Duquesne Dukes vs Saint Joseph's Hawks Prediction, 1/29/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Duquesne Dukes vs Saint Joseph's Hawks

Date: Wednesday, January 29, 2025

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

TV: ESPN+

The Saint Joseph's Hawks (12-8) welcome the Duquesne Dukes (9-11) at Michael J. Hagan '85 Arena on Wednesday.

The Duquesne Dukes stepped onto the hardwood against Fordham and took a loss by a score of 65-63 in their last game. Regarding fouls, the Dukes finished with 18 and Fordham recorded 11 fouls. They made 5 out of their 22 attempts from 3-point range. Fordham finished the game shooting 83.3% from the free throw line by knocking down 20 of their 24 shots. In addition, Fordham pulled down 37 rebounds (13 offensive, 24 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Fordham distributed 13 dimes and had 6 steals in this contest. In terms of defense, Duquesne let their opponent shoot 39.2% from the field on 20 of 51 shooting. They also doled out 7 dimes in this contest in addition to forcing 15 turnovers and earning 4 steals. With regard to rebounding, they earned 27 with 10 of them being of the offensive variety. At the charity stripe, the Dukes converted 8 of their 14 shots for a percentage of 57.1%. Duquesne ended with a 44.6% field goal percentage (25 out of 56) and converted 5 out of their 12 shots from beyond the arc.

Cameron Crawford is someone who was a major factor for the game. He accounted for 13 points on 5 out of 9 shooting. He played 29 minutes played and pulled down 5 boards. He finished the game shooting 55.6% from the floor but had no assists at the end of the game.

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Duquesne comes into this matchup with a win-loss record of 9-11 this year. They have an average of 68.9 points per contest (307th in the nation) while connecting on 43.3% from the field. The Dukes are shooting 35.5% on shots from beyond the arc (170 of 479) and 64.0% from the free throw line. As a team, Duquesne is pulling in 34.8 boards per game and has racked up 281 dimes on the year, which is 184th in the country in terms of passing. They are turning it over 11.9 times per contest and as a team are committing 17.6 fouls per contest.

On defense, the Dukes are forcing their opponents into 13.1 turnovers per contest while drawing 16.3 fouls. They are 123rd in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 251 surrendered on the campaign. The Dukes are allowing a FG percentage of 42.0% (446 of 1,062) and they surrender 33.7 boards per contest as a group. They give up 36.5% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 46th in college hoops in PPG allowed (66.1).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Saint Joseph's Hawks walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 77-72 against Dayton. Concerning how they rebounded, Saint Joseph's allowed Dayton to snag 28 overall (3 on the offensive side). They finished shooting 42.1% from three-point range by connecting on 8 out of 19 and ended up going 15 of 18 at the free throw line (83.3%). The Hawks allowed Dayton to knock down 27 of their 55 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 49.1% in this contest. When the final whistle was blown, the Hawks finished the game shooting 26 for 62 from the field which had them shooting 41.9%. In regard to shooting from distance, Saint Joseph's knocked down 9 of 33 tries (27.3%). They were able to make 11 of those for a rate of 84.6%. Dayton committed 13 fouls for this contest which took the Hawks to the charity stripe for a total of 13 attempts. They coughed it up 9 times, while earning 4 steals in the game. The Hawks were able to snag 24 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 33 for the game.

Erik Reynolds II ended up being important for the Hawks for this game. He racked up 21 points in his 38 mins on the hardwood and had 3 dimes in this contest. He converted 8 out of 19 for the contest giving him a rate of 42.1%, and had 5 rebounds.

Saint Joseph's has a mark of 12-8 for the year. On the offensive side of the ball, the Hawks are connecting on 44.8% from the field, which has them ranked 180th in the nation. Saint Joseph's has earned 1,524 points this year (76.2 per game) and they average 37.5 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 16.0 times per contest (58th in the country) and they turn it over 11.5 times per contest. The Hawks are committing 14.5 fouls every game while shooting 73.8% from the charity stripe.

The Hawks on defense are ranked 106th in college in PPG surrendered with 69.1. They are forcing 11.3 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 41.0% from the floor (63rd in college). The Saint Joseph's defense surrenders 32.2% on 3-point attempts (138 of 429) and opponents are making 77.0% of their free throw attempts. They concede 13.6 dimes and 34.7 rebounds per game, which ranks 225th and 201st in D-1.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Duquesne

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