shots from 3-point land (142 of 445) and 75.5% from the charity stripe. They average 76.8 pts per game (185th in D-1) while going 45.0% from the field.

On defense, the Flyers are forcing their opponents into 16.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 20.9 fouls. They relinquish 35.1% on 3-pointers and they are 49th in the nation in points per game allowed (68.1). The Flyers defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 42.8% (455 of 1,064) and they surrender 35.4 rebounds per contest as a team. They are currently ranked 93rd in college in giving up assists with 237 surrendered so far this season.

When they last played, the Saint Joseph's Hawks took a loss by a final score of 79-72 against VCU. When discussing how they rebounded, Saint Joseph's permitted VCU to collect 31 in all (9 offensive). They went 36.7% from distance by connecting on 11 out of 30 and walked away from this one shooting 14 of 20 from the free throw line (70.0%). The Hawks allowed VCU to make 27 of 63 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 42.9% in the game. Overall, the Hawks shot 26 for 55 from the field which gave them a rate of 47.3%. In terms of three-point shots, Saint Joseph's buried 8 out of 18 attempts (44.4%). They were able to make 12 of those for a percentage of 63.2%. VCU was called for 15 personal fouls for the game which got the Hawks to the charity stripe for 19 tries. They also coughed up the ball 18 times, while getting 5 steals in the matchup. The Hawks were able to collect 27 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive boards totaling 33 for this contest.

Derek Simpson ended up having an impact for the Hawks in this contest. He recorded 27 points in his 36 minutes on the hardwood and added 4 dimes for the contest. He converted 10 out of 16 in this game giving him a rate of 62.5%, and had 1 rebound.

Saint Joseph's has a win-loss mark of 11-8 so far this year. The Hawks commit 15.0 personal fouls every game and they go 75.9% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 15.2 times per contest (121st in college hoops) and they are turning it over 12.4 times per contest. Saint Joseph's has earned 1,414 pts for the season (74.4 per contest) and they grab 39.5 boards per contest. In terms of offensive execution, the Hawks are shooting 42.3% from the floor, which is ranked 315th in college.

The Hawks defensively are ranked 167th in college hoops in PPG allowed with 73.0. They are able to force 10.7 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 42.1% from the floor (96th in college). The Saint Joseph's defense gives up 33.6% on shots from distance (152 of 452) and their opponents are making 68.0% of their free throw shots. They have given up 13.4 dimes and 35.7 rebounds per game, which is ranked 184th and 253rd in those defensive categories.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Dayton

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