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 |