College Basketball Opening Odds
(The Spread) – It is a busy day for the top-25 in college basketball as 19 of them are in action in their respective conference tournaments.
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One team that will get its conference tournament play under way Friday is 18th-ranked Xavier (24-6) as it will square off with Dayton (20-12) at 12:00PM EST in Atlantic City, NJ. Xavier has won both meetings this season versus Dayton.
Oddsmakers and online sports book Sportsbook.com have made Xavier a 7-point favorite in the contest, while the over-under is 131. According to the latest trends, Dayton is 4-3 against the spread versus Xavier over the last three seasons. Five of the past games in this series have gone over the total over the last three seasons. Xavier has is 5-2 straight up in the last seven meetings.
The Musketeers are on a nine-game winning streak entering the Atlantic 10 Tournament, putting themselves into the top-25. Dayton came into the tournament having struggled with three consecutive losses but defeated Massachusets 78-50 on Tuesday to advance. Xavier has won the two matchups this year, prevailing 81-76 on Jan. 15 on its home court and 66-62 Feb. 27 at Dayton.
Chris Wright paces the Flyers with a 12.9 scoring average and 8.3 rebounds per game. Xavier’s junior guard Tu Holloway leads his squad with averages of 20.1 points, 5.5 assists, and 5.2 rebounds.
Elsewhere in the Atlantic 10 Tournament, No. 24 Temple plays La Salle at 6:30PM EST. Temple is a 10-point favorite and the over-under is 134.
All other top-25 games on Friday’s schedule were not given an overnight line.
Men’s College Basketball Opening Odds & Totals
835 Dayton +7 (131)
836 Xavier -7
839 La Salle +10 (134)
840 Temple -10
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