La Salle vs Dayton Prediction College Basketball Picks 12/31/24

In this article, we will formulate a La Salle vs Dayton Prediction for this college basketball game on Tuesday, December 31st, at UD Arena. To formulate this prediction, we will examine:

-The Explorers’ recent form and recent player performance 

-The Flyers’ recent form and recent player performance

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving La Salle

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Dayton

-Recent betting trends in games played between La Salle and Dayton

-A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for Today’s Game between the Explorers and Flyers. 

La Salle Looks for Third Straight Win

La Salle has a ton of confidence and they have won two straight games. Two games ago against Fairleigh Dickinson, La Salle won 77-72, and in the last game against Immaculata, they were able to secure a 108-48 victory. At halftime, they were up 62-19 and they never looked back on the way to the victory. It was a balanced attack, with Tunde Vahlberg Fassi being the top scorer putting up 21 points, three rebounds, and one assist. There were five different players that ended up putting up 10 points. 

La Salle on the season is averaging 78.7 points while their defense is giving up 73.4 points per game. The offense is ranked 110th in the league while the defense is ranked 237th. This is a team that likes to push the pace but the defense has been a major issue. This is a team that likes to push the pace and they are averaging 64.7 shot attempts per game which is 24th in the league. One positive is that La Salle isn’t dealing with any injury issues heading into this game. La Salle will take on Loyola Chicago and St. Bonaventure after this game.

How Does Dayton Bounce Back?

Dayton has had some big wins this season, but they are coming off a loss in the last game. This is the same Dayton team that has beaten UConn. Two games ago against UNLV, they were able to secure a 66-65 victory. In the last game against Cincinnati, Dayton scored 59 points, and they ended up losing by seven points. In the first half, the offense scored only 17 points, and even though they scored 42 points in the second half, it was a little too late. The Flyers shot only 39.2 percent from the field and 27.8 percent from behind the three-point line. The defense was actually good, though, and they held the Bearcats to only 27.6 percent from deep. 

Dayton on the season is averaging 77.2 points while their defense is giving up 67.2 points per game. The offense is ranked 150th in the league while the defense is ranked 83rd in the league. Enoch Cheeks is averaging 13.9 points while shooting 51.3 percent from the field and 40 percent from behind the three-point line. There are four different players that are averaging at least 11.2 points per game. Guard Marvel Allen is dealing with a knee injury and he’s been ruled out for the rest of the season. In this game, Dayton is going to need to get the offense out to a fast start and they really need to try and put the pressure on the La Salle defense. Dayton has gone 8-0 at home this season and they have gone 8-0 as favorites straight up.

La Salle vs Dayton Prediction

Dayton’s record is a bit misleading because of how tough of a schedule they have played so far this season. This Dayton offense wasn’t great in the last game, but overall this season they are averaging 77.2 points per game and they are going to have no issue getting out to a fast start here. This La Salle defense has also been a major issue giving up 73.4 points per game and they are going to really struggle again here. Dayton is going to have no issue running up the score, and that will end up being the difference here. Back Dayton to win this game and cover the spread.