Duquesne Dukes vs Saint Joseph's Hawks Prediction, 1/11/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Duquesne Dukes vs Saint Joseph's Hawks

Date: Wednesday, January 11, 2023

Location: Michael J. Hagan '85 Arena in Philadelphia, PA

TV: Youtube TV

The Duquesne Dukes (12-5) are hitting the road to Michael J. Hagan '85 Arena on Wednesday where they will play the Saint Joseph's Hawks (6-9).

The Duquesne Dukes faced off with Richmond and took a loss by a score of 75-73 in their last game. When it comes to fouls, the Dukes ended up walking away with 25 while Richmond racked up 16 fouls. They made 7 of 25 shots from 3-point land. Richmond ended up shooting 66.7% from the charity stripe by knocking down 20 of 30 attempts. On top of that, Richmond grabbed 36 boards (13 offensive, 23 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Richmond recorded 14 dimes and had 2 steals in this contest. When discussing defense, Duquesne allowed 42.1% from the field on 24 out of 57 shooting. They also recorded 14 dimes for the contest while forcing the opposition into 6 turnovers and earning 2 steals. In regard to grabbing rebounds, they earned a total of 34 with 10 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Dukes made 8 of 9 tries for a rate of 88.9%. Duquesne ended the game with a 43.5% field goal percentage (27 out of 62) and made 11 out of their 31 shots from beyond the arc.

R.J. Gunn is one player who was a factor in the matchup. He finished the contest at 41.7% from the field but had no dimes when the game ended. He played 35 minutes played and grabbed 3 rebounds. He recorded 16 points on 5 out of 12 shooting.

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Duquesne enters this game with a win-loss record of 12-5 on the campaign. They are averaging 75.1 points per contest (120th in Division 1) on 44.1% from the field. The Dukes are hitting 37.0% on three-point attempts (152 of 411) and 69.0% from the charity stripe. As a team, Duquesne is collecting 37.4 rebounds per contest and has 258 dimes for the year, which has them ranked 47th in D-1 in terms of passing. They turn it over 11.6 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 17.6 fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Dukes are forcing 13.4 turnovers per contest and they draw 15.9 personal fouls. They are 247th in college hoops in giving up assists with 221 surrendered for the season. The Dukes defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 43.1% (424 of 983) and they concede 36.0 boards per contest as a squad. They are giving up 35.2% from beyond the arc while they are 227th in college basketball in points per game from their opponents (70.4).

When they last stepped on the court, the Saint Joseph's Hawks went home defeated by a final of 66-54 when they played Fordham. Concerning rebounding, Saint Joseph's permitted Fordham to grab 43 in total (9 offensive). They finished 20.0% from downtown by going 5 out of 25 and finished the game at 15 of 16 at the charity stripe (93.8%). The Hawks permitted Fordham to bury 23 out of 62 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 37.1% in the game. When the game finished, the Hawks went 20 out of 56 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 35.7%. In the matter of shots from downtown, Saint Joseph's knocked down 6 of their 22 attempts (27.3%). They were able to convert 8 of the free throw tries for a rate of 53.3%. Fordham had 13 personal fouls for this game which took the Hawks to the free throw line for a total of 15 shots. They coughed up the ball 9 times, while recording 4 steals in this matchup. The Hawks were able to snag 27 defensive boards and 5 offensive boards for a total of 32 for this game.

Erik Reynolds II was important for the Hawks for this contest. He earned 17 points in his 38 mins on the hardwood, but wrapped up this contest with no dimes. He knocked down 5 of 14 for this contest giving him a rate of 35.7%, and had 5 rebounds.

Saint Joseph's has a mark of 6-9 this year. When it comes to offensive execution, the Hawks are hitting on 41.1% from the floor, which ranks 327th in the country. Saint Joseph's has accounted for 1,042 pts for the campaign (69.5 per game) and they average 33.9 rebounds per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 12.2 times per game (271st in D-1) and they turn the ball over 12.9 times per contest. The Hawks are responsible for committing 17.9 personal fouls per game and they connect on 68.4% from the charity stripe.

The Saint Joseph's defense allows 33.6% on shots from beyond the perimeter (135 of 402) and their opposition knocks down 69.6% of their shots from the free throw line. They have surrendered 16.0 assists and 37.3 total rebounds per game, which is ranked 346th and 316th in D-1. The Hawks defensively are ranked 265th in college hoops in points per game surrendered with 72.3. They are forcing 13.4 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 43.5% from the floor (225th in Division 1).

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Saint Joseph's

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