The Dayton Flyers and Cincinnati Bearcats face off on Saturday in a college basketball showdown at Heritage Bank Center. Let’s look at the betting matchup and give a free Dayton vs Cincinnati prediction.

Dayton Offense Looks to Build on Last Game

Dayton sits with a 7-2 record overall and their offense sure was impressive in the last game. Dayton scored 82 points against Troy and that was enough for the 12 point victory. Kobe Elvis had a strong game putting up 24 points, two rebounds, and one assist. Dayton on the season is averaging 71.3 points while their defense is giving up 64.8 points per game. DaRon Holmes II is averaging 16.3 points while shooting 51.1 percent from the field and 30.8 percent 

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Cincinnati Bounced Back in the Last Game

Cincinnati lost two games ago against Xavier, but they bounced back in the last game against Bryant. The Bearcats gave up only 53 points to Bryant and that was enough for the 32 point victory. There were five different players that put up at least 11 points per game. Cincinnati is averaging 86.1 points while their defense is giving up 65.8 points per game. The offense is ranked 17th in the league while the defense is ranked 62nd. Vikhtor Lakhin is averaging 14.7 points while shooting 57 percent from the field and 40 percent from behind the three point line. 

Dayton vs Cincinnati Betting Prediction

Cincinnati’s defense gave up only 53 points in the last game and Dayton’s offense is averaging only 71.3 points per game. Dayton is going to really struggle in this game to get the offense going against the Cincinnati defense and that is going to be the difference here as the Bearcats are going to get the job done. This is going to be a blowout victory by Cincinnati. Back the Bearcats against the spread.