Watch to see as the A-10 championship is decided Sunday as the No. 1 seed VCU Rams (26-7, 15-3 A-10) play the No. 2 Dayton Flyers (22-11, 12-6 A-10) at 1:00 PM, live on CBS.
The Rams, who are favored by 2.5 points, are set to take on the Flyers. The matchup’s over/under is set at 124.5.
VCU’s record against the spread so far this season is 18-15-0, and Dayton’s is 16-17-0. The Rams are 14-19-0 and the Flyers are 12-21-0 in terms of hitting the over. The teams score an average of 140.5 points per game, 16 more points than this matchup’s total. In the past 10 contests, VCU is 7-3 against the spread and 9-1 overall while Dayton has gone 6-4 against the spread and 7-3 overall.
Here is what you need to get ready for Sunday’s college basketball action.
Dayton at VCU odds, spread and lines
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- Spread: VCU -2.5
- Total: 124.5
- Moneyline: VCU -144, Dayton +121
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VCU vs. Dayton prediction
VCU 67, Dayton 65
Moneyline
- VCU has gone 23-4 in games when it was listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 85.2%).
- The Rams have a 22-4 record (winning 84.6% of their games) when playing as a moneyline favorite of -144 or shorter.
- The implied moneyline probability for this matchup gives VCU a 59.0% chance to win.
- Dayton has split the two games it has played as underdogs this season.
- This season, the Flyers have won one of their two games when they’re the underdog by at least +121 on the moneyline.
- The moneyline for this contest implies a 45.2% chance of a victory for Dayton.
Against the spread
- VCU has won 18 games against the spread this season, while failing to cover 15 times.
- Dayton is 16-17-0 ATS this season.
- The Rams record 71.5 points per game, 10.7 more points than the 60.8 the Flyers give up.
- VCU is 16-10 against the spread and 23-3 overall when scoring more than 60.8 points.
- Dayton has a 15-8 record against the spread and an 18-5 record overall when giving up fewer than 71.5 points.
- The Flyers score an average of 69 points per game, 5.9 more points than the 63.1 the Rams give up.
- When it scores more than 63.1 points, Dayton is 14-9 against the spread and 18-5 overall.
- VCU’s record is 15-12 against the spread and 23-4 overall when it allows fewer than 69 points.
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Over/Under
- The average implied total for the Rams this season is 71.8 points, 7.8 more points than their implied total of 64 points in Sunday’s game.
- This season, VCU has scored more than 64 points in 25 games.
- The 70.7-point average implied total on the season for the Flyers is 9.7 more points than the team’s 61-point implied total in this matchup.
- This year, Dayton has scored more than 61 points in 27 games.
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