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AAA's 10* FIRST FOUR *Boise State/Dayton* BLOCKBUSTER (WON 8 OF L10 DAYS, 1-0 IN THE BIG DANCE!)
(NCAAB) Boise State vs. Dayton,
Point Spread: -4.00 | -107.00 Dayton (Home)
Result: Loss
Point Spread: -4.00 | -107.00 Dayton (Home)
Result: Loss
This is a 10* BLOCKBUSTER on Dayton.
Dayton plays on its home floor and it's a factor which obviously can't be overlooked today and in my opinion will ultimately prove to be the difference maker. These two 25-8 schools go head to head in the First Four on a team's home floor for the first time since 1987. The Flyers are 16-0 at home this year and have won 21 overall at UD Arena, which is the seventh-longest active streak in Division I: "When we're playing a home game, we have about as good of a home-court advantage as anyone does in college basketball," UD coach Archie Miller assessed earlier in the week. "But I'll also tell you that anyone who is billing this as a home game or a walk-through, I just think they're really underappreciating how good Boise State is. If we were playing a regular-season game at home versus Boise State, you'd be sick to your stomach because you know what you're in for." These two teams are pretty evenly matched on the court, both are smaller overall and each relies on determination, quickness and depth to win. I also don't think that experience can be overlooked though, note that Boise State is 0-6 all time in the tournament, losing in the First Four in 2013 to La Salle 80-71, while Dayton is 17-17 overall, reaching the Sweet 16 last year by beating Ohio State, Syracuse and Stanford before losing to Florida. Experience and home court advantage, these two big situational factors are the difference, play on DAYTON.
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Dayton plays on its home floor and it's a factor which obviously can't be overlooked today and in my opinion will ultimately prove to be the difference maker. These two 25-8 schools go head to head in the First Four on a team's home floor for the first time since 1987. The Flyers are 16-0 at home this year and have won 21 overall at UD Arena, which is the seventh-longest active streak in Division I: "When we're playing a home game, we have about as good of a home-court advantage as anyone does in college basketball," UD coach Archie Miller assessed earlier in the week. "But I'll also tell you that anyone who is billing this as a home game or a walk-through, I just think they're really underappreciating how good Boise State is. If we were playing a regular-season game at home versus Boise State, you'd be sick to your stomach because you know what you're in for." These two teams are pretty evenly matched on the court, both are smaller overall and each relies on determination, quickness and depth to win. I also don't think that experience can be overlooked though, note that Boise State is 0-6 all time in the tournament, losing in the First Four in 2013 to La Salle 80-71, while Dayton is 17-17 overall, reaching the Sweet 16 last year by beating Ohio State, Syracuse and Stanford before losing to Florida. Experience and home court advantage, these two big situational factors are the difference, play on DAYTON.
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