Duquesne Dukes vs Rhode Island Rams Prediction, 3/4/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Duquesne Dukes vs Rhode Island Rams

Date: Wednesday, March 4, 2026

Location: Thomas M. Ryan Center in Kingston, RI

TV: ESPN+

The Rhode Island Rams (15-14) will compete against the Duquesne Dukes (16-13) at Thomas M. Ryan Center on Wednesday.

The Duquesne Dukes took the court against Saint Louis and went home with a loss by a final score of 91-76 in their last game. In reference to personal fouls, the Dukes walked away with 18 and Saint Louis finished the game with 19 personal fouls. They knocked down 16 out of their 28 tries from three-point range. Saint Louis ended up shooting 87.5% at the charity stripe by burying 21 of 24 tries. In addition, Saint Louis pulled down 26 boards (4 offensive, 22 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Saint Louis distributed 22 dimes and had 5 steals in the game. Regarding defending, Duquesne allowed the other team to shoot 54.0% from the floor on 27 of 50 shooting. They also distributed 16 assists in this matchup as well as forcing the opposition into 10 turnovers and earning 8 steals. Regarding grabbing rebounds, they earned a total of 24 with 8 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Dukes made 16 of 23 shots for a rate of 69.6%. Duquesne walked away from the contest with a 46.4% FG percentage (26 of 56) and knocked down 8 out of their 24 shots from 3-point land.

Tarence Guinyard is a guy who played a role in the matchup. He finished the game shooting 50.0% from the field and dished out 3 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 36 mins played and snagged 4 rebounds. He ended up walking away with 27 points on 8 of 16 shooting.

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Duquesne enters this one with a record of 16-13 so far this year. They have an average of 80.0 pts per contest (91st in the nation) while shooting 46.7% from the field. The Dukes are shooting 34.6% on 3-point shots (259 of 748) and 71.3% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Duquesne is pulling down 35.3 rebounds per game and is sitting with 454 assists on the season, which has them ranked 102nd in the country in terms of passing. They are losing possession via turnover 12.7 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 19.9 fouls every game.

Defensively, the Dukes are forcing 13.0 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.8 fouls. They surrender 34.6% on shots from downtown and they are 242nd in Division 1 in opponents PPG (76.1). The Dukes are allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 44.1% (744 of 1,686) and they concede 34.3 boards per contest as a group. They currently rank 223rd in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 413 surrendered for the year.

When they last played, the Rhode Island Rams took a defeat with a final score of 61-55 against Saint Joseph's. In the matter of rebounds, Rhode Island allowed Saint Joseph's to grab 40 in total (10 on the offensive side). They went 14.3% from beyond the arc by going 4 out of 28 and finished the game at 11 of 18 at the free throw line (61.1%). The Rams permitted Saint Joseph's to make 23 of 60 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 38.3% in this contest. At the conclusion of this game, the Rams went 17 for 62 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 27.4%. With respect to 3-point shots, Rhode Island buried 6 out of 33 tries (18.2%). They were able to knock down 15 of those for a rate of 71.4%. Saint Joseph's committed 18 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Rams to the free throw line for a total of 21 tries. They gave up possession of the ball 12 times, while getting 4 steals in the matchup. The Rams were able to collect 29 defensive rebounds and 15 offensive boards for a total of 44 for this contest.

Tyler Cochran was important for the Rams for the game. He made 2 out of 13 in this game giving him a field goal percentage of 15.4%, and accumulated 15 rebounds. He earned 13 points in his 35 minutes on the hardwood and earned 3 dimes in the matchup.

Rhode Island has a mark of 15-14 so far this season. When it comes to offensive execution, the Rams are hitting on 43.6% from the field, which ranks 280th in college. Rhode Island has accumulated 2,062 pts on the campaign (71.1 per game) and they pull in 33.0 rebounds per game. They are getting an assist 11.5 times per game (338th in Division 1) and they lose possession via turnover 12.6 times per game. The Rams are responsible for committing 18.2 fouls per contest and they connect on 72.4% from the charity stripe.

The Rams are ranked 59th in college hoops in PPG given up with 69.0. They have forced 14.2 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 43.8% from the field (155th in Division 1). The Rhode Island defense concedes 35.4% on 3-pointers (222 of 628) and opponents are knocking down 70.7% of their shots from the free throw line. They allow 12.3 dimes and 33.7 rebounds per contest, which has them ranked 91st and 139th in D-1.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Duquesne

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