With simply two weeks left within the common season, the regular-season title race within the Atlantic 10 is tightening up. Davidson has been in first place many of the means, however VCU, Dayton, and St. Bonaventure are all on profitable streaks. Can the Wildcats maintain on to safe the regular-season title and high seed within the convention match?
Davidson
After falling behind on the half 4 occasions in a six-game stretch, Davidson lastly bumped into bother at Rhode Island. The Wildcats had been upset by the Rams, 72-65, on Feb. 12, however rebounded final week with wins over Duquense and Saint Louis. The 79-58 win over Saint Louis was arguably Davidson finest defensive efficiency of the season.
Davidson improved to 22-4 and 12-2 in convention. It must deal with its enterprise on the courtroom, but it surely’s in glorious place to win the regular-season title.
The Wildcats’ subsequent recreation is Wednesday at Duquense earlier than they return dwelling to face Fordham and George Mason. Davidson shall be favored to win all three, and if it does, it can clinch the outright regular-season title earlier than their March 5 matchup at Dayton.
At this level, the +550 future on Davidson to win the regular-season title I really helpful in an earlier report stays in glorious form. The most important menace could also be VCU, which might probably arrange a win-win state of affairs.
VCU
The Rams have been the most effective defensive groups within the nation all season, rating fifth in adjusted defensive effectivity. The Rams even have been good offensively of late, averaging 69.7 factors over their final 9 video games, up from 62.6 of their first 16 video games. They’re are 8-1 in that stretch and have gained their final 5 video games.
VCU is as much as 11-3 within the convention and a recreation again of Davidson for first place. The Rams shut out the common season vs. George Mason on Wednesday, at Massachusetts, vs. St. Bonaventure, and at Saint Louis. It will likely be favored to win three out of these 4.
For anybody desirous to hedge a Davidson future, VCU to win the regular-season title is +260 on DraftKings. It’s not an ideal worth contemplating the present circumstances. Nonetheless, the actual worth would have been should you grabbed VCU to win the league at 15/1 on DraftKings again in January. Anybody with Davidson at +550 and VCU at 15/1 is sitting fairly.
Dayton
The Flyers are also 11-3 within the convention and personal a 30-point drubbing of VCU in Richmond as a part of a present 7-1 stretch.
Dayton closes out the common season vs. UMass, at La Salle, at Richmond, and vs. Davidson. KenPom has Dayton favored to win all 4. Nonetheless, profitable at Richmond won't be straightforward earlier than it will get to Davidson.
If the Flyers win the primary three, they may have the prospect to win the regular-season title on their dwelling ground relying on how Davidson fares. Dayton is +425 to win the common season on DraftKings. I might advocate a slight place there.
St. Bonaventure
The Bonnies, 9-4 in convention on the power of a five-game profitable streak, are nonetheless mathematically alive, however will want a ton of assist to win the regular-season title.
They will carry the momentum from their profitable streak into the convention match, the place they are going to be a tricky out. I shall be keeping track of VCU and St. Bonaventure when the convention match odds are launched. The Atlantic 10 Convention Event will tip off March 9 in Washington, D.C.
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