Duquesne vs. Richmond betting: College basketball preview for March 7

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The Richmond Spiders (15-15, 5-12 A-10) are underdogs (by 4.5 points) to stop a six-game road losing streak when they visit the Duquesne Dukes (16-14, 8-9 A-10) on Saturday, March 7, 2026 at 2 p.m. ET. The matchup has an over/under of 149.5 points.

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Duquesne Cover -4.5 vs Richmond -120

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Duquesne vs. Richmond betting lines

  • Duquesne moneyline odds to win: -217
  • Richmond moneyline odds to win: +178
  • Spread: Duquesne (-4.5)
  • Total: 149.5

Duquesne statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Duquesne has covered the spread in a lower percentage of its home games than away games. It has covered five times in 15 games when playing at home, and it has covered seven times in 12 games when playing on the road.
  • The Dukes have exceeded the over/under in nine of 15 home games (60%), compared to five of 12 road games (41.7%).
  • Duquesne has won a higher percentage of its matchups as a moneyline favorite when playing at home, going 8-3 (.727). On the road as a moneyline favorite, it sports a record of 2-1 (.667).

Recent trends

  • The Dukes have been scoring 70.4 points per contest in their last 10 times on the court, an average that’s significantly lower than the 79.1 they’ve scored over the course of the 2025-26 campaign.
  • Duquesne’s points-allowed average over its past 10 games (73.3) is 2.4 fewer points per game than the team is allowing over the entire season (75.7).
  • The Dukes are trending down from beyond the arc over their last 10 outings, making 7.7 threes per game and shooting 33.0% from long range in comparison to their season-long averages of 8.8 makes and 34.4% from distance in the 2025-26 season.

Duquesne betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 12-16-0 (Home: 5-10-0; Away: 7-5-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 4.5+: 3-7-0 (As Favorite: 5-10-0; As Underdog: 7-6-0)
  • O-U-P: 15-13-0 (Home: 9-6-0; Away: 5-7-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 10-5 (Home: 8-3; Away: 2-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 4-9 (Home: 1-3; Away: 3-6)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
46.3 (116th in nation) 44.2 (179th) 31.8 (194th) 31.1 (195th) 15.4 (91st) 12.7 (324th)

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Richmond statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • In 2025-26 against the spread, Richmond has a lower winning percentage at home (.471, 8-8-1 record) than away (.600, 6-4-0).
  • In 2025-26, a higher percentage of the Spiders’ games have finished above the over/under at home (47.1%, eight of 17) than on the road (40%, four of 10).
  • The Spiders, when moneyline underdogs, have won a lower percentage of games at home (1-3) than on the road (2-5) this season.

Recent trends

  • Over their last 10 games, the Spiders are putting up 70.6 points per game, compared to their season average of 77.0.
  • Richmond is allowing 76.4 points per contest in its last 10 games, which is 2.7 more points than it is allowing for the season (73.7).
  • The Spiders are draining 0.6 fewer treys per game in their last 10 games (8.3) compared to their season average (8.9), and they are delivering a lower three-point percentage over their past 10 games (32.9%) compared to their season mark (36.1%).

Richmond betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 14-14-1 (Home: 8-8-1; Away: 6-4-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 4.5+: 5-3-1 (As Favorite: 8-10-0; As Underdog: 6-4-1)
  • O-U-P: 12-17-0 (Home: 8-9-0; Away: 4-6-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 11-7 (Home: 9-4; Away: 1-2)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 3-8 (Home: 1-3; Away: 2-5)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
44.4 (231st in nation) 44.0 (159th) 30.7 (254th) 33.2 (305th) 13.9 (171st) 9.1 (27th)
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