Duquesne Dukes vs VCU Rams Prediction, 3/13/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Duquesne Dukes vs VCU Rams

Date: Friday, March 13, 2026

Location: PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, PA

TV: USA Net

Odds/Point Spread: VCU (-10)

The VCU Rams (24-7) host the Duquesne Dukes (17-14) at PPG Paints Arena on Friday in the Atlantic 10 Quarterfinals. Duquesne opens this game as 10-point dogs from oddsmakers. The total comes in at 151.5.

The Duquesne Dukes stepped onto the hardwood against Richmond and took home the win by a score of 79-77 in their last contest. When discussing fouls, the Dukes finished with 11 while Richmond totaled 15 fouls. They also made 12 out of their 20 shots from distance. Richmond finished 55.6% from the free throw line by making 5 of their 9 tries. Additionally, Richmond snagged 19 rebounds (3 offensive, 16 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Richmond recorded 17 dimes and had 5 steals in the game. In the matter of defending, Duquesne allowed the other team to go 63.8% from the field on 30 out of 47 shooting. They also recorded 10 dimes in the game while forcing the other team into 16 turnovers and having 10 steals. When discussing grabbing rebounds, they collected 29 with 13 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the free throw line, the Dukes converted 17 of their 18 tries for a percentage of 94.4%. Duquesne ended with a 43.8% field goal percentage (28 of 64) and made 6 out of their 30 shots from beyond the arc.

Alex Williams is a player who was a major factor in the matchup. He finished the game at 60.0% from the floor and distributed 2 assists. He saw the court for 29 minutes and totaled 5 rebounds. He accounted for 22 points on 6 out of 10 shooting.

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Duquesne will play this game with a win-loss mark of 17-14 on the year. They are turning it over 12.8 times per contest and as a team they commit 19.5 fouls per game. As a team, Duquesne is snagging 35.0 rebounds per game and has 473 dimes so far this season, which has them ranked 121st in the country in terms of passing the rock. The Dukes are hitting 33.8% on 3-point shots (270 of 798) and 71.8% from the free throw line. They have an average of 79.1 pts per contest (102nd in Division 1) while going 46.2% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Dukes are forcing 13.1 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 17.6 personal fouls. They give up 34.8% on three-point shots and they are ranked 234th in college in PPG allowed (75.8). The Dukes are allowing a FG percentage of 44.7% (798 of 1,784) and they concede 33.8 boards per game as a unit. They currently rank 218th in college in allowing assists with 439 surrendered on the season.

The last time they took the hardwood, the VCU Rams walked away with a victory by a final of 68-62 when they played Dayton. The Rams pulled down 24 defensive rebounds and 4 offensive rebounds for a total of 28 for this contest. They also coughed up the ball 7 times, while earning 5 steals for this game. Dayton earned 13 personal fouls for the contest which took the Rams to the free throw line for a total of 13 attempts. They were able to knock down 10 of them for a clip of 76.9%. With regard to shots from downtown, VCU converted 8 of their 21 attempts (38.1%). When the final whistle blew, the Rams shot 25 out of 51 from the field which had them shooting 49.0%. The Rams allowed Dayton to bury 25 of 55 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 45.5% for this game. They wrapped up this game 18.2% from distance by shooting 4 of 22 and finished the game at 8 out of 15 from the free throw line (53.3%). When it comes to attacking the glass, VCU permitted Dayton to snag 31 in all (9 offensive).

Lazar Djokovic ended up having an impact for the Rams for this game. He had 16 points in his 34 minutes on the court and had 2 assists for the game. He made 5 of 10 for the game for a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and accounted for 6 rebounds.

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VCU has a record of 24-7 on the year. When it comes to offensive execution, the Rams are connecting on 46.2% from the field, which is 121st in the nation. VCU has scored 2,555 points for the year (82.4 per contest) and they pull in 36.9 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 14.2 times per contest (156th in the country) and they turn it over 10.8 times per contest. The Rams commit 17.5 fouls per contest and they shoot 74.0% from the charity stripe.

The Rams are ranked 133rd in the country in points per game surrendered with 72.2. They have forced 11.9 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 43.2% from the floor (114th in college). The VCU defense allows 33.0% on shots from beyond the arc (205 of 621) and opponents are knocking down 71.7% of their shots from the charity stripe. They allow 12.4 dimes and 34.0 boards every game, which ranks 99th and 152nd in college.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take VCU (-10)

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