Rhode Island vs Dayton Pick: Saturday, January 30th

By Jimmy The Bag Jan 30, 2021

Rhode Island vs Dayton Pick: Saturday, January 30th: Rhode Island has won 2 straight and 3 of their last 4. They are coming off a 73-60 win at La Salle on Wednesday night as 7 point favorites. They shot 56.1% from the field and 57.1% from behind the arc, but they also turned the ball over 19 times, which is a concern. RIU average 15.4 turnovers per game, which is way too high. They’re led by Senior guard Fatts Russell who averages 15.1 points per game, and 4.2 assists. His backcourt partner Senior Jeremy Sheppard is the only other Ram averaging double digits with 11.3, and is coming off an excellent game against LaSalle where he went for 25. Sheppard leads the team from the perimeter hitting 45.3% from three. As a whole the Rams are not a strong shooting team, hitting 45.7% from the field, 33.6% from behind the arc and 68.2% from the line.

Dayton has won 4 of their last 5, bouncing back from their worst game of the season last Saturday in an ugly 66-43 loss at VCU, to defeat #22 Saint Louis on Tuesday 76-71, as 9 point underdogs. The Flyers shot 44.4% from three in the victory. Backcourt tandem Seniors Jalen Crutcher and Ibi Watson played the entire 40 minutes in the win combining for 45 points. This was once a deep team but 2 of their 5 players averaging double digits aren’t available. Forward Chase Johnson left the team and Guard Rodney Chatman is out indefinitely with a hand injury. It’s a battle of mid-majors on Saturday afternoon in Dayton.

Rhode Island vs Dayton Odds

Rhode Island are 6-4 in their last 10 games, outscoring their opponents by an average of 71.4 to 66.2 in that span. The Rams have similar offensive and defensive numbers, with an average combined total of 141.5 points per game, which could be why the Rams have gone ‘Over’ the betting total in 10 of their 17 games this season. As for Dayton, the Flyers are 7-3 in their last 10, and have outscored their opponents by 69 to 66.3 along the way. The Flyers are the best free-throw shooting team in the league, hitting at a 60.5% rate from the line.