The (6-7 SU, 7-6 ATS) Saint Joseph's Hawks and (10-5 SU, 7-8 ATS) Dayton Flyers will take the court on Wednesday for an Atlantic 10 Conference hoops matchup at UD Arena. The Hawks, 0-1 in conference play, lost 83-78 to Saint Louis in their last game. The Flyers, 2-0 in conference play, beat Davidson 69-55 on Saturday. Dayton beat St. Joe's 74-62 in their lone meeting last season. The Flyers are 24-19 all-time versus the Hawks.
Dayton will be without guards Kobe Elvis (10.1 PPG, 4.0 RPG, and 3.0 APG) and Malachi Smith (5.3 PPG, 4.5 RPG, and 4.5 APG), who are out indefinitely with lower body injuries. Saint Joe's freshman guard Christian Winborne (5.9 PPG) is not expected to play due to a lower leg ailment.
Tip-off from Dayton, OH, is at 7:00 p.m. ET. Dayton is a 15.5-point spread favorite, and the game total is 133 points.
Saint Joseph's has won three of its past five, picking up wins over Saint Peter's, Sacred Heart, and Central Connecticut. The Hawks dropped their most recent matchup to Saint Louis in their first conference game of the 2022-23 season. St. Joe's was led by Erik Reynolds II, who scored 18 points on 7-for-16 shooting.
The Hawks are scoring 71.7 points per game on 42.4 percent shooting this season, including 33.7 percent from three-point range. Their offensive efficiency rating, adjusted for schedule, is 221st in D-1, per KenPom. Reynolds paces the team in scoring, averaging 18.5 points per game.
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Senior guard Cameron Brown (14.0 PPG and 6.3 RPG), sophomore guard Lynn Greer III (10.3 PPG, 4.0 RPG, and 4.2 APG), and sophomore forward Kacper Klaczek (9.2 PPG and 5.8 RPG) are key contributors, as well.
St. Joe's surrenders 72.5 points on 43.1 percent shooting, including 33.6 percent from distance. The Hawks' adjusted defensive efficiency rating is 209th, and their assist-per-turnover ratio (0.93) is 207th.