Florida Atlantic vs Dayton Picks and Prediction – 3/19/2025

The Dayton Flyers will host the FAU Owls Wednesday night with a first round matchup in the NIT tournament. Florida Atlantic comes into the NIT tournament with eighteen wins and 15 losses on the year following a 7 point loss against Tulane in their last outing. Defensively Florida Atlantic has been mediocre this season ranking 265th in the nation allowing 71.88 points per game on 42.5% shooting from the floor. Offensively Florida Atlantic held their own averaging 78.76 points on just over 46% shooting this season. Stay in the action with our College Basketball Picks.

Offensively FAU was below average in their last outing scoring 76 points on 36.2% shooting from the floor. Defensively the Owls were outmatched giving up 83 points on 48.1% shooting for the floor. FAU did win the rebounding battle but turned the ball over four times and the loss.

The Dayton Flyers come into the NIT tournament Wednesday night with 22 wins and 10 losses on the year following a 5 point overtime loss in their last outing to end a lengthy winning streak. Defensively Dayton has been mediocre this season allowing 74.6 points on 45.8% shooting from the floor. Offensively Dayton was much better this year averaging 74.36 points on 43.9% shooting ranking 72nd in the country.

Offensively Dayton was below their average last time out scoring just 68 points including only 8 in overtime on 36.6% shooting from the floor. Defensively Dayton had issues giving up 73 points as Saint Joseph scored 13 in the overtime to steal the victory. Dayton lost the rebounding battle by three and turned the ball over 9 times in the loss. Amael L’Etang and Javon Bennett led the way for the Dayton starters last time out scoring 15 points each.

Both teams have had solid enough years but the Flyers are the better team in this game. Look for Dayton to do the work Wednesday against a good team leading to the win. Take Dayton Wednesday night to do the work leading to the win and cover. Final Score Prediction, Dayton Flyers win and cover 76-63.