The Dayton Flyers (22-5, 12-3 A-10) and Loyola-Chicago Ramblers (20-8, 12-3) are lined up for a Friday night Atlantic-10 tussle at Joseph J. Gentile Arena. The opening tip will be at 9 p.m. ET (ESPN2). Below, we analyze FanDuel Sportsbook’s lines around the Dayton vs. Loyola-Chicago odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and best bets.
Dayton, ranked No. 20 in the , has lost its last 2 road conference games. But the Flyers are coming off a solid performance on home hardwood. On Tuesday, UD covered a 10 1/2-point spread in taking down Davidson 80-66. The Flyers made a dozen 3s in that game and have shot 42.6% from distance over their last 2 games.
Loyola-Chicago had a 7-game win streak straight up and against the spread (ATS) snapped with a disappointing Tuesday setback at St. Bonaventure. The 3-point underdog Ramblers shot 38.2% from the floor in a 79-64 loss to the Bonnies. That percentage gets filed as Loyola’s lowest single-game mark since Nov. 14.
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