Dayton at VCU odds, picks and predictions
The Dayton Flyers (19-3, 9-1 A-10) visit the VCU Rams (15-8, 7-3) in Friday night Atlantic-10 Conference action. The opening tipoff at the Stuart C. Siegel Center in Richmond will be at 7 p.m. ET (ESPN2). Below, we analyze FanDuel Sportsbook's lines around the Dayton vs. VCU odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and best bets.
Dayton, ranked No. 17 in the Paste BN Sports Coaches Poll, opened its week with a 94-79 triumph at St. Joseph's Tuesday. The Flyers shot a season-best 56.9% from the floor, including a 12-of-22 performance from distance in easily covering a 2-point spread.
Virginia Commonwealth was at Fordham Tuesday, and VCU backed up an impressive Feb. 3 over previously A-10-unbeaten Richmond with a 75-60 victory (as a -4) against the Bronx-based Rams. The VCU Rams have yielded just 60.0 points per game in going 7-1 since Jan. 9.
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Dayton at VCU odds
Provided by FanDuel Sportsbook; access Paste BN Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated Thursday at 10:28 p.m. ET.
- Moneyline: Dayton -126 (bet $126 to win $100) | VCU +105 (bet $100 to win $105)
- Against the spread (ATS): Dayton -1.5 (-112) | VCU +1.5 (-108)
- Over/Under (O/U): 134.5 (O: -115 | U: -105)
Dayton at VCU picks and predictions
Prediction
Dayton 70, VCU 67
Moneyline
PASS. Leverage a slight Dayton lean against the number for the best relative value.
Against the spread
Dayton is 5-1 ATS on the road, and the Flyers are 12-5 across their last 17 February games.
These A-10 foes have played some tight games the last couple of years. The last 4 meetings have netted a 2-2 split ATS. But the Flyers have a better history in tough road/neutral games than the Rams do against teams the caliber of Dayton.
UD has the better offensive talent, and DAYTON -1.5 (-112) is worth a partial-unit play.
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Over/Under
The last 10 VCU home games have seen the Over go 8-2.
Both teams play at bottom-quartile tempos, but UD has picked up the paced over recent weeks. Both teams can shoot the 3 and will launch from beyond the arc with great frequency. Both also do well in getting extra trips to the foul line.
Some expected mid-range shooting regression -- pointing to more points for and against for both sides -- are in the works, and that makes for more lean on the Over.
The lean is moderate, but its there. Consider a partial-unit play on the OVER 134.5 (-115).
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