The Rice Owls (18-15) will try to end a three-game road slide when squaring off against the Duquesne Dukes (20-12) on March 19, 2023 at UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse.
The Dukes face the Owls in a game that Duquesne is currently a favorite by 6 points. The over/under for the matchup is 157.
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Duquesne Betting Line, Matchup Info Vs. Rice
- When: Sunday, March 19, 2023 at 1:30 PM ET
- Where: UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- How to Watch on TV: FloS
- Spread Favorite: Duquesne -6
- Moneyline Favorite: Duquesne -265
- Moneyline Underdog: Rice +212
- Over/Under: 157 points
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Duquesne Betting Trends
- The Dukes have put together a 17-15-0 ATS record so far this year.
- Duquesne has been favored by 6 points or more 13 times this season, and covered the spread in six of those contests.
- The Dukes have won in 17, or 68%, of the 25 contests they have been named as odds-on favorites in this year.
- This season, Duquesne has come away with a win 10 times in 12 chances when named as a favorite of at least -265 or better on the moneyline.
- Dukes games have hit the over 17 out of 32 times this season.
- Duquesne’s 32 games this season have gone over this contest’s total of 157 points 10 times.
- The average point total in Dukes games this season is 145.7, 11.3 points fewer than this matchup’s over/under.
Duquesne Top Performers
Name | GP | PTS | REB | ASST | STL | BLK | 3PM |
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Dae Dae Grant | 32 | 15.1 | 4.6 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 2.8 |
Jimmy Clark III | 32 | 12.2 | 4.0 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
Joseph Reece | 28 | 9.7 | 4.8 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
R.J. Gunn | 22 | 8.4 | 3.3 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.6 |
Tevin Brewer | 28 | 7.4 | 1.6 | 3.3 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 1.5 |
Duquesne Season Stats
- Duquesne’s +126 scoring differential (outscoring opponents by 3.9 points per game) is a result of scoring 74.8 points per game (101st in college basketball) while allowing 70.9 per outing (204th in college basketball).
- The Dukes average 33.9 rebounds per game (101st in college basketball) compared to the 34.6 of their opponents.
- With 73.6 points per game in A-10 action, the Dukes are averaging 1.2 fewer points per game in conference games compared to their overall average (74.8 PPG).
- Duquesne is surrendering 70.9 points per game in conference games this season, which equals its season average.
- The Dukes are hitting 9.1 three-pointers per game this year in conference matchups, which is 0.1 more threes per game than their season average (9.0). Conversely, they have a worse three-point percentage in A-10 tilts (36.1%) compared to overall (36.3%).
- Offensively Duquesne has played better at home this year, averaging 75.1 points per game, compared to 73.8 per game when playing on the road.
- When playing at home, the Dukes are ceding 10.3 fewer points per game (66.8) than in road games (77.1).
Duquesne Recent And Upcoming Schedule
Date | Opponent | Score | Home/Away | Spread |
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2/22/2023 | La Salle | W 91-74 | Away | -2 |
2/26/2023 | Davidson | L 71-67 | Home | -5.5 |
3/1/2023 | UMass | W 88-79 | Home | -11.5 |
3/4/2023 | Fordham | L 87-60 | Away | +0.5 |
3/8/2023 | La Salle | L 81-70 | Home | -6.5 |
3/19/2023 | Rice | – | Home | -6 |
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Rice Betting Trends
- Rice is 14-16-0 ATS this year.
- The Owls have covered the spread four times this season (4-5 ATS) when playing as at least 6-point underdogs.
- Rice has entered the game as underdogs 16 times this season and won five, or 31.2%, of those games.
- The Owls are 1-7 this season when entering a game as the underdog by +212 or more on the moneyline.
- So far this season, 20 out of Rice’s 30 games with an over/under have hit the over.
- The Owls have combined with their opponent to score more than 157 points in 15 of 30 games this season.
- Rice’s games this season have had an average of 153.1 points, 3.9 fewer points than this game’s point total.
Rice Top Performers
Name | GP | PTS | REB | ASST | STL | BLK | 3PM |
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Quincy Olivari | 33 | 18.8 | 5.9 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 2.7 |
Travis Evee | 33 | 15.3 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 2.3 |
Max Fiedler | 33 | 10.7 | 7.4 | 5.1 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 0.0 |
Mekhi Mason | 33 | 10.1 | 3.2 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.2 |
Cameron Sheffield | 33 | 7.7 | 6.2 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 1.3 |
Rice Season Stats
- The Owls have a +9 scoring differential, putting up 76.7 points per game (58th in college basketball) and giving up 76.4 (334th in college basketball).
- Rice records 33.0 rebounds per game (165th in college basketball), compared to the 32.3 of its opponents.
- In 2022-23, the Owls have averaged 71.5 points per game in C-USA play, and 76.7 overall.
- In 2022-23, Rice has allowed 78.6 points per game in C-USA play, and 76.4 overall.
- The Owls make fewer 3-pointers in C-USA action (8.6 per game) than overall (9.0), and have a lower 3-point percentage in conference games (35.3%) than overall (35.7%).
- At home, Rice averages 81.1 points per game. On the road, it scores 71.4.
- The Owls give up 73.8 points per game at home, and 80.1 on the road.
Rice Recent And Upcoming Schedule
Date | Opponent | Score | Home/Away | Spread |
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2/25/2023 | Charlotte | L 70-54 | Away | +6.5 |
3/2/2023 | Florida Atlantic | L 103-74 | Home | +8.5 |
3/4/2023 | Florida International | L 90-83 | Home | -5.5 |
3/8/2023 | UTSA | W 72-71 | Home | -6.5 |
3/9/2023 | UAB | L 87-60 | Away | +14 |
3/19/2023 | Duquesne | – | Away | +6 |
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