Saint Louis Billikens vs Dayton Flyers Prediction, 2/24/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Saint Louis Billikens vs Dayton Flyers

Date: Tuesday, February 24, 2026

Location: UD Arena in Dayton, OH

TV: ESPN+

UD Arena is the site where the Dayton Flyers (18-9) will compete against the Saint Louis Billikens (25-2) on Tuesday.

The Saint Louis Billikens played VCU and earned the victory with a final of 88-75 in their last game. Saint Louis walked away from the game with a 51.5% FG percentage (34 out of 66) and buried 10 out of their 25 three-point attempts. From the charity stripe, the Billikens converted 10 of their 19 attempts for a rate of 52.6%. When it comes to grabbing rebounds, they collected 40 with 13 of them being of the offensive variety. They also distributed 16 assists for this game as well as forcing the opposition into 16 turnovers and having 9 steals. Concerning defending, Saint Louis allowed the other team to shoot 32.8% from the field on 21 out of 64 shooting. VCU recorded 10 dimes and had 11 steals in this contest. Moreover, VCU snagged 39 rebounds (17 offensive, 22 defensive), but didn't notch a block. VCU finished the game shooting 75.0% at the charity stripe by converting 24 of 32 tries. They converted 9 of 29 shots from beyond the arc. In the matter of personal fouls, the Billikens ended up with 21 and VCU accumulated 16 personal fouls.

Kellen Thames is someone who had an impact for this contest. He finished with 16 points on 7 of 8 shooting. He was on the court for 17 mins played and also collected 4 rebounds. He walked away from this one shooting 87.5% from the floor but had no dimes when the game ended.

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Saint Louis enters this contest with a mark of 25-2 for the campaign. They are averaging 90.1 pts per contest (5th in D-1) while shooting 51.7% from the field. The Billikens are shooting 40.8% on shots from downtown (306 of 750) and 73.0% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Saint Louis is collecting 41.9 rebounds per contest and has earned 513 dimes this year, which ranks 11th in college hoops in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 12.6 times per game and as a squad are committing 18.5 fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on defense, the Billikens are forcing 12.1 turnovers per game while drawing 16.5 personal fouls. They rank 22nd in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 301 surrendered on the year. The Billikens are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 36.3% (601 of 1,655) and they relinquish 32.4 boards per game as a team. They concede 27.7% on 3-pointers and they are ranked 44th in college hoops in points per game allowed (68.1).

For their last game, the Dayton Flyers walked away with a victory by a final of 78-66 when they faced Duquesne. With respect to how they attacked the glass, Dayton allowed Duquesne to collect 32 overall (13 on the offensive side). They shot 42.1% from beyond the arc by going 8 of 19 and finished the game at 18 of 24 at the free throw line (75.0%). The Flyers allowed Duquesne to bury 20 of 53 attempts from the field which left them shooting 37.7% in the game. When all was said and done, the Flyers went 23 out of 52 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 44.2%. When talking about 3-point shots, Dayton knocked down 8 out of their 21 tries (38.1%). They were able to knock down 24 of those for a percentage of 75.0%. Duquesne earned 22 personal fouls in the game which took the Flyers to the free throw line for a total of 32 shots. They also coughed it up 7 times, while getting 5 steals for the matchup. The Flyers recorded 22 defensive boards and 11 offensive rebounds for a total of 33 in this matchup.

Amael L'Etang ended up being important for the Flyers for this game. He converted 5 out of 7 in this game giving him a field goal percentage of 71.4%, and tallied 10 rebounds. He accumulated 17 points in his 31 mins of playing time and totaled 5 assists in the matchup.

Dayton has a mark of 18-9 this year. The Flyers are committing 16.7 fouls every game and they connect on 75.2% from the free throw line. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 14.3 times per contest (159th in D-1) and they are giving up possession 12.0 times per contest. Dayton has accumulated 2,056 points on the season (76.1 per game) and they pull in 33.0 boards per contest. In terms of offensive execution, the Flyers are hitting on 45.0% from the floor, which is 197th in the nation.

The Flyers are ranked 103rd in the country in points given up per game with 71.0. They are forcing 15.3 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 43.7% from the field (160th in college hoops). The Dayton defense allows 36.5% on three-point shots (226 of 619) and opponents are making 71.2% of their shots from the charity stripe. They allow 12.6 assists and 34.2 rebounds per game, which is 120th and 174th in those defensive categories.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Saint Louis

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