Rhode Island was drilled in the first meeting to start a slump that has seen the Rams lose three of their past five to drop into third place in the A-10. Now, they need a win to possibly avoid dangerous bubble territory and to get some momentum heading into the postseason. The Flyers already have wrapped up the conference and insist they are still motivated for a perfect regular season in the A-10. But the motivation favors a Rhode Island club that has enough talent to make a deep March run of its own.

Dayton is undefeated in the Atlantic 10 and is playing for seeding in the NCAA Tournament. The Flyers won the first meeting by 14, but the game wasn't really that close; Dayton started the game on a 17-0 run. The Flyers have too much offensive firepower for Rhode Island. I'm on Dayton.