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VCU

Dayton

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Dayton -1.5(-115)

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The VCU Rams and the Dayton Flyers will meet on Friday night for their last game of the 2026-26 regular season. Both teams will head to Pittsburgh next week to play in the Atlantic 10 Tournament and try to clinch a bid to the NCAA Tournament. VCU has a chance to make the Big Dance as an at-large team, but a loss here would be detrimental to those hopes. Dayton will need to win the league tournament to make the field of 68, but it is playing better than anyone in the conference of late. The Flyers are on a 6-game winning streak, and I expect them to keep it going. Dayton is currently -1.5 and I am backing it to cover.

The Flyers have just 2 losses at home all year and easily beat A-10 leader St. Louis on February 24. Since February 25, the Flyers are ranked as the #21 team in the country and have the #19 ranked defense at Bart Torvik. They are 6-0 during that span and are shooting an impressive 41.8 percent from 3. The Rams could struggle to score on this Dayton defense, as they rank just #63 nationally in scoring over their last 4 games. I expect Dayton to maintain momentum.

VCU vs Dayton prediction: Dayton -1.5 (-115) available at time of publishing. Playable to -3.

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UCF

West Virginia

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Central Florida +3.0(-115)

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For anyone that thinks that Central Florida can’t hang with the Mountaineers, all we have to do is look back at who they have already knocked off throughout this season: BYU, TCU, Cincinnati, and Texas Tech. However, the Golden Knights, despite being 20-9, don’t carry the mystique of a team like the Mountaineers playing in Morgantown when March Madness approaches. West Virginia is classed as a perennial dark horse to sneak into the big dance while UCF may be regarded as a team punching above their weight. UCF’s 2-game skid, which includes losses to Oklahoma State in overtime and Baylor, reinforce that narrative. Moreover, the Knights losing both those games at home, makes an away tilt like this one appear even more daunting.

UCF is heading into one of the more animated and unwelcoming environments in all of college basketball. The point spread reflects that sentiment. The fact that WVU also beat UCF earlier this season in Orlando by seven also makes the Golden Knights a tough sell here and the price look justifiable. However, there is alot to like about Central Florida. The Knights score nearly 83 points per game while hitting 47% of their field goals overall. This is a recipe that travels. UCF scores through efficiency and they can also hit from the perimeter effectively too, averaging a 38% success rate on their three-point attempts. There are multiple ways for UCF to attack West Virginia and find success. Given the fact that UCF is taking back points, they are a must play.

Central Florida vs West Virginia prediction: UCF Knights +3 (-115) available at time of publishing. Playable to the number.

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