Duquesne vs Richmond 2/1/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
Richmond Spiders (13-8) vs. Duquesne Dukes (6-12)
February 1, 2022 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: Duquesne Dukes +8 / Richmond Spiders -8; Over/Under: -138.5
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The Richmond Spiders and the Duquesne Dukes meet in college basketball action from the UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse on Tuesday night.
The Richmond Spiders come into this game looking to bounce back from a 64-62 loss to VCU in their last game. Tyler Burton leads the Spiders in scoring and rebounding with 16.1 PPG and 7.1 RPG while Grant Golden has 15.2 PPG with 6.2 RPG and 3 APG. Jacob Gilyard has 12.5 PPG with a team-high 6.2 APG to lead the Spiders in assists and to round out the group of double-digit scorers for Richmond up to this point in the year. As a team, Richmond is averaging 73.5 PPG on 44.6% shooting from the field, 33.1% from three and 70.8% from the foul line while allowing 70.1 PPG on 44.8% shooting from the field and 35.6% from three this season
The Duquesne Dukes will try to snap a five-game losing skid after a 77-53 loss to Saint Louis in their last matchup. Leon Ayers III leads the Dukes in scoring with 12 PPG along with 4.8 RPG while Amir Spears has 11.9 PPG and a team-high 2.6 APG this season. Kevin Easley has 11.8 PPg with a team-high 6.7 RPG to lead Duquesne on the glass while Tre Williams has 10.4 PPG with 6.4 RPG as well on the year. As a team, Duquesne is averaging 67.3 PPG on 41.2% shooting from the field, 33.5% from three and 70% from the foul line while allowing 71.4 PPG on 45.9% shooting from the field and 37.2% from three this season.
Richmond is 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games against a team with a losing record and 5-1 ATS in their last 6 Tuesday games while the over is 4-0 in their last 4 games following an ATS loss. Duquesne is 0-5 ATS in their last 5 games overall and 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games following an ATS loss while the under is 5-0 in their last 5 games following a loss.
I get the allure for a home underdog in certain spots but the reality is that Duquesne’s really struggled during their five-game winning streak, especially on the offensive end. Richmond hasn’t lived up to a lot of the expectations set out for them early on in the year, but they’re the better team here and I think they end up winning this one by double-digits so give me Richmond in this one.
