The No. 23 Dayton Flyers (2-0) and UNLV Rebels (2-0) tangle Tuesday in Las Vegas. The opening tip at Thomas & Mack Center will be at 11 p.m. ET (CBSSN). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Dayton vs. UNLV odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
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Dayton had a little trouble late in its Friday game against SMU. The Mustangs pulled level with the Flyers (59-59) by the 5:04-mark of the 2nd half, but UD finished the game on a 15-3 run to cover an 11-point spread in a 74-62 triumph. Six-foot-10 F DaRon Holmes tallied 20 to lead the Flyers.
The Rebels are 0-2 against the spread, having played a couple of games more worthy of bigger routs than they cranked out. That’s despite the Rebels being the beneficiary of a combined 51 turnovers in their wins over Southern (66-56, Nov. 7) and Incarnate Word (88-63 Saturday).
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Dayton at UNLV odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 1:24 p.m. ET.
- Moneyline: Dayton -190 (bet $190 to win $100) | UNLV +145 (bet $100 to win $145)
- Against the spread (ATS): Dayton -4.5 (-105) | UNLV +4.5 (-120)
- Over/Under (O/U): 131.5 (O: -110 | U: -115)
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Dayton at UNLV picks and predictions
Prediction
Dayton 69, UNLV 63
Moneyline
Dayton is the more balanced team and figures to be more up for this talent level than UNLV at this early stage.
Consider a line watch here: Dayton is a solid near-2/3 proposition. Wanting some wiggle room for profit, we would want a Flyers -180 tag, or better.
PASS — but keep an eye on the Dayton price.
Against the spread
I peg Dayton as going 4-3 ATS in 7 comparable games last season. A couple of the losses, however, were pocked with outlier shooting results. This team returns a ton of talent — many freshmen from a year ago — and is a program on the rise.
Edges on the boards and in field-goal defense figure to get the Flyers by with a cushion of 2 full scores. BACK DAYTON -4.5 (-105).
Over/Under
No leeway, and no sense in forcing a play here. PASS.
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