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The Duquesne Dukes will play the La Salle Explorers on Wednesday at Tom Gola Arena at Trumark Financial Center. Tip-off from Philadelphia, PA, is at 7:00 p.m. ET. The Dukes are two-point spread favorites and the game total is 143.5 points.
Duquesne (18-9 SU, 15-11-1 ATS) was defeated by Saint Louis on Saturday. The Dukes are 4-1 straight-up in their past five and 8-6 in Atlantic 10 Conference competition.
La Salle (13-14, 16-10-1 ATS) was defeated by George Mason on Saturday. The Explorers are 4-1 straight-up in their past five and 7-7 in A-10 play.
La Salle beat Duquesne 85-76 in their lone meeting last season. The Explorers lead the series 46-32 since the 1949-50 season.
The Dukes have won five of seven but can't slip up now. Duquesne is currently slotted in the fifth spot in the A-10 standings, but five teams are right on their heels with four regular-season games left.
The Dukes lost a close game on the road at Saint Louis on Saturday, falling by five points. The Billikens were hot, shooting 58.7 percent from the field, but Duquesne's lights-out three-point shooting (15-of-29) kept it in the ballgame. Saint Louis won the rebounding battle 36-31, collecting 13 offensive rebounds. The Dukes led by as many as 15 points but committed 16 turnovers. Junior guard Dae Dae Grant led Duquesne with 22 points and four assists.
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— Duquesne Basketball (@DuqMBB) February 19, 2023
The Dukes score 74.7 points per game (114th) and shoot 43.9 percent from the field (225th) with a 37.3 shooting percentage from three (38th). They convert 68.7 percent of their foul shot attempts (283rd) and average 33.3 rebounds (107th) with a -0.1 rebounding margin. Duquesne is 107th in schedule-adjusted offensive efficiency, per KenPom.
The Dukes give up 69.5 points per game on defense (170th), and their opponents shoot 43.4 percent from the floor (167th), including 34.5 percent from beyond the arc (239th). Duquesne is 117th in adjusted defensive efficiency.
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