VCU vs Dayton Pick – Basketball Predictions & Odds 2/7/23
Dayton Flyers (15-9) vs. VCU Rams (18-6)
February 7, 2023 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: VCU Rams -3.5 / Dayton Flyers +3.5; Over/Under: +129.5
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The Dayton Flyers and the VCU Rams meet in college basketball from the Stuart Siegel Center on Tuesday night. Let’s dive into the odds, injuries, matchup history and make a prediction for this game.
Odds
VCU is listed as a 3.5-point favorite with a ML price of -180. The total for this game is set at 129.5 points.
Injuries
For Dayton, R.J. Blakney and Malachi Smith are both questionable for this game while VCU has a clean injury report coming into this game.
Matchup History
VCU’s 63-62 win over Dayton back on January 13th, 2023, made it three straight wins for the road team in this head-to-head matchup.
Trends
Dayton is 3-7 ATS in their last 10 road games and 1-6 ATS in their last 7 games overall while the over is 11-4 in their last 15 games against a team with a winning record. VCU is 5-1-1 ATS in their last 7 home games and 7-2 ATS in their last 9 games overall while the under is 4-1 in their lats 5 games against a team with a winning percentage above .600.
Pick
I’m sticking with the under here. I think points will be coming at a premium here. This is going to be a defensive clinic and both teams struggle at the free throw line. I think this game is screaming first to 60 wins, so give me the under.