Dayton Flyers vs Duquesne Dukes Prediction, 1/13/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Dayton Flyers vs Duquesne Dukes

Date: Tuesday, January 13, 2026

Location: UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse in Pittsburgh, PA

TV: ESPN+

The Dayton Flyers (12-4) are traveling to UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse on Tuesday where they will meet the Duquesne Dukes (9-7).

The Dayton Flyers faced George Washington and took home the win by a score of 79-72 in their last contest. When talking about personal fouls, the Flyers ended up walking away with 16 and George Washington totaled 25 personal fouls. They buried 10 of their 28 tries from distance. George Washington went 60.0% when shooting free throws by making 12 of their 20 shots. On top of that, George Washington snagged 33 rebounds (13 offensive, 20 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. George Washington earned 9 dimes and had 6 steals in this game. In reference to defense, Dayton allowed the other team to go 48.1% from the field on 25 out of 52 shooting. They also recorded 17 assists for this contest while creating 19 turnovers and getting 14 steals. In terms of getting rebounds, they collected 28 with 11 of them being of the offensive variety. From the charity stripe, the Flyers buried 27 of 30 attempts for a rate of 90.0%. Dayton finished with a 41.8% FG percentage (23 of 55) and buried 6 out of their 20 3-point shots.

Javon Bennett is someone who was important for the contest. He notched 20 points on 4 out of 20 shooting. He saw the court for 38 mins and grabbed 1 board. He finished shooting 20.0% from the floor and also distributed 2 assists.

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Dayton comes into this one with a record of 12-4 so far this year. They turn it over 11.1 times per game and as a team they commit 15.8 fouls every game. As a unit, Dayton is snagging 33.1 rebounds per game and has earned 233 assists so far this year, which is 216th in the country in terms of passing the ball. The Flyers are hitting 31.9% on shots from 3-point land (121 of 379) and 75.0% from the free throw line. They are averaging 77.9 points per contest (163rd in college) while hitting 45.1% from the field.

Defensively, the Flyers are able to force 16.9 turnovers per game and they draw 21.3 personal fouls. They are conceding 36.3% from 3-point land while they are 81st in college in PPG allowed (69.4). The Flyers defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 43.3% (394 of 909) and they concede 35.6 boards per game as a unit. They are currently ranked 75th in D-1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 198 conceded for the season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Duquesne Dukes took a defeat with a final score of 97-90 when they played Saint Joseph's. When talking about rebounding, Duquesne allowed Saint Joseph's to pull down 32 in total (11 offensive). They finished 31.0% from behind the 3-point line via 9 of 29 and finished the game at 22 out of 29 from the free throw line (75.9%). The Dukes allowed Saint Joseph's to knock down 33 of 68 tries from the floor which left them with a rate of 48.5% for this game. When this game wrapped up, the Dukes finished 34 for 74 from the field which had them shooting 45.9%. Concerning shooting from distance, Duquesne converted 9 out of their 34 attempts (26.5%). They were able to make 13 of them for a percentage of 86.7%. Saint Joseph's earned 12 fouls for this game which took the Dukes to the free throw line for a total of 15 tries. They also turned it over 14 times, while getting 8 steals for the game. The Dukes were able to snag 19 defensive boards and 12 offensive rebounds totaling 31 in this game.

Tarence Guinyard ended up having an impact for the Dukes for the matchup. He buried 9 of 19 in this game for a field goal rate of 47.4%, and had 4 rebounds. He had 20 points in his 39 minutes on the court and tallied 5 assists for this game.

Duquesne has a win-loss record of 9-7 for the year. On the offensive side of the ball, the Dukes are shooting 49.6% from the field, which ranks them 28th in the country. Duquesne has tallied 1,381 points so far this season (86.3 per game) and they snag 37.3 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 17.3 times per game (47th in the nation) and they are giving up possession 14.2 times per contest. The Dukes commit 20.7 fouls per contest and they shoot 71.0% from the charity stripe.

The Duquesne defense gives up 33.9% on shots from distance (130 of 383) and opponents are making 74.7% of their shots from the free throw line. They give up 13.3 assists and 33.7 boards per game, which has them ranked 187th and 135th in those defensive categories. The Dukes on the defensive side of the court are 312th in the country in PPG allowed with 79.1. They are forcing 13.3 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 43.9% from the floor (199th in college).

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Dayton

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