St. Joe's vs Duquesne 3/14/19 - College Basketball Picks & Predictions

By: Adam |

Last Updated: 08/21/2019 at 11:53 AM ET

The St. Joseph’s Hawks play the Duquesne Dukes on Thursday at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York in an Atlantic 10 Conference tournament matchup. The Hawks finished the regular season with a 75-63 loss to VCU on Friday falling to 13-18 overall and 6-12 in A-10 action. The loss was St. Joe’s second straight after winning two straight prior to that.

Duquesne fell to 19-12 overall and 10-8 in A-10 play following its 78-67 loss to the Dayton Flyers on Saturday. The Dukes were led in the loss by Eric Williams Jr. with 21 points and nine rebounds, while Michael Hughes chipped in with 12 points and Sincere Carry added 10. The Dukes have lost two straight heading to the tournament. Charlie Brown Jr. leads St. Joe’s in scoring with an average of 18.8 points per game. Jared Bynum leads the Hawks in assists with an average of 4.6 per game. Brown leads the Hawks in rebounds with an average of 5.9 per game. St. Joe’s is shooting 40.7% from the field and 32.5% from 3-point territory.

Eric Williams Jr. leads the Dukes in scoring and rebounding with averages of 13.7 points and 7.5 rebounds per game. Sincere Carry is the second leading scorer and leader in assists with averages of 12.3 points and 5.8 assists per game. Duquesne is shooting 43.6% from the field and 32.1% from 3-point territory.

While St. Joe’s has held an advantage ATS versus Duquesne, the Dukes have had an overall better season in wins and losses straight up and expect more of the same in this matchup. The Dukes defeated the Hawks 85-84 during the regular season but failed to cover as 2.5-point chalk. The same will hold true on Thursday. Final Score Prediction, St. Joseph's Hawks win and cover ATS 76-72.

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