Friday night college basketball and we will see the Dayton Flyers travel to the Charles E. Smith Center to take on the George Washington Colonials. The game has a start time of 7:00 pm (Eastern) and will be televised on ESPN 2. Current Vegas betting odds have George Washington listed as 3.5 point favorites, while the total is set at 132.
Analysis: The Dayton Flyers have split their last 4 games, but still this team is having a very good year as they are 17-4 overall, which includes a 7-2 record in the A-10 and a 3-3 mark in true road games. Dayton has gone 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games following a SU win of more than 20 points and 10-4 in their last 14 vs the A-10, but just 2-6 ATS in their last 8 games vs. a team with a winning % above .600. The Flyers have been a decent offensive squad this year, ranking 126th in scoring (69.6 ppg), 33rd in shooting (47.3%), 117th in 3 point shooting (35.6%) and 230th in FT shooting (67.5%). The defense for this team has been very good, ranking 44th in points allowed (60.3 ppg), 83rd in defensive FG% (40.5%) and 41st in 3 point defense (30.4%).
The George Washington Colonials come in have lost their last 2 games in a row, but hey where on the road and this one is at home where they are 9-0 on the year. Overall GW is 16-6, including 6-3 in the A-10 so far. GW has gone 0-5 ATS their last 5 in this series and 2-8 ATS in their last 10 vs the A-10. The Colonials have been an average offensive squad this year, ranking 169th in scoring (67.9 ppg), 121st in shooting (44.6%), 245th in 3 point shooting (32.3%) and 209th in FT shooting (68.0%). The defense for this team has been very good, ranking 36th in points allowed (59.9 ppg), 50th in defensive FG% (39.6%) and 33rd in 3 point defense (30.0%).
Pick: Gonna go with the Colonials in the one. Dayton has had a very nice year so far at 17-4, but they are just 3-3 on the road this year and have lost their last 2 A-10 road games, while George Washington comes in with a sparkling 9-0 record at home, outscoring foes by an average of 18.2 ppg on their home floor this year. GW is off a couple of tough road losses, but I expect them to bounce back with a solid win tonight in a series that has seen 9 of the last 10 home teams win.
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