The William & Mary Tribe (3-0) look to remain unbeaten when they meet the Dayton Flyers (2-0) at University of Dayton Arena. The game begins at 2:00 pm ET on Saturday, Nov. 21.
The Flyers had no trouble getting past Alabama 80-48 on Tuesday. Charles Cooke was the game’s leading scorer with 21 points on 6-for-9 shooting. The Tribe, meanwhile, are coming off an 85-60 win over Washington Adventist on Thursday. Omar Prewitt shot 9 for 15 and led in scoring with 22 points.
Dayton is a nine-point favorite in this game and the Over/Under (O/U) is sitting at 146 points. The Flyers have started off well, going 2-0 Straight Up (SU) and 2-0 Against The Spread (ATS). Teams routinely struggle to score points against the Flyers, who allow only 50.5 points per game. The Flyers have limited opponents’ efforts from beyond the arc, allowing 5.0 three-pointers made per game. Opponents have consistently had the ball stolen by the Flyers, who rank 44th in the country in steals per game with 9.0.
Across the court, the Tribe are a perfect 3-0 SU and 1-0 ATS so far.
Dayton and William & Mary have not played one another in a regular season matchup in recent years.
Predictions: SU Winner – Dayton, ATS Winner – Dayton, O/U – Under
Notes
Dayton is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games.
Dayton is 24-1 SU in its last 25 games at home.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Dayton’s last 5 games at home.
William & Mary averages 80.0 points per game, placing the team just 121st in the nation. Dayton ranks eighth in points allowed, giving up 50.5 points per game.
William & Mary won its last game by a 25-point margin. In games decided by a margin of 18 points or more, Dayton is 2-0. William & Mary is 1-0 in blowouts this season.
The Dayton Flyers have the best defense in the country, giving up just 68.9 points per 100 possessions. The William & Mary Tribe rank 99th in offense, scoring 113.8 points in the same number of possessions.
The Dayton Flyers rank lower for their field goal percentage (67th) than they do for their effective field goal percentage (56th), but the William & Mary Tribe have a better FG% ranking (48th) than eFG% ranking (67th).
Dayton ranks 45th in assists, recording 18.5 per game. William & Mary ranks 66th with 17.0 assists per game.
Dayton, the 22nd-ranked team in blocked shots, records an average of 7.0 per game. William & Mary ranks lower at 115th with 4.3.
Dayton ranks 92nd in offensive rebounding. When it comes to defensive rebounds, William & Mary ranks 41st.
Opponents have had an average turnover percentage of 16.6% when playing William & Mary this season. Dayton is undefeated this season (2-0) when its TO% is 16.6% or higher.
