Duquesne Dukes vs Saint Joseph's Hawks Prediction, 1/20/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Duquesne Dukes vs Saint Joseph's Hawks

Date: Saturday, January 20, 2024

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

TV: ESPN+

The Duquesne Dukes (9-7) are hitting the road to Michael J. Hagan '85 Arena on Saturday where they will attempt to beat the Saint Joseph's Hawks (11-6).

The Duquesne Dukes played Richmond and took a loss by a final of 63-61 in their last contest. With respect to fouls, the Dukes ended up walking away with 13 and Richmond had 13 fouls. They converted 5 out of their 15 attempts from downtown. Richmond finished shooting 71.4% from the free throw line by making 10 of their 14 shots. On top of that, Richmond collected 30 rebounds (6 offensive, 24 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Richmond doled out 14 dimes and had 6 steals in this contest. In relation to defense, Duquesne allowed 48.0% from the floor on 24 of 50 shooting. They also recorded 14 assists in the game in addition to creating 10 turnovers and having 4 steals. With respect to pulling down rebounds, they collected 27 with 6 of them being of the offensive sort. From the free throw line, the Dukes converted 7 of 11 shots for a percentage of 63.6%. Duquesne walked away from the game with a 42.1% FG percentage (24 of 57) and converted 6 of their 19 three-point attempts.

Jimmy Clark is a player who played a role in the game. He finished shooting 46.2% from the floor and earned 4 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 35 mins played and collected 3 rebounds. He accounted for 16 points on 6 of 13 shooting.

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Duquesne enters this one with a win-loss mark of 9-7 so far this season. They are giving up possession 12.0 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 17.8 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Duquesne is pulling in 36.6 boards per game and is sitting with 211 assists this year, which has them ranked 271st in the nation in terms of passing. The Dukes are hitting 33.4% on shots from downtown (133 of 398) and 70.6% from the free throw line. They average 74.0 points per contest (201st in the nation) while going 43.4% from the floor.

On the defensive end of the court, the Dukes are able to force 14.3 turnovers every game while drawing 17.3 personal fouls. They give up 34.5% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 113th in D-1 in PPG from their opponents (69.0). The Dukes defense is giving up a FG percentage of 43.3% (388 of 897) and they surrender 34.6 boards per contest as a group. They rank 112th in Division 1 in allowing assists to their opponents with 203 relinquished for the year.

In their last game, the Saint Joseph's Hawks walked away with a victory by a final of 82-62 when they faced La Salle. The Hawks snagged 31 defensive boards and 13 offensive boards totaling 44 in this game. They coughed up the ball 8 times, while getting 2 steals for the matchup. La Salle was called for 14 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Hawks to the charity stripe for a total of 18 attempts. They were able to make 15 of the free throw tries for a rate of 83.3%. Concerning shooting from distance, Saint Joseph's made 9 of their 23 tries (39.1%). When the final whistle was blown, the Hawks ended up going 29 for 57 from the field which gave them a percentage of 50.9%. The Hawks permitted La Salle to make 22 out of their 61 attempts from the floor which left them shooting 36.1% for the game. They wrapped up this game 25.0% from distance by shooting 8 of 32 and finished the contest at 10 of 12 from the charity stripe (83.3%). With respect to rebounding, Saint Joseph's permitted La Salle to collect 21 overall (4 on the offensive glass).

Xzayvier Brown pitched in for the Hawks for the contest. He converted 5 out of 9 for the game giving him a rate of 55.6%, and added 4 rebounds. He tallied 19 points in his 29 mins on the court and earned 4 assists in this matchup.

Saint Joseph's has a record of 11-6 this season. As an offensive team, the Hawks are hitting on 44.8% from the floor, which is ranked 182nd in the country. Saint Joseph's has scored 1,329 pts so far this season (78.2 per game) and they collect 38.5 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 15.8 times per game (54th in college basketball) and they turn it over 11.1 times per contest. The Hawks are committing 16.4 personal fouls per game while shooting 74.0% from the charity stripe.

The Hawks on defense are ranked 88th in Division 1 in PPG given up with 67.5. They are able to force 12.6 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 38.5% from the field (10th in D-1). The Saint Joseph's defense concedes 30.6% on 3-point attempts (148 of 483) and their opponents are connecting on 66.0% of their foul shots. They surrender 13.1 assists and 35.9 rebounds per game, which is ranked 204th and 233rd in the country.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Duquesne

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