Saint Louis vs. Duquesne betting: College basketball preview for March 8

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The Saint Louis Billikens (17-13, 10-7 A-10) host the Duquesne Dukes (13-17, 8-9 A-10) in a matchup of A-10 teams at Chaifetz Arena, beginning at 8 p.m. ET on Saturday, March 8, 2025. The Dukes are 6.5-point underdogs in the game. The matchup has an over/under of 138.5.

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Saint Louis vs. Duquesne betting lines

  • Saint Louis moneyline odds to win: -272
  • Duquesne moneyline odds to win: +220
  • Spread: Saint Louis (-6.5)
  • Total: 138.5

Saint Louis statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Saint Louis has a better record against the spread when playing at home (7-7-0) than it does in away games (4-8-0).
  • At home, the Billikens go over the total 28.6% of the time (four of 14 games). They’ve hit the over in 16.7% of road games (two of 12 contests).
  • Saint Louis has fared better as a moneyline favorite in home games, putting up a home record of 10-3, compared to going 3-2 on the road.

Recent trends

  • In their last 10 games, the Billikens have been racking up 72.3 points per contest, an average that’s slightly lower than the 73.7 they’ve scored over the course of the 2024-25 season.
  • Saint Louis’ points-allowed average over its last 10 games (70.5) is 1.0 more point per game than the team is allowing over the entire season (69.5).
  • The Billikens are trending up from deep during their last 10 outings, making 10.6 threes per game and shooting 37.1% from long range in comparison to their season-long averages of 9.8 makes and 35.0% from distance in the 2024-25 season.

Saint Louis betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 11-17-0 (Home: 7-7-0; Away: 4-8-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 6.5+: 3-6-0 (As Favorite: 8-10-0; As Underdog: 3-7-0)
  • O-U-P: 7-21-0 (Home: 4-10-0; Away: 2-10-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 13-5 (Home: 10-3; Away: 3-2)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-8 (Home: 1-0; Away: 1-6)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
47.1 (59th in nation) 41.2 (45th) 32.4 (158th) 32.5 (268th) 15.0 (87th) 12.1 (267th)

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Duquesne statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • This season, Duquesne is 9-6-0 at home against the spread (.600 winning percentage). Away, it is 4-5-0 ATS (.444).
  • In terms of the over/under, Dukes games have finished over seven of 15 times at home (46.7%), and six of nine on the road (66.7%).
  • In 2024-25 when moneyline underdogs, the Dukes have a better winning percentage at home (.750, 6-2 record) than on the road (.167, 1-5).

Recent trends

  • Over their previous 10 games, the Dukes are scoring 68.8 points per contest, the same number of points as their season average.
  • Over its previous 10 games, Duquesne is ceding 67.9 points per contest, 1.2 more points than its season average (66.7).
  • In their past 10 games, the Dukes are sinking 8.0 threes per game, 0.3 fewer threes than their season average (8.3). They also have a worse three-point percentage over their previous 10 games (31.9%) compared to their season average (34.2%).

Duquesne betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 15-14-0 (Home: 9-6-0; Away: 4-5-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 6.5+: 4-1-0 (As Favorite: 4-8-0; As Underdog: 11-6-0)
  • O-U-P: 13-16-0 (Home: 7-8-0; Away: 6-3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 4-8 (Home: 2-5; Away: 1-2)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 8-9 (Home: 6-2; Away: 1-5)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
43.0 (278th in nation) 42.9 (125th) 31.3 (213th) 29.7 (89th) 13.8 (160th) 11.4 (208th)
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