VCU at Dayton 2/16/19 - College Basketball Picks & Predictions

The VCU Rams (18 - 6, 9 - 2 CONF) are on the road this weekend in order to take on the hometown Dayton Flyers (16 - 8, 8 - 3 CONF). Dayton will be hosting this matchup at the University of Dayton Arena in Dayton, OH.

VCU comes into this game riding high on a five-game winning streak. Dayton will be taking the court looking to build off of a blowout win over Rhode Island last week. Dayton will be slightly favored in what should be a competitive game.

VCU will be hitting the hardwood with a team that is scoring 71 PPG on offense while shooting 44% from the floor. VCU is led by the play of Marcus Evans (14 PPG, 3 APG, 2 SPG) and he'll be our player to watch in this game. VCU is giving up just 63 PPG on defense and that will be the Rams' calling card in this game. Dayton will look to Jalen Crutcher (13 PPG, 4 RPG, 6 APG) to lead the way in this game. Crutcher is an excellent floor commander, and he's a big reason as to why Dayton is so effective on offense. Dayton is scoring 74 PPG on offense while shooting 50% from the floor as a team. The Flyers are giving up just 67 PPG on defense to opposing teams, so expect Dayton to make this a grind-it-out matchup.