Saint Louis Billikens (13-19) vs. Duquesne Dukes (20-11)
March 13, 2024 7:30 pm EDT
The Line: Duquesne Dukes -6.5; Over/Under: +149
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The Saint Louis Billikens and Duquesne Dukes meet Wednesday in the college basketball Atlantic 10 Championship Second Round at the Barclays Center. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Saint Louis Billikens vs Duquesne Dukes prediction.
Saint Louis Billikens Betting Preview
The Saint Louis Billikens recently beat St. Bonaventure and Rhode Island, while losing to Dayton. The Saint Louis Billikens are averaging 75 points on 45 percent shooting and allowing 79.5 points on 45.9 percent shooting. Sincere Parker is averaging 15.9 points and 4.3 rebounds, while Gibson Jimerson is averaging 15.3 points and 2 assists. Terrence Hargrove Jr. is the third double-digit scorer and Bradley Ezewiro is grabbing 6.1 rebounds. The Saint Louis Billikens are shooting 37 percent from beyond the arc and 75.3 percent from the free throw line. The Saint Louis Billikens are allowing 36.4 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 30.4 rebounds per game.
Duquesne Dukes Betting Preview
The Duquesne Dukes recently beat George Mason, VCU and George Washington. The Duquesne Dukes are averaging 71 points on 43.7 percent shooting and allowing 66.8 points on 42.3 percent shooting. Dae Dae Grant is averaging 16.7 points and 3.5 rebounds, while Jimmy Clark III is averaging 15.1 points and 3.2 rebounds. David Dixon is dishing 0.5 assists and Fousseyni Drame is grabbing 5.3 rebounds. The Duquesne Dukes are shooting 33.3 percent from beyond the arc and 72.1 percent from the free throw line. The Duquesne Dukes are allowing 32.3 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 33 rebounds per game.
Saint Louis Billikens vs Duquesne Dukes prediction
The Saint Louis Billikens have had issues stringing together successes this season, and them being on the end of a back to back probably won’t improve things. The Duquesne Dukes are playing their best ball of the season with a 4-game winning streak, and they’re well rested. Duquesne also beat Saint Louis by 15 points when these teams clashed a few weeks ago. The Duquesne Dukes have covered 6 of their last 9 games, and Saint Louis is 12-18-1 ATS on the season. I’ll lay the points with the Duquesne Dukes.
