Duquesne Dukes vs BYU Cougars Prediction, 3/21/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Duquesne Dukes vs BYU Cougars

Date: Thursday, March 21, 2024

Location: CHI Health Center Omaha in Omaha, NE

TV: truTV

Odds/Point Spread: Duquesne (+9)

The BYU Cougars (23-10) will compete against the Duquesne Dukes (24-11) at CHI Health Center Omaha on Thursday in the NCAA Tournament. Duquesne opens as 9-point underdogs. The total comes in at 141.5.

The Duquesne Dukes took the court against VCU and went home with a win by a final score of 57-51 in their last contest. When discussing personal fouls, the Dukes walked away with 14 while VCU racked up 16 personal fouls. They made 5 out of their 24 tries from downtown. VCU shot 85.7% at the free throw line by making 12 of 14 shots. Moreover, VCU had 30 rebounds (6 offensive, 24 defensive), but didn't notch a block. VCU distributed 9 assists and had 10 steals in this game. When discussing defense, Duquesne allowed the other team to go 36.2% from the field on 17 of 47 shooting. They also dished out 13 assists in this contest while forcing the other team into 15 turnovers and earning 12 steals. When talking about hauling in rebounds, they earned 38 with 17 of them being of the offensive sort. At the free throw line, the Dukes buried 15 of their 21 attempts for a percentage of 71.4%. Duquesne ended with a 29.8% field goal percentage (17 out of 57) and knocked down 8 of 25 3-pointers.

Dae Dae Grant is someone who was a major factor for the matchup. He walked away from this one shooting 25.0% from the field and also dished out 2 dimes. He was on the court for 35 minutes but did not grab any boards. He ended up scoring 10 points on 3 out of 12 shooting.

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Duquesne will take the court with a record of 24-11 so far this year. They are giving up possession 11.8 times per contest and as a squad are committing 17.1 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Duquesne is snagging 35.2 boards per game and has accounted for 470 dimes for the year, which ranks 97th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. The Dukes are connecting on 34.0% on shots beyond the perimeter (267 of 786) and 71.8% from the free throw line. They are averaging 70.8 pts per game (263rd in college basketball) while going 43.7% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Dukes are able to force 13.3 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.0 fouls. They are 214th in the country in giving up assists with 426 conceded on the year. The Dukes are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 41.9% (805 of 1,921) and they surrender 34.2 boards per game as a team. They give up 31.7% on 3-point shots while they are 29th in the nation in PPG allowed (66.0).

When they last stepped on the court, the BYU Cougars walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 81-67 against Texas Tech. Concerning how they cleaned up the glass, BYU allowed Texas Tech to pull down 40 overall (9 on the offensive side). They finished the game shooting 47.4% from three-point range via 9 out of 19 and walked away from this one shooting 18 out of 25 at the charity stripe (72.0%). The Cougars allowed Texas Tech to knock down 27 of their 55 tries from the floor which left them shooting 49.1% in the matchup. When the final whistle was blown, the Cougars ended up shooting 25 for 67 from the field which gave them a rate of 37.3%. Pertaining to shots from beyond the perimeter, BYU made 7 of 35 tries (20.0%). They were able to bury 10 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 83.3%. Texas Tech committed 15 personal fouls for this game which got the Cougars to the charity stripe for 12 attempts. They also gave up possession of the ball 10 times, while recording 4 steals for the matchup. The Cougars snagged 23 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds totaling 31 for this game.

Jaxson Robinson was important for the Cougars for the game. He buried 6 out of 18 for this game giving him a rate of 33.3%, and tallied 5 rebounds. He totaled 18 points in his 29 mins on the hardwood and added 1 assist for the game.

BYU has a win-loss record of 23-10 for the campaign. In terms of offensive execution, the Cougars are shooting 46.2% from the floor, which has them ranked 82nd in the country. BYU has scored 2,701 pts so far this season (81.8 per game) and they snag 39.6 boards per game. They are assisting teammates 18.6 times per game (3rd in college basketball) and they lose possession via turnover 10.7 times per game. The Cougars commit 17.7 fouls per game and they go 73.8% from the charity stripe.

The Cougars on defense are ranked 110th in D-1 in points allowed per game with 69.9. They are able to force 11.2 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 42.6% from the floor (115th in college hoops). The BYU defense gives up 31.8% on shots from beyond the arc (211 of 663) and their opposition knocks down 69.8% of their shots from the charity stripe. They concede 11.9 assists and 33.5 rebounds every game, which ranks them 95th and 109th in those defensive categories.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take BYU (-9)

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