Dayton vs. Loyola College Basketball Betting Odds

Huge game in the Atlantic 10 on Friday night as No. 21 Dayton visits Loyola Ramblers, which is a short dog on the College Basketball Betting Odds.

The teams are currently tied for second in the league, a game behind Richmond. The loser can forget about possibly sharing the A-10 title. So your next Dayton vs Loyola bet will be a big one as the stakes are high in this game. Whether it’s ATS, SU or Total bet, read on to win the bet.

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No. 21 Dayton Flyers vs. Loyola Ramblers
Friday, March 1st, 2024 at 9:00 PM ET | ESPN2, ESPN+
Joseph J. Gentile Arena, Chicago, IL

Why Bet on Dayton?

Dayton (22-5, 12-3 A-10) avoided a possible trap game Tuesday by beating Davidson 80-66. After going down 6-0 in the first minute, the more physical Flyers jumped on Davidson (15-13, 5-10), mounting a 24-4 run over 8:27 in the middle of the first half. Brea scored 14 in the half, including 4-of-6 shooting from beyond the arc, and the Flyers led 40-21 at the break. The Wildcats closed within 13 early in the second half but never really got back in the game.

“I thought defensively we got great efforts across the board,” Dayton coach Anthony Grant said. “I thought offensively, the ball movement in the first half was as good as we’ve had in quite some time. I thought we really shared the ball. When you look at the stat sheet and you see six guys in double figures, I think that’s indicative of what this team is capable of.” Grant is on the Naismith National Coach of the Year the Late-Season Watch List.

Dayton outrebounded Davidson by 11, 38-27 and had 10 second-chance points to Davidson’s zero. UD improved to 20-0 when leading with five minutes left in the game. Dayton leads the A-10 in scoring defense (64.6 ppg.). Six Flyers produced double-digit scoring nights: Koby Brea scored 17 (14 in the first half), Enoch Cheeks had 15 (11 in the first half), Kobe Elvis had 11, and DaRon Holmes II and Nate Santos each added 10. Holmes had 10 rebounds to lead UD and record his ninth double-double of the season.

Holmes, a junior forward, is on four prestigious preseason watch lists — Naismith Award (Mid-Season Top 30), John R. Wooden Award (Late Season Top 20), the Oscar Robertson Watch List (top 40) and the Karl Malone Award (finalist). Holmes leads the A-10 in scoring (20.2) and UD in rebounding (8.0). He is the only player in the league’s top eight in scoring, rebounding, FG%, and blocked shots. Holmes is now the Dayton career record holder for blocked shots (205) and dunks (230).

Holmes and Purdue star Zach Edey, who will be the National Player of the Year, are the only players in D-I who have more than 50 blocks, 50 dunks and 50 assists. Holmes has 58, 60 and 69 respectively. Holmes also has 26 threes and is shooting .371 (26-70) from deep. He had just seven threes in his first two years at UD. He has been national player of the week three times and has been A-10 Player of the Week five times in conference play.

Brea leads the nation in three-point shooting at .491 (78-159). As a team, Dayton is eighth in the nation from behind the arc at .393 – the school record is .392. Brea is third at UD in career three-point shooting at .426. Javon Bennett leads the A-10 in assist-to-turnover ratio (3.5) by nearly a full assist (2.6).

Why Bet on Loyola Ramblers?

One of the top defensive teams in the nation, Loyola entered the night surrendering just 59 points per game. The Bonnies never wavered after the slow start, however, shooting 50 percent from the floor after opening 0-5. The Bonnies got the Ramblers into foul trouble and were nearly perfect at the foul line, going 26-for-29. Loyola also entered as the A-10’s best 3-point shooting team percentage-wise, but struggled in going 10-for-31 from distance, shooting 15 percent under their season average from deep.

The Ramblers were led by Philip Alston and Braden Norris who scored 12 and 11 points, respectively. Des Watson flirted with a double-double, finishing with nine points and nine rebounds. He also dished out five assists.

“I thought we had good intentions,” said head coach Drew Valentine. “Today was similar to our losses earlier this year. Just a lack of competitive discipline that put us in a position where we were scratching and clawing from behind. A bunch of guys didn’t have it tonight and that’s okay. We’re not going to have it every night and not play perfect every night.”

Alston is on a six-game double-figure scoring streak. Norris needs just 15 more assists to record 500 career assists as a Rambler. He will finish his career ranked fourth on the Loyola charts. In addition to assists, Norris needs just one more start to be the program’s all-time leader. The sixth-year guard also needs 16 more three-pointers made to be the all-time career leader at 263. Over the last five games, Watson has recorded at least five rebounds in each. He is now the team’s leading rebounder with 4.8 per game. Dame Adelekun leads Loyola shooting 61.1 percent from the field for second best in the league.

In league play, the Ramblers lead the A-10 averaging 16.53 assists per game. It’s nearly 2.0 more assists per game than UMass in second.

Dayton Flyers vs. Loyola Ramblers Final Thoughts

Loyola has a 2-game winning streak between these two teams and even by 10 points. As far as history goes, Dayton has dominated the series as they have won 14 of the last 18 meetings.

No. 21 Dayton vs. Loyola
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