The Flyers will try to cover the spread at Dayton Arena on Saturday when they get a visit from the Xavier Musketeers in college basketball action.

Dayton will face the 13-5 Musketeers, who own a 7-8-1 ATS mark on the season. In totals betting, the Flyers are 11-5 favoring the UNDER so far this season while the Musketeers are 7-9 favoring the OVER.



View Xavier vs Dayton Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Sportsbooks had the Flyers installed as 1.5-point underdogs in this particular matchup

Power Rankings / Prediction:
The Odds Shark Power Rankings have the Flyers at No. 99 and the Musketeers at No. 19 heading into this contest. Handicapping models at Odds Shark project a 75-73 result in favor of the Musketeers.



How They Match Up:
Rating these schools in several key categories is important for handicappers and Dayton has the nation's No. 122-rated offensive output, at 71 PPG. The visiting Musketeers defense ranks No. 115 allowing on average 64.6 PPG. The Flyers FG% has averaged 45.2% so far, less than the Musketeers marksmen have achieved on the year, 45.8% per game.

Defensively, Xavier features the nation's No. 170-rated defense on the road, allowing 70.8 points per game. Dayton, meanwhile, comes in at No. 203 nationally in scoring at home.

In their last action, Xavier was a 68-55 Sportsbook at home against Saint Joseph's. They covered the 7-point spread as favorites. Mark Lyons scored 17 points leading the Musketeers to a 68-55 victory over Saint Joseph's at Cintas Center on Wednesday.

Dayton was a 79-75 Sportsbook in their most recent outing at home against La Salle. They covered the 2-point spread as favorites. Matt Kavanaugh scored 23 points leading the Flyers to a 79-75 victory over La Salle at Dayton Arena on Saturday.


Xavier Musketeers Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 8-2
Before playing Saint Louis are 7-3
After playing Saint Joseph's are 8-2
After a win are 8-2

Dayton Flyers Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 5-5
Before playing Saint Joseph's are 7-3
After playing La Salle are 4-6
After a win are 7-3

A few Musketeers at Flyers trends to consider:
Xavier is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Xavier's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Xavier's last 8 games when playing on the road against Dayton
Xavier is 10-3-1 ATS in its last 14 games on the road
Dayton is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Dayton's last 7 games when playing Xavier
Dayton is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Dayton's last 5 games


Next up:
Xavier home to Saint Louis, Wednesday, January 25
Dayton at Saint Joseph's, Wednesday, January 25