St Bonaventure Bonnies vs Dayton Flyers Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 01/18/2022

Game Time: 7:00 pm ET, Tuesday, January 18, 2022

Venue:  University of Dayton Arena, Dayton, OH

Where to Watch:  ESPN+

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  St. Bonaventure NL, Dayton NL; Over/Under:  NL points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  St. Bonaventure +2.5, Dayton -2.5; Over/Under:  133.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  St. Bonaventure NL, Dayton NL; Over/Under:  NL points

 

St Bonaventure Bonnies:  10-3 (2nd place, A10)

Dayton Flyers:  11-6 (4th place, A10)

 

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St Bonaventure Bonnies:  3-2 last 5

Dayton Flyers:  4-1 last 5

 

 

 

St. Bonaventure is coming into this game with a 10-3 record overall and they are 1-0 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. This will be their 3rd conference matchup of the year and they are currently 2-0 in their conference games this season. Their last loss was against the Virginia Tech Hokies but they have gone on a 2 game winning streak since then with wins coming against the La Salle Explorers and the VCU Rams in their last game. Jalen Adaway led the team in points in that game with 25 while Jaren English was next on the team with 17 points. Kyle Lofton led the team in assists in that game with 6 while Adaway led the team in rebounds with 8. They are 44.7% from the field, 33.5% from 3-point range, and 78% from the free throw line with their shooting this season. Their offense is averaging 72.3 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 67.9 PPG against them. St. Bonaventure has an ATS record of 4-8-1 this season and their O/U record is 7-6.

 

 

Dayton is coming into this game with a 11-6 record overall and they are 6-4 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. This will be the 5th conference matchup on their schedule this year and they are currently 3-1 in their conference games this season. Their last loss was against the VCU Rams but they have gone on a 3 game winning streak since then with wins coming against the George Washington Colonials, the Saint Louis Billikens, and the Duquesne Dukes in their last game. DaRon Holmes II led the team in points in that game with 18 while Kobe Elvis was next on the team with 16 points. Malachi Smith led the team in assists in that game with 7 while Toumani Camara and Koby Brea off the bench both led the team in rebounds with 6 each. They are 48.4% from the field, 33.6% from 3-point range, and 69.6% from the free throw line with their shots this season. Their offense is averaging 70 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 62.5 PPG against them. Dayton has an ATS record of 9-8 this season and their O/U record is 8-9.

 

St. Bonaventure is coming into this game as a 2.5 point underdog with the current betting odds according to Draftkings Sportsbook. St. Bonaventure has been having a great season and have won 2 straight coming into this one. They have won their only road game played this season and they have also won both of their conference games. They are going up against a Dayton side that have also been playing well winning 3 straight coming into this game but they have not played any tough teams in that span. Dayton has not been great at home this season with a 6-4 record there but they have also had a much weaker schedule than St. Bonaventure has had recently. Even though St. Bonaventure did not win those games against the tougher opponents, they will still benefit from playing a team in that kind of stronger conference. St. Bonaventure is the better team here and they have been playing much better this season, they should pull off an upset in this game. The best bet to place in this one is on St. Bonaventure to cover the spread here.

 

St Bonaventure Dayton Prediction:  Our NCAAB Pick for Tuesday, January 18, 2022 (7:00 pm ET start time) is St. Bonaventure 67 Dayton 63.

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St Bonaventure Bonnies: 24-18 ATS as a road underdog of 3 points or less or pick. 22-16 ATS in a road game where the total is 130 to 134.5. 23-14 ATS against conference opponents. 11-6 ATS in January games. 23-14 ATS after a conference game. 13-7 ATS after a game giving up 5 or less offensive rebounds.

Dayton Flyers: 25-15 O/U when the total is 130 to 139.5. 23-17 O/U against conference opponents. 26-18 O/U when playing only their 2nd game in a week. 18-8 O/U after 2 straight games giving up 9 or less offensive rebounds. 129-86 O/U after 1 or more consecutive unders.

 

 

St Bonaventure Bonnies:  A. Mellouk (F) Out indefinitely - Undisclosed injury.

Dayton Flyers:  None.

 

 

“Today was a complete game. We didn’t play perfect, we missed some shots and we missed some defensive assignments, but I thought the effort was there. We stuck together, we were committed to each other and it was a good performance against a really good team.” - Mark Schmidt on his team’s win against VCU.

 

 

“Travis has got a really good team. They play hard, and they play together. In terms of a competitive standpoint, it was a hard-fought game.” - Anthony Grant after his team’s win against Saint Louis.

 

 

 

Jalen Adaway 

Jaren Holmes 

K. Lofton 

O. Osunniyi 

D. Welch

 

R. Blakney 

T. Camara 

K. Elvis 

D. Holmes II 

M. Smith

 

 

PPG: J. Holmes (16)

APG: K. Lofton (5.8)

RPG: J. Adaway (7.5)

 

PPG: D. Holmes II (11.1)

APG: M. Smith (4.8)

Reb/G: T. Camara (6.7)

 

Coaches:

St Bonaventure Bonnies: Mark Schmidt (15th season)

Dayton Flyers: Anthony Grant (5th season)