Saint Louis Billikens vs Duquesne Dukes Prediction, 1/20/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Saint Louis Billikens vs Duquesne Dukes

Date: Tuesday, January 20, 2026

Location: UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse in Pittsburgh, PA

TV: ESPN+

The Duquesne Dukes (10-8) will play the Saint Louis Billikens (17-1) at UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse on Tuesday.

The Saint Louis Billikens played Richmond and notched a win by a score of 88-63 in their last contest. Saint Louis finished the game with a 49.2% FG percentage (30 out of 61) and knocked down 10 of their 30 three-point shots. At the charity stripe, the Billikens converted 18 of 23 attempts for a rate of 78.3%. When discussing getting rebounds, they compiled 44 with 12 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 17 assists for the contest as well as creating 9 turnovers and getting 7 steals. With respect to defending, Saint Louis allowed 33.9% from the field on 20 out of 59 shooting. Richmond distributed 9 assists and had 8 steals in this contest. In addition, Richmond had 26 rebounds (8 offensive, 18 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Richmond ended up shooting 81.0% from the charity stripe by making 17 of their 21 tries. They also buried 6 of their 20 tries from distance. In relation to personal fouls, the Billikens ended up finishing with 20 and Richmond accounted for 16 personal fouls.

Kellen Thames is one player who was a factor for the game. He finished 75.0% from the field and recorded 2 assists. He played 18 minutes played and snagged 5 rebounds. He ended up finishing with 16 points on 6 out of 8 shooting.

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Saint Louis heads into this one with a win-loss record of 17-1 this season. They currently have an average of 91.7 pts per contest (9th in D-1) while shooting 51.9% from the field. The Billikens are shooting 38.2% on three-point attempts (192 of 503) and 76.8% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Saint Louis is collecting 43.5 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 345 assists for the year, which has them ranked 16th in the country in terms of passing the ball. They are losing possession via turnover 12.1 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 18.3 fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Billikens are forcing 11.7 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 16.8 fouls. They rank 12th in D-1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 185 surrendered so far this season. The Billikens defensively are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 35.6% (392 of 1,102) and they relinquish 31.2 boards per game as a unit. They surrender 27.0% on three-point shots while they are 31st in the country in points per game allowed (66.6).

In their last game, the Duquesne Dukes took home the win by a final score of 74-63 against Fordham. In reference to rebounding, Duquesne allowed Fordham to snag 40 in all (17 offensive). They went 14.3% from 3-point land by going 4 of 28 and walked away from this one shooting 9 out of 15 at the free throw line (60.0%). The Dukes allowed Fordham to bury 25 out of 70 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 35.7% for this contest. In all, the Dukes finished the game shooting 23 for 51 from the field which gave them a rate of 45.1%. When talking about shooting from downtown, Duquesne buried 10 out of 24 tries (41.7%). They were able to knock down 18 of those for a rate of 66.7%. Fordham was called for 20 personal fouls in this game which got the Dukes to the free throw line for a total of 27 attempts. They also gave up possession 12 times, while recording 9 steals for this contest. The Dukes were able to snag 27 defensive boards and 4 offensive rebounds totaling 31 for the contest.

Jimmie Williams was important for the Dukes in this contest. He converted 7 of 12 in the matchup for a rate of 58.3%, and had 5 rebounds. He recorded 19 points in his 32 mins on the court and had 4 dimes for the contest.

Duquesne has a record of 10-8 this season. The Dukes commit 20.6 personal fouls per game and they go 70.8% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 17.3 times per contest (47th in college hoops) and they are losing possession via turnover 14.0 times per game. Duquesne has scored 1,520 points so far this year (84.4 per contest) and they pull down 36.8 rebounds per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Dukes are shooting 49.0% from the floor, which ranks 31st in the country.

The Duquesne defense gives up 32.9% on 3-pointers (142 of 431) and opponents are knocking down 74.6% of their shots from the free throw line. They surrender 13.2 assists and 34.1 boards every game, which ranks 168th and 159th in the country. The Dukes are ranked 291st in college in PPG allowed with 77.7. They are able to force 13.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 43.3% from the field (161st in college hoops).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Saint Louis

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