The 10th-seeded St. Joseph’s Hawks (16-16) and 2nd-seeded Dayton Flyers (20-11) meet Thursday in the quarterfinals of the Atlantic-10 Tournament. Tip-off from Barclays Center in Brooklyn is at 5 p.m. ET (USA Network). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the St. Joseph’s vs. Dayton odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
St. Joseph’s advanced to this game with an 87-76 win over George Washington Wednesday in the 2nd round after a 72-67 win over Loyola-Chicago in Tuesday’s tournament opener. The Hawks have won 3 straight games, which matches their longest streak of the season.
Dayton has been idle, earning a bye as the 2nd-seed after going 12-6 team in A-10 play. The Flyers play at a slow tempo and are efficient on offense and especially talented on defense. However, they have had wild, inconsistent swings in their production as they look to capture the A-10 title and reach the Big Dance for the 1st time since 2017.
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