Bay Area Billiken

75-67 Dayton - Final, outscored SLU 47-26 in 2nd Half.

No call.

What’s that garbage call on Swope, after what Dayton has gotten away with this half?

Avila gave no effort on that defensive rebound (x2) sequence, invoked the bystander defense.

Dayton wants this more, has outhustled SLU this 2nd Half.

Outscored 41-21 so far in 2nd Half.

Welcome to the A10, even though one of these refs is big time and well respected.

How many fouls on Dayton will these refs let go?

VCU level checks on SLU ball handlers.

Despite change of venue from office to home I’m still getting Hooterville level streaming out here in the epicenter of high tech. Meanwhile I’ve seen a lot of whining from Santos and the zebras doing what they can to get Dayton back in this game.

I joined the action and was almost immediately greeted by a stall in the video and the buffering circle.

Dayton actually held its Senior Day this past Saturday and barely survived in Double OT over lowly Richmond. Richmond had Dayton on the ropes near the end of both regulation and the first OT, but let UD off the hook.

SLU has lost 10 straight at Dayton, last won there 11 years ago, 1/11/14, with the Sons of Majerus. The law of averages must say it is time for that streak to end. SLU has lost 3 straight in the series, and it is time for that trend to also end. ESPN Matchup Predictor, per ESPN Analytics, gives Dayton a 76% win probability. Torvik has Dayton by 6, 75-69, with 72% probability. Let's buck all these trends and predictions and get a big road win tomorrow night. The game is relegated to ESPN+, which means we'll likely get the buffering circle, HD suddenly going blurry, and homer hometown announcers. Hopefully, a replay during live play won't override a made SLU 3-point shot like happened last week at Davidson. Oh well, in the words of the late Al Davis, "Just win baby."

Official Attendance: 8,084.

Today’s massacre sets up a huge game Tuesday night at Dayton.

Chicago never wins in St. Louis.

From Belleville Althoff to SLU to Showtime, JGood is a stat sheet stuffer, rebounds, steals, dives for the loose balls, jumps into the crowd. Laker fans love him. LeBron passes him the ball.

Lines: ESPN SLU -2.5, Total 139.5; CBS Sports SLU -3, o139.5.

https://x.com/SethDavisHoops/status/1895130580460937581 This is an interesting take from Seth Davis. Jeff Goodman posts: https://x.com/GoodmanHoops/status/1894947448134508647

Lines: ESPN DAV -1.5, Total 145.5; CBS Sports DAV -2, Total 144.5.

Possibly - The Warriors tip off 3 hours later tonight at home vs. Charlotte. One suspects the streaming capability and bandwidth are better in the Warriors’ Chase Center locker room than out here in suburbia.

SLU is better than Davidson in every metric reviewed (NET, Pomeroy, ESPN BPI, Torvik, Haslametrics, ELO, RPI, Massey), but Davidson is favored due to having the home court. Torvik has Davidson winning 74-70, with 63% win probability. Haslametrics has Davidson winning 73.28 to 72.67, less than a point. ESPN BPI has Davidson winning by 2.2 points, with 58% win probability, and ESPN Analytics Matchup Predictor has Davidson 58.7%, SLU 41.3%. Davidson is a typical Davidson team. The names change; the system remains largely in place.

https://x.com/sbunfurled/status/1893803092539252880?s=46&t=jikm5nKg-NlIUjy2c9C9zw Also a scouting report re Davidson has been received from a spectator at its last game @Rose Hill Gym, that Davidson is very tall, with good shooters, in other words is the typical Davidson team. ESPN Matchup Predictor gives Davidson a 58.7% chance of winning, SLU 41.3%.

Yuri looks cool in that GSW jersey. https://x.com/saintlouismbb/status/1893809245771964492?s=46&t=jikm5nKg-NlIUjy2c9C9zw

Cheapest tickets today at Chase Center in Downtown SF were $190 (return of Klay Thompson, retirement of Andre Iguodala’s #9), much more for the good seats. Tickets are much cheaper for Tuesday night in SF vs. Charlotte.