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| Saint Louis Billikens | Duquesne Dukes |
| 17-2 | January 22, 2014, 07:00 | A.J. Palumbo Center | 8-8 |
College hoops betting interest focuses on the Duquesne vs Saint Louis battle Wednesday at A.J. Palumbo Center as the Dukes look to defend home court and cover the NCAA basketball point spread.
This season, the Dukes are 8-8 overall and 4-2-2 ATS, while the Billikens are 17-2 and 7-9 ATS. As for the totals, Duquesne boasts a 4-4 on the OU, and Saint Louis is 4-12.
View Saint Louis Billikens vs Duquesne Dukes Odds and Stats.
If you were backing the visitors in this one, the Billikens were listed as -9.5-point favorites earlier in the day at Sportsbook.
This game puts the Dukes, most recently No. 272 in the Odds Shark power rankings, up against the Billikens, who rate No. 29 in the latest survey.
Saint Louis won its last outing, a 70-48 result against Fordham on January 18. They covered in that game as a 18-point favorite. The Billikens blew out Fordham on Saturday, running up a 20+ point victory in a 70-48 win at Chaifetz Arena.
Duquesne lost its last outing, an 80-65 result against Virginia Commonwealth on January 18. They covered in that game as a 16.5-point underdog. Duquesne got 13 points from Derrick Colter but lost anyway, 80-65, to Virginia Commonwealth on Saturday at Siegel Center.
How They Match Up:
In the paint, the rebound battle will feature Duquesne's No. 119-rated squad against Saint Louis's No. 57-rated roster. And in long-range shooting, Duquesne rates No. 88 in the country with 6.88 per game, while their foes tonight rank No. 164 nationally with 5.74 per match.
A few Billikens at Dukes trends to consider:
Saint Louis is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Saint Louis is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Saint Louis's last 5 games
Saint Louis is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Duquesne is 5-12 SU in its last 17 games at home
Duquesne is 1-8 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Saint Louis
Duquesne is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing Saint Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Duquesne's last 6 games when playing Saint Louis
Next up:
Saint Louis home to Richmond, Wednesday, January 29th
Duquesne at St. Bonaventure, Saturday, January 25th
