Duquesne vs. La Salle Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Feb. 18

The Duquesne Dukes (15-10, 7-5 A-10) take on the La Salle Explorers (7-18, 3-9 A-10) as 11.5-point favorites on Wednesday, February 18, 2026 at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+. The matchup's point total is 144.5.

Their last time out, Duquesne won on Saturday 78-73 against Saint Bonaventure. Jimmie Williams scored a team-leading 19 points for Duquesne in the victory. La Salle's last game was a 77-68 loss to VCU on Wednesday. Rob Dockery's team-leading 17 points paced La Salle in the losing effort.

Duquesne vs. La Salle Odds and Game Time

• When: Wednesday, February 18, 2026 at 7 p.m. ET
• Where: UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
• Spread favorite: Duquesne -11.5
• Moneyline favorite: Duquesne -1149
• Moneyline underdog: La Salle +575
• Over/Under: 144.5 points

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• TV Channel: ESPN+
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Betting the Over/Under: Duquesne vs. La Salle

• This season, Duquesne and its opponents have combined to outscore Wednesday's total of 144.5 points 18 times.
• In La Salle's 24 games this season, 10 finished with more combined points than Wednesday's over/under of 144.5.
• The Dukes average 82.4 points per game against the Explorers' 65.8, totaling 3.7 points over the matchup's over/under of 144.5.
• The 149 points per game these two teams allow to opponents on average this season are 4.5 more than the 144.5 total in this contest.
• This season, the average over/under for Duquesne's games is 158.8 points, 14.3 more than the total of 144.5 points set for this contest.
• La Salle's games have an average over/under of 138.4 points this season, 6.1 points lower than the over/under for this game.

Betting the Spread: Duquesne vs. La Salle

• Against the spread, Duquesne is 12-11-0 this season.
• The Dukes have covered the spread twice this season when favored by 11.5 points or more (in five chances).
• La Salle is 11-13-0 against the spread this season.
• The Explorers have an ATS record of 3-4 in their seven games as an underdog of 11.5 points or more this season.
• At home this year, Duquesne is 8-5 overall and 5-8 against the spread.
• At home, Duquesne has two wins ATS (2-3) as a 11.5-point favorite or more.
• Away from home, La Salle is 1-10 overall and 3-8 against the spread.

Betting the Moneyline: Duquesne vs. La Salle

• This season, Duquesne has won nine out of the 13 games, or 69.2%, in which it has been the moneyline favorite.
• The Dukes are undefeated in three games this season when favored by -1149 or more on the moneyline.
• Duquesne has a 92% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• La Salle has been a moneyline underdog in 21 games this season and has come away with the win four times (19%) in those contests.
• This season, the Explorers have been a moneyline underdog of -1149 or more six times, losing every contest.
• La Salle has an implied victory probability of 14.8% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.