St. Bonaventure Bonnies vs Dayton Flyers Prediction, 3/13/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Bonaventure Bonnies vs Dayton Flyers

Date: Friday, March 13, 2026

Location: PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, PA

TV: USA Net

Odds/Point Spread: Dayton (-7)

The St. Bonaventure Bonnies (16-16) are on their way to PPG Paints Arena on Friday where they will take on the Dayton Flyers (21-10) in the Atlantic 10 Quarterfinals. Dayton opens this matchup as 7-point favorites. The over/under has been set at 140.5.

The St. Bonaventure Bonnies stepped onto the hardwood against La Salle and earned the victory with a final of 99-80 in their last game. St. Bonaventure finished the game with a 56.7% FG percentage (38 out of 67) and knocked down 13 out of their 24 3-point shots. At the free throw line, the Bonnies converted 10 of 14 shots for a percentage of 71.4%. In regard to hauling in boards, they compiled a total of 37 with 13 of them being offensive. They also recorded 24 assists for this game as well as forcing 11 turnovers and getting 8 steals. When talking about the defense, St. Bonaventure allowed 43.1% from the floor on 28 of 65 shooting. La Salle distributed 12 dimes and had 11 steals for this contest. Additionally, La Salle pulled down 25 rebounds (12 offensive, 13 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. La Salle finished the contest at 80.0% at the charity stripe by making 20 of 25 shots. They knocked down 4 out of their 16 attempts from downtown. When discussing fouls, the Bonnies finished with 17 and La Salle finished the game with 16 fouls.

Daryl Simmons II is one player who came through in this contest. He ended up with 21 points on 8 of 21 shooting. He played 37 minutes and snagged 2 rebounds. He shot 38.1% from the field and dished out 1 assist.

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St. Bonaventure will take the court with a mark of 16-16 for the season. They are turning it over 11.5 times per game and as a unit are committing 16.3 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, St. Bonaventure is collecting 35.6 rebounds per contest and has 517 dimes for the season, which has them ranked 58th in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Bonnies are shooting 37.7% on 3-point shots (234 of 621) and 75.0% from the free throw line. They average 77.2 pts per game (148th in Division 1) while connecting on 46.9% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Bonnies are forcing their opponents into 11.8 turnovers per contest and they draw 15.7 personal fouls. They are ranked 287th in D-1 in allowing assists with 474 surrendered this season. The Bonnies defense is allowing an opponent FG percentage of 45.9% (838 of 1,825) and they surrender 31.8 rebounds per game as a group. They are giving up 35.9% on shots from downtown and they are 221st in college in points per game allowed (75.2).

In their last game, the Dayton Flyers took a loss by a final score of 68-62 when they faced VCU. The Flyers recorded 22 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds totaling 31 for this contest. They coughed it up 9 times, while getting 4 steals for the contest. VCU earned 15 fouls in this matchup which took the Flyers to the free throw line for a total of 15 attempts. They were able to make 8 of those for a rate of 53.3%. In regard to 3-pointers, Dayton buried 4 of their 22 attempts (18.2%). Overall, the Flyers finished the game shooting 25 out of 55 from the floor which gave them a rate of 45.5%. The Flyers allowed VCU to convert 25 of 51 tries from the field which had them shooting 49.0% in this game. They finished the game shooting 38.1% from 3-point land by connecting on 8 out of 21 and ended up shooting 10 of 13 at the free throw line (76.9%). When discussing rebounding, Dayton allowed VCU to grab 28 overall (4 on the offensive glass).

Javon Bennett pitched in for the Flyers in this game. He recorded 17 points in his 37 minutes on the court and totaled 2 assists for the game. He made 6 of 11 for this game giving him a rate of 54.5%, and had 1 rebound.

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Dayton has a win-loss record of 21-10 so far this year. As an offensive team, the Flyers are connecting on 45.3% from the floor, which is 180th in college hoops. Dayton has accumulated 2,328 pts so far this year (75.1 per game) and they average 32.5 boards per contest. They are getting an assist 14.4 times per contest (143rd in the country) and they are giving up possession 12.1 times per game. The Flyers are committing 16.6 fouls every game and they go 75.1% from the free throw line.

The Dayton defense concedes 35.4% on 3-point shots (249 of 704) and their opponents are connecting on 70.7% of their shots from the charity stripe. They relinquish 12.4 assists and 34.0 rebounds every game, which ranks them 96th and 150th in those categories. The Flyers defensively are ranked 75th in college in points allowed per game with 70.1. They are forcing their opponents into 14.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 43.6% from the field (143rd in D-1).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Dayton (-7)

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