Duquesne vs. UMass Prediction: Picks & Betting Odds – Wednesday, March 1, 2023

The Duquesne Dukes (19-10, 9-7 A-10) are at home in A-10 play against the UMass Minutemen (14-14, 5-11 A-10) on Wednesday, March 1, 2023 at 7:00 PM ET. The Dukes are double-digit favorites by 11.5 points in the game. The matchup has an over/under of 148.5.

Duquesne vs. UMass Odds

Duquesne odds to win: -744
UMass odds to win: +509
Spread: Duquesne (-11.5)
Total: 148.5

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Game Time and Information

Date: Wednesday, March 1, 2023
Time: 7:00 PM ET
TV: ESPN+
Where: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Venue: UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse

Who Will Win Duquesne vs. UMass?

Duquesne and UMass Betting Trends, Records Against the Spread

Duquesne is 1-1 against the spread when favored by 11.5 points or more this season.

These two teams average a combined 145.5 points per game, three fewer points than the over/under of 148.5 set for this matchup.

Duquesne and UMass have seen their opponents average a combined 7.5 fewer points per game than the point total of 148.5 set in this outing.

Duquesne’s average point total in matchups this year is 144.7, 3.8 points below the total in this game.

The average point total for the Minutemen this year is 6.7 points fewer than this game’s over/under.

The Dukes have a 17-12-0 record against the spread this season.

So far this season, the Minutemen have compiled a 12-16-0 record against the spread.

Duquesne Stats & Insights

Duquesne has a +155 scoring differential, topping opponents by 5.3 points per game. It is putting up 75 points per game to rank 105th in college basketball and is allowing 69.7 per outing to rank 173rd in college basketball.

Duquesne is 113th in college basketball at 32.9 rebounds per game. That’s similar to the 33.1 its opponents average.

The Dukes knock down 9.1 three-pointers per game (29th in college basketball), 2.2 more than their opponents (6.9). They are shooting 37.2% from deep (39th in college basketball) while allowing opponents to shoot 35%.

Duquesne averages 94.8 points per 100 possessions on offense (157th in college basketball), and gives up 88 points per 100 possessions (89th in college basketball).

The Dukes are averaging 74.4 points per game when playing at home. Away from home, they are playing better offensively, averaging 75.3 points per contest.

UMass Stats & Insights

UMass has a -20 scoring differential, putting up 70.5 points per game (205th in college basketball) and conceding 71.3 (219th in college basketball).

UMass wins the rebound battle by 3.8 boards on average. It records 34.5 rebounds per game, 42nd in college basketball, while its opponents pull down 30.7.

UMass knocks down 1.5 fewer threes per game than the opposition, 6.1 (311th in college basketball) compared to its opponents’ 7.6.

UMass’ 88.2 points per 100 possessions on offense rank 307th in college basketball, and the 89.1 points it allows per 100 possessions rank 115th in college basketball.

The Minutemen average 76.3 points per game at home, and 67.1 away.

Duquesne Key Players to Watch

The Dukes scoring leader is Dae Dae Grant, who averages 15.5 per contest to go with 4.8 rebounds and 2.6 assists.

Joe Reece leads Duquesne in rebounding, averaging five per game, while Tevin Brewer leads the team in assists, distributing an average of 3.4 in each contest.

The Dukes get the most three-point shooting production out of Grant, who makes 2.8 threes per game.

Jimmy Clark III is Duquesne’s leader in steals, averaging 2.2 steals per game, while Tre Williams leads them in blocks with one per contest.

UMass Key Players to Watch

Matt Cross sits on top of the Minutemen leaderboards for both scoring and rebounding with 12.9 points and 6.3 rebounds per game.

Keon Thompson’s assist statline paces UMass; he racks up 2.8 assists per game.

T.J. Weeks is consistent from three-point range and leads the Minutemen with 1.7 made threes per game.

Cross (1.4 steals per game) is the steal leader for UMass while Wildens Leveque (1.2 blocks per game) is the block leader.