The Richmond Spiders (11-10, 4-4 A-10) visit the Dayton Flyers (13-8, 5-3) in an Atlantic-10 Saturday matinee. The contest at UD Arena will begin at 4 p.m. ET (CBS Sports Network). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Richmond vs. Dayton odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
Richmond is 1-3 straight up (SU) and 0-4 against the spread (ATS) across its last 4 games. The Spiders’ are off back-to-back double-digit ATS losses. Like their hosts Saturday, the Spiders play a slow-tempo style, but unlike UD, they struggle in efficiency at both ends. Richmond has scored fewer than 65 points in 4 of its last 5 games.
The Flyers are also 1-3 SU and 0-4 ATS over their last 4. A vaunted Dayton defense has allowed a 44.9% mark from the floor over that spell. The Flyers and Spiders split a pair of regular-season games last season; UD lost 68-64 at home on March 12 as a 2.5-point favorite.
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