Pomeroy predicts a 21-7 record for Dayton. That doesn’t include two games in the Wooden Legacy tournament because those opponents aren’t known. Pomeroy gives UD a 98 percent chance of winning its opener against Austin Peay and a 53 percent chance of winning its second game at Alabama.
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Pomeroy’s formula favors the Flyers in every game until a Jan. 27 road game at Virginia Commonwealth.
Dayton’s highest-rated opponents are No. 18 St. Mary’s, No. 33 VCU, No. 43 Rhode Island, No. 61 Northwestern, No. 64 Vanderbilt, No. 73 Alabama, No. 83 George Washington, No. 87 Nebraska and No. 90 St. Joseph’s.
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