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The Marquette Golden Eagles (9-1) and Dayton Flyers (8-2) clash in a Saturday showdown at UD Arena. The opening tip-off will be at 7 p.m. ET (CBS Sports Network). Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s college basketball odds around the Marquette vs. Dayton odds, and make our expert college basketball picks and predictions.
Marquette, which is No. 4 in the USA TODAY Sports Men’s Basketball Coaches Poll, lost 81-70 at No. 3 Iowa State Dec. 4 but bounced back with an 88-74 comeback win over then-No. 11, now-No. 22 Wisconsin Dec. 7. The Eagles covered as 6.5-point home favorites vs. the Badgers, dominating the final 20 minutes after trailing 39-37 at the half.
Dayton has also been off for 7 days following an 86-62 home win vs. Lehigh 86-62 as a 22-point favorite. The Flyers, who have not lost at home since Feb. 25, 2023, are taking on their fourth ranked foe this season. Included in that set of games is an 85-67 late-November triumph over then-No. 2 UConn in Maui.
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Marquette at Dayton odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list of college basketball odds. Lines last updated at 3:01 p.m. ET.
- Moneyline: Marquette +100 (bet $100 to win $100) | Dayton -120 (bet $120 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Marquette +1.5 (-120) | Dayton -1.5 (+100)
- Over/Under (O/U): 150.5 (O: -105 | U: -115)
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Marquette at Dayton picks and predictions
Prediction
Marquette 79, Dayton 76
Moneyline
BET MARQUETTE (+100).
These are a couple high-quality programs, and the advantage is small here but it is a lean on the visiting Marquette 5. Dayton has played a schedule especially light on tough opposing defenses. Saturday, the Flyers will see a Marquette defense BartTorvik pegs as 16th in the nation in efficiency.
The Eagles have a big size advantage, and that should loom as a key against a Flyer squad that likes to shoot from the perimeter or drive the lane. The UD finishes on those drives could be a frustrating disadvantage for the home side.
Marquette has shot well from distance in road/neutral games, and the Eagles take good care of the basketball (as does Dayton).
Dayton is getting some credit because of its 23-game home winning streak. Expect a close game, but one that sees the visitors edge the Flyers by 3-6 points.
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Against the spread
PASS … unless you want the insurance of taking 1.5 points with Marquette, but it comes with -120 juice.
Over/Under
The Over has cashed in 5 straight Dayton games and is 3-1 across Marquette’s last 4.
Looking at the tempo numbers, this matchup features slightly-slower-than-average UD against slightly-faster-than-average MU. We should expect a high rim-and-3 rate for the Eagles and a decent number of tosses from the charity stripe from the Flyers. Both teams can launch it from distance and go on quick 8-2 runs at any point.
BACK OVER 150.5 (-105).
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