March Madness: Previewing Friday’s Round of 64 Matchups
Wichita State (10) vs. Dayton (7)
This is one of the most interesting games in the first round. We have Wichita State as the 10th-best team in the entire country with a 17.27 nERD. Dayton is a solid team as well, especially since they have gotten healthy. However, we still give Wichita State a 66% chance to pull of the "upset".
Below are three players to keep an eye on from each team.
| Player | Team | PPG | RPG | eFG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Cooke | Dayton | 16.1 | 5.1 | 0.540 |
| Kendall Pollard | Dayton | 14.1 | 5.1 | 0.546 |
| Scoochie Smith | Dayton | 13.5 | 3.1 | 0.549 |
| Markis McDuffie | Wichita St. | 11.8 | 5.7 | 0.535 |
| Landry Shamet | Wichita St. | 11.1 | 2.8 | 0.606 |
| Darral Willis Jr. | Wichita St. | 10.2 | 5.3 | 0.543 |
Here is a quick breakdown of the team stats comparison.
| Team | nERD | O Rtg | eFG% | Reb% | TOV% | D Rtg | Opp. eFG% | Opp. TOV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #7 Dayton | 11.15 | 109.5 | 0.544 | 50.1 | 15.4 | 95.2 | 0.477 | 18.9 |
| #10 Wich St. | 17.27 | 117.7 | 0.547 | 56.0 | 13.8 | 89.5 | 0.438 | 17.8 |
