For the first time in Atlantic 10 Conference history , two nationally-ranked teams will open up conference play as the No. 17 University of Dayton Flyers host the No. 22 Rhode Island Rams on Wednesday at 7 p.m. ET.
Oddsmakers at online sportsbook Sportsbetting.com have installed the Flyers a slight 3-point ATS favorite with a money line price of -150. No total has yet been posted.
The Flyers, 12-1 overall and 9-0 at home, have won 11 in a row and showcases one of the best defenses in the conference allowing 61.7 points per game. Dayton's 11-game winning streak matches its longest in 40 seasons. The Flyers also won 11 games during the 1989-90 campaign. To find a longer one than that, you have to go back to the 19-game streak at end of 1967-68 and the beginning of 1968-69. UD is also ranked in January for the first time since the 1968-69 season.
Rhode Island enters conference play with a glittering 14-1 record, the program's best-ever non-conference mark. The Rams boast a two of the best-known players in the A-10 in senior forward Will Daniels (18.3) and junior guard Jimmy Baron (15.7), but like UD, productive depth is Rhody's biggest strength. Three non-starters average at least six points and 15 minutes a game.
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