Duquesne Vs Ball State: College Basketball Betting Preview, Tips And Picks – December 3, 2022

Written By PlayPicks Staff on December 2, 2022

The Duquesne Dukes (6-1) will attempt to build on a five-game winning run when hosting the Ball State Cardinals (4-3) on Saturday, December 3, 2022 at UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse. It airs at 2:00 PM ET. Keep reading to find betting insights and statistics to help place a wager on the Dukes’ (-373 to win on the moneyline) contest versus the Cardinals (+288).

The betting insights in the article below are based off odds valid as of December 3, 2022 at 1:46 PM ET. See below for a table with the latest odds for this contest and click here to get the best DraftKings Sportsbook deposit bonus!

Duquesne Vs Ball State Betting Lines

Computer Picks

Spread Pick Duquesne (-8)
Total Pick Over (143)

Predictions are calculated by a data-driven algorithm (raw power score) that ranks head-to-head matchup results within a closed network of games. Prediction confidence is determined by the delta between each team’s raw power score.

Duquesne Vs Ball State Stat Rankings

Duquesne Avg. (Rank) Ball State Avg. (Rank)
79.1 (66th) Points Scored 77.4 (90th)
70.1 (212th) Points Allowed 66.3 (125th)
36.1 (160th) Rebounds 36.4 (146th)
13.3 (32nd) Off. Rebounds 11.4 (119th)
8.7 (83rd) 3pt Made 6.4 (269th)
16.4 (42nd) Assists 13.7 (162nd)
10.9 (57th) Turnovers 12.7 (190th)

Duquesne Vs Ball State Betting Trends

  • Against the spread, the Dukes are 4-3-0 this season.
  • Duquesne has won once ATS (1-2) as a 8-point favorite or more this season.
  • There have been four Dukes games (out of seven) that hit the over this year.
  • Four times so far this season, Duquesne and its opponent have combined for more than 143 points.
  • The total for this game is 143, 6.3 points fewer than the average total in Dukes games thus far this season.
  • Ball State has two wins against the spread this year.
  • This year, four of Duquesne’s seven games have gone over the point total.
  • Cardinals games have gone over 143 points scored only twice this year.
  • The average total points scored in Ball State’s games this year (143.7) is 0.7 points higher than the total for this matchup.

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Duquesne Impact Players

  • Dae Dae Grant posts a team-leading 20.1 points per contest. He is also averaging 4 rebounds and 2.6 assists, shooting 55.4% from the floor and 56.3% from beyond the arc with 3.9 made 3-pointers per game.
  • Austin Rotroff is tops on the Dukes at 7.9 rebounds per contest, while also posting 0.6 assists and 8.1 points.
  • Tre Williams puts up 8.1 points, 4.9 rebounds and 1.6 assists per contest, shooting 48.1% from the field.
  • David Dixon posts 6.9 points, 3.4 rebounds and 0.4 assists per contest. Defensively, he puts up 1 steal and 1.6 blocked shots.
  • Jimmy Clark III posts 7.3 points, 2.4 rebounds and 1.9 assists per contest, shooting 42.3% from the floor.

Ball State Impact Players

  • Payton Sparks is No. 1 on the Cardinals in scoring (15.4 points per game) and rebounding (7.7), and produces 2.4 assists. He also puts up 0.7 steals and 1 block.
  • Demarius Jacobs is the Cardinals’ top assist man (3.4 per game), and he puts up 12.6 points and 4 rebounds.
  • Jarron Coleman is averaging 13.1 points, 5.4 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game, making 35.3% of his shots from the field and 39% from 3-point range, with 2.3 triples per contest.
  • Jalen Windham gets the Cardinals 9.7 points, 2.4 rebounds and 1.7 assists per contest. He also delivers 1.4 steals and 0.1 blocked shots.
  • Jaylin Sellers is averaging 11.2 points, 4.7 rebounds and 0.5 assists per contest, making 50% of his shots from the field and 50% from beyond the arc, with 1.2 treys per game.
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