Dayton vs. VCU: College Basketball Betting Preview, Tips And Picks – February 9, 2024

Written By PlayPicks Staff on February 9, 2024

In regular season action on Friday, the No. 18 Dayton Flyers (19-3, 9-1 A-10) will play the VCU Rams (15-8, 7-3 A-10), with DaRon Holmes II and Max Shulga among the key players to watch. Tipoff at Stuart C. Siegel Center is at 7:00 PM ET. The Flyers are currently modest 2.5-point favorites over the Rams. The game’s over/under is 134.5.

Dayton vs. VCU Betting Lines

Dayton vs VCU Betting Information
Favorite Spread Total
Dayton -2.5 134.5 points

Computer Picks

Spread Pick VCU (+2.5)
Total Pick Over (134.5)

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Dayton vs. VCU Stat Rankings

Dayton Avg. (Rank) VCU Avg. (Rank)
75.0 (162nd) Points Scored 72.4 (229th)
65.0 (29th) Points Allowed 65.9 (40th)
(1st) Rebounds (1st)
7.5 (270th) Off. Rebounds 8.0 (239th)
9.5 (23rd) 3pt Made 8.4 (87th)
15.0 (80th) Assists 14.2 (118th)
9.5 (34th) Turnovers 11.8 (222nd)

Dayton vs. VCU Betting Trends

  • The Flyers’ record against the spread is 12-9-1.
  • As 2.5-point favorites or more, Dayton is 6-8 against the spread.
  • The Flyers have played 22 games this year, and 12 of them have gone over the total.
  • In 13 games this season, Dayton and its opponent have combined to score more than 134.5 points.
  • The point total average for Flyers games this season is 140.0, 5.5 points higher than the over/under for this matchup.
  • VCU is 14-8-1 against the spread this season.
  • The Rams’ ATS record as 2.5-point underdogs or more is 3-2-1.
  • Dayton has seen 12 of its 22 games go over the point total.
  • Rams games have had over 134.5 points 13 times this season.
  • This season, VCU’s games have resulted in an average scoring total of 138.3, which is 3.8 points higher than the over/under for this matchup.

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Dayton Impact Players

  • Holmes II posts 19.7 points and 7.6 rebounds per game — both team highs. He is also putting up 2.5 assists, shooting 54.8% from the floor and 38.6% from downtown with 1.0 made 3-pointers per contest.
  • Nate Santos is putting up 11.7 points, 1.6 assists and 6.6 rebounds per contest.
  • Javon Bennett paces his team in assists per contest (3.7), and also averages 9.2 points and 2.2 rebounds. At the other end, he posts 1.3 steals and 0.1 blocked shots.
  • Enoch Cheeks puts up 6.6 points, 5.2 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game, shooting 41.7% from the field.
  • Kobe Elvis posts 9.8 points, 2.5 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game, shooting 37.2% from the floor and 36.9% from beyond the arc with 1.4 made 3-pointers per game.

VCU Impact Players

  • Shulga paces the Rams in scoring (15.1 points per game) and assists (3.7), and posts 4.8 rebounds. He also delivers 1.0 steal and 0.3 blocked shots.
  • Zeb Jackson is putting up a team-high 3.8 assists per game. He’s also contributing 11.8 points and 4.2 rebounds, making 38.8% of his shots from the floor, and 28.0% from 3-point range resulting in 1.4 triples per game.
  • Toibu Lawal is the Rams’ top rebounder (5.6 per game), and he contributes 7.5 points and 0.4 assists.
  • Christian Fermin gets the Rams 6.0 points, 4.9 rebounds and 0.5 assists per game. He also puts up 0.2 steals and 1.7 blocked shots.
  • Jason Nelson is putting up 6.4 points, 1.5 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game, making 37.6% of his shots from the floor and 34.8% from beyond the arc, with 1.0 treys per game.

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