Dayton Flyers (Overall: 24-7, Conf: 15-3)
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Team Strengths:
The Flyers, priced at a decent +15,000 to win the national title, have played very well on both ends of the floor this season en route to making their fourth-consecutive trip to the NCAA Tournament.
Head coach Archie Miller has done a fantastic job of maximizing his team’s veteran starters, particularly with the senior backcourt tandem of Scoochie Smith and Charles Cooke. Dayton’s top two stars were instrumental in keeping the team’s superb ball rotation moving, one which translated to 61 percent of the team’s made field goals this season having been assisted on the play.
Team Weaknesses:
Unfortunately, the Flyers lost the high ground towards the tail-end of their campaign. They’re entering the Big Dance with two-straight losses; both against mediocre conference rivals George Washington in the regular-season finale and Davidson in the opening round of the Atlantic 10 conference tournament.
It’s a good thing that they were able to pile up wins early in the season to avoid a lower seed in the NCAA Tournament. However, they’ve been paired up with another dangerous mid-major opponent in the first round in Wichita State, which has topped its own conference in virtually every major statistical category and finished with 30 wins under its belt this season.
Team Stats:
| CATEGORY | STAT / G | NCAA RANK |
| Points | 76.0 | 93rd |
| Rebounds | 34.5 | 230th |
| Assists | 15.7 | 37th |
| Steals | 7.4 | 39th |
| Blocks | 3.8 | 101st |
| Field goal percentage | 46.7 | 47th |
| Three-point percentage | 38.7 | 29th |
| Free throw percentage | 69.1 | 217th |
| Turnovers | 11.9 | 72nd |
Starting Lineup:
| POSITION | NAME | PPG |
| F | Xeryius Williams | 8.4 |
| F | Ryan Mikesell | 5.9 |
| G | Charles Cooke | 16.1 |
| G | Scoochie Smith | 13.5 |
| G | Kyle Davis | 8.1 |
Writer’s Prediction:
The Flyers (+15,000) are one-and-done in the tournament courtesy of the tenth-seeded Shockers.
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