The 11th-seeded La Salle Explorers (14-18) and No. 6 Duquesne Dukes (20-11) tangle Wednesday in a 2nd-round game of the Atlantic-10 Tournament. Tip-off at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn is 7:30 p.m. ET (USA Network). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the La Salle vs. Duquesne odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
La Salle defeated No. 14 Rhode Island 73-56 in a 1st first-round game on Tuesday as 1.5-point underdogs. An Explorers squad that had been struggling mightily on defense snapped a 5-game losing streak with the triumph. The points allowed Tuesday marked La Salle’s fewest all season.
Duquesne went 10-8 in league play to finish 6th and get a bye into this slot in the A-10 bracket. Their play of late has been uneven, but they did shoot a robust 55.6% from the field in beating the Explorers 91-74 on Feb. 22 as a 2.5-point road underdog while the 144.5 Under hit.
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