The Dayton Flyers (13-7, 5-2 Atlantic-10) take on the Rhode Island Rams (6-13, 2-5) Wednesday at 7 p.m. ET (CBS Sports). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Dayton vs. Rhode Island, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
Dayton comes into this matchup after a disastrous 76-69 loss against George Washington on Saturday as 8.5-point favorites. With the 268th-ranked offense in the country (68.2 points per game), Dayton will rely on its elite defense to win this conference road game. Dayton ranks 10th in the nation allowing just 59.6 PPG.
The Rhode Island offense (66.9 points to rank 306th) does not pose many scoring challenges to the Flyers. There will be a lot of missed shots in this game as Dayton holds opponents to 38.1% from the field and the Rams rank 350th making just 39.9% of their shots. Expect a drag-out contest here as the Flyers look to get back on track against 1 of the worst teams in the Atlantic-10 Conference.
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