Loyola Greyhounds vs Duquesne Dukes Prediction, 11/19/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Loyola Greyhounds vs Duquesne Dukes

Date: Wednesday, November 19, 2025

Location: UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse in Pittsburgh, PA

TV: ESPN+

The Duquesne Dukes (3-1) welcome the Loyola Greyhounds (2-3) at UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse on Wednesday.

The Loyola Greyhounds faced Fairfield and took a loss by a final of 85-82 in their last game. Loyola wrapped up the contest with a 57.1% field goal percentage (32 of 56) and made 6 of their 21 three-point shots. From the free throw line, the Greyhounds converted 12 of 16 tries for a percentage of 75.0%. Regarding hauling in boards, they earned 27 with 4 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 11 assists for this game as well as forcing 7 turnovers and getting 4 steals. When it comes to defending, Loyola allowed their opponent to shoot 49.3% from the field on 34 of 69 shooting. Fairfield recorded 14 dimes and had 6 steals in the game. Additionally, Fairfield collected 29 rebounds (11 offensive, 18 defensive), but didn't have a block. Fairfield finished the contest at 57.9% from the charity stripe by burying 11 of 19 shots. They also made 6 of their 21 shots from 3-point land. When talking about fouls, the Greyhounds ended up with 15 while Fairfield accounted for 15 fouls.

Jacob Theodosiou is a guy who was a contributor in the matchup. He ended up finishing with 27 points on 10 of 15 shooting. He played for 33 mins and also pulled down 5 rebounds. He went 66.7% from the floor and recorded 6 assists.

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Loyola will enter this matchup with a win-loss record of 2-3 this season. They turn it over 10.6 times per game and as a team they commit 15.2 personal fouls every game. As a team, Loyola is collecting 36.6 rebounds per game and has earned 56 assists so far this year, which ranks 228th in the country in terms of passing the ball. The Greyhounds are shooting 32.2% on three-point attempts (38 of 118) and 68.1% from the free throw line. They are averaging 74.4 points per game (259th in D-1) while shooting 45.9% from the floor.

On defense, the Greyhounds have forced 10.6 turnovers per game and they draw 16.2 fouls. They rank 161st in D-1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 51 surrendered for the year. The Greyhounds defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 42.7% (129 of 302) and they concede 34.8 rebounds per game as a team. They are surrendering 23.7% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 105th in college hoops in PPG allowed (68.2).

When they last stepped on the court, the Duquesne Dukes took a loss by a final score of 87-77 when they played Villanova. The Dukes snagged 15 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards for a total of 24 in the game. They also gave up possession of the ball 16 times, while recording 5 steals for this contest. Villanova committed 20 fouls in the matchup which got the Dukes to the free throw line for 20 tries. They were able to bury 13 of those for a percentage of 65.0%. When talking about shots from beyond the arc, Duquesne made 12 of 23 attempts (52.2%). Overall, the Dukes walked away from this one shooting 26 for 55 from the field which had them shooting 47.3%. The Dukes permitted Villanova to make 27 out of 62 attempts from the field which had them shooting 43.5% for this game. They finished shooting 38.1% from beyond the perimeter by going 8 of 21 and ended up shooting 25 out of 33 at the charity stripe (75.8%). When discussing rebounds, Duquesne permitted Villanova to collect 35 in all (18 on the offensive side).

Tarence Guinyard ended up having an impact for the Dukes in this contest. He earned 30 points in his 32 mins on the hardwood and had 4 assists in this matchup. He converted 10 out of 15 in this game giving him a field goal percentage of 66.7%, and accumulated 3 rebounds.

Duquesne has a win-loss record of 3-1 this season. As an offensive team, the Dukes are connecting on 49.2% from the floor, which ranks 79th in college. Duquesne has accumulated 339 points for the campaign (84.8 per contest) and they collect 37.0 boards per contest. They are assisting teammates 16.5 times per game (127th in Division 1) and they turn it over 14.3 times per game. The Dukes are responsible for committing 25.8 fouls per contest while shooting 64.7% from the free throw line.

The Dukes on defense are ranked 254th in college hoops in PPG given up with 77.8. They are able to force 14.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 39.8% from the floor (108th in the nation). The Duquesne defense concedes 26.8% from downtown (26 of 97) and opponents are converting on 72.9% of their shots from the free throw line. They have surrendered 10.5 dimes and 38.8 total boards per game, which ranks them 59th and 297th in college hoops.

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Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Duquesne

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