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The No. 4 Kansas Jayhawks will take on the Dayton Flyers at 1:30 p.m. ET on Friday at the HP Field House. Dayton is 2-3, while the Jayhawks are 4-0 on the season. It's the semifinal of the 2021 ESPN Events Invitational and these programs last met in the final of the 2019 Maui Invitational, with Dayton winning 90-84 as a four-point favorite.

A lot has changed with their respective rosters since then, and Anthony Grant's squad will have its work cut out against Bill Self's top-five team. The Jayhawks are favored by 15 points in the latest Kansas vs. Dayton odds from Caesars Sportsbook, and the over-under is set at 136.5. Before entering any Dayton vs. Kansas picks, you'll want to see the college basketball predictions from the model at SportsLine.

The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every Division I college basketball game 10,000 times. Over the past five-plus years, the proprietary computer model has generated an impressive profit of almost $2,100 for $100 players on its top-rated college basketball picks against the spread. Anyone who has followed it has seen huge returns.

Now, the model has set its sights on Kansas vs. Dayton. You can head to SportsLine to see its picks. Here are several college basketball odds for Dayton vs. Kansas:

  • Kansas vs. Dayton spread: Kansas -15
  • Kansas vs. Dayton over-under: 136.5 points

What you need to know about Kansas

The Jayhawks took down the North Texas Mean Green 71-59 on Thursday. The Jayhawks' success was spearheaded by the efforts of guard Remy Martin, who had 15 points in addition to eight boards, and guard Ochai Agbaji, who had 18 points. Agbaji has put himself in the early running for player of the year by averaging 24.3 points per game and shooting 56.3 percent from the field.

And while Remy Martin hasn't been as prolific as a scorer as he was at Arizona State, he's still been an effective addition for Kansas. He's averaging 11.0 points, 6.0 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game while shooting 46.7 percent from the floor, but it's only a matter of time before he's more comfortable taking on a larger role as a scorer and distributor.

What you need to know about Dayton

Dayton enjoyed a comfortable 76-60 win over Miami (Fla.) on Thursday. The Flyers got double-digit scores from four players: forward DaRon Holmes II (15), guard Elijah Weaver (14), guard Malachi Smith (14), and forward Mustapha Amzil (11). In addition to his 14 points, Smith had seven rebounds and six assists.

The neutral-site win over an ACC opponent comes on the heels of losses to UMass-Lowell, Lipscomb and Austin Peay, so Grant will be hoping that this is a sign of his program turning the corner after a disastrous start to the season. The Flyers shot 58.7 percent from the floor and 57.9 percent from the 3-point line in the win and will need to stay hot against the talented Jayhawks.

How to make Kansas vs. Dayton picks

The model has simulated Kansas vs. Dayton 10,000 times and the results are in. It is leaning over on the total and it also says one side of the spread has all the value. You can only see the pick at SportsLine.

So who wins Dayton vs. Kansas? And which side of the spread has all the value? Visit SportsLine now to find out, all from the red-hot model that has crushed its college basketball picks.