Duquesne vs Fordham Pick – Basketball Predictions & Odds 1/21/23

The Fordham Rams and Duquesne Dukes meet Saturday in college basketball action at the UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.

The Fordham Rams Preview

The Fordham Rams are averaging 72.1 points on 42.5 percent shooting and allowing 67.7 points on 41.8 percent shooting. Darius Quisenberry is averaging 16.6 points and 3.6 rebounds, while Khalid Moore is averaging 13.8 points and 1.6 assists. Kyle Rose is dishing 1.8 assists and Antrell Charlton is grabbing 3.8 rebounds. The Fordham Rams are shooting 32.7 percent from beyond the arc and 76.4 percent from the free throw line. The Fordham Rams are allowing 33.1 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 34.4 rebounds per game.

The Duquesne Dukes Preview

The Duquesne Dukes are averaging 74.9 points on 44.2 percent shooting and allowing 70.6 points on 43.3 percent shooting. Dae Dae Grant is averaging 15.4 points and 4.4 rebounds, while Jimmy Clark III is averaging 12.4 points and 4.2 rebounds. RJ Gunn is the third double-digit scorer and Joe Reece is grabbing 4.7 rebounds. The Duquesne Dukes are shooting 37.6 percent from beyond the arc and 67.3 percent from the free throw line. The Duquesne Dukes are allowing 35.6 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 34 rebounds per game.

Trends

The Rams are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 road games and 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games overall. The Dukes are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 home games and 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The over is 4-1 in Dukes last 5 Saturday games. The road team is 19-6-1 ATS in the last 26 meetings. The underdog is 15-5-1 ATS in the last 21 meetings.

Randy’s Free Pick

The Fordham Rams are playing their worst ball of the season entering this contest, and they lose in the underdog role by an average of 9.2 points. The Duquesne Dukes have been a bit more consistent for the most part, and they’re at home, where they win by an average of 8.8 points. I’ll lay the reasonable number.