Saint Joseph’s (PA) vs. Duquesne betting: College basketball preview for January 8

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The Duquesne Dukes (6-9, 1-1 A-10) are slight underdogs (by 2.5 points) to continue a four-game home win streak when they host the Saint Joseph’s (PA) Hawks (10-5, 1-1 A-10) on Wednesday, January 8, 2025 at 7:00 PM ET. The matchup has an over/under of 134.5.

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Saint Joseph’s (PA) vs. Duquesne betting lines

  • Saint Joseph’s (PA) moneyline odds to win: -152
  • Duquesne moneyline odds to win: +127
  • Spread: Saint Joseph’s (PA) (-2.5)
  • Total: 134.5

Saint Joseph’s (PA) statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Saint Joseph’s (PA) covered the spread in a higher percentage of its home games than road games last season. Saint Joseph’s (PA) covered nine times in 17 opportunities at home, and it covered five times in 12 opportunities in road games.
  • The Hawks went over the over/under less often when playing at home last year, hitting the over in nine of 17 home matchups (52.9%). In road games, they hit the over in nine of 12 games (75%).
  • Saint Joseph’s (PA) performed better as a moneyline favorite when playing at home last season, putting up a home record of 13-2 home record, compared to going 1-2 on the road.

Recent trends

  • In their last 10 games, the Hawks have been putting up 74.7 points per game, an average that’s slightly lower than the 75.4 they’ve scored over the course of the 2024-25 season.
  • Saint Joseph’s (PA) has been a little improved on the defensive end of the floor of late, giving up 66.6 points per game over its last 10 contests compared to the 68.3 it has conceded per game this season.
  • The Hawks are trending down from deep over their last 10 outings, making 8.9 threes per game and shooting 32.2% from long range in comparison to their season-long averages of 9.0 makes and 33.5% from distance in the 2024-25 season.

Saint Joseph’s (PA) betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 6-9-0 (Home: 2-7-0; Away: 1-1-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 2.5+: 4-7-0 (As Favorite: 4-7-0; As Underdog: 2-2-0)
  • O-U-P: 6-9-0 (Home: 3-6-0; Away: 1-1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 8-3 (Home: 5-3; Away: 1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-2 (Home: 1-0; Away: 0-1)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
44.7 (208th in nation) 40.8 (74th) 33.7 (140th) 30.9 (173rd) 16.3 (66th) 12.0 (236th)

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Duquesne statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Duquesne’s winning percentage against the spread at home was .412 (7-10-0) last year. On the road, it was .545 (6-5-0).
  • In terms of the over/under, Dukes games went over three of 17 times at home (17.6%) and four of 11 away (36.4%) last year.

Recent trends

  • The Dukes are putting up 68.7 points per contest in their last 10 games, which is 0.8 more than their average for the season (67.9).
  • In its previous 10 games, Duquesne is surrendering 58.5 points per game, compared to its season average of 64.8 points allowed.
  • The Dukes are making 8.2 three-pointers per contest in their last 10 games, which is 0.2 more than their average for the season (8.0). Likewise, they own a higher three-point percentage over their past 10 contests (37.8%) compared to their season average from three-point land (34.2%).

Duquesne betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 5-9-0 (Home: 3-4-0; Away: 0-2-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 2.5+: 2-4-0 (As Favorite: 2-5-0; As Underdog: 3-4-0)
  • O-U-P: 4-10-0 (Home: 3-4-0; Away: 1-1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 2-5 (Home: 1-4; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 3-4 (Home: 2-0; Away: 0-2)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
43.1 (274th in nation) 41.2 (84th) 33.0 (182nd) 29.4 (92nd) 13.7 (201st) 11.4 (174th)
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