The Dayton Flyers and the West Virginia Mountaineers will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at Hubert Humphrey Metrodome in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
Oddsmakers currently have the Mountaineers listed as 9-point favorites versus the Flyers, while the game's total has not yet been posted.
West Virginia fell 74-69 to Syracuse in the semifinals of the Big East Conference Tournament last Friday, as 6.5-point favorites. That game's 143 points made it OVER the posted total of 139.
Devin Ebanks netted 22 points, and Da'Sean Butler collected 21 points in the loss.
Team records:
Dayton: 26-7 SU, 13-16 ATS
West Virginia: 23-11 SU, 16-15 ATS
Dayton most recently:
When playing on Friday are 9-1
After playing Duquesne are 8-2
After a loss are 8-2<\/p>\n
West Virginia most recently:
When playing on Friday are 6-4
After playing Syracuse are 5-5
After a loss are 8-2
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Dayton's last 6 games
Dayton is 18-6 SU in its last 24 games
Dayton is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of West Virginia's last 15 games
West Virginia is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games<\/p>\n