Duquesne vs. Rhode Island Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - A-10 Tournament

The No. 7 seed Duquesne Dukes (17-14, 9-9 A-10) are favored by 2.5 points in the A-10 Tournament when they face off the No. 10 seed Rhode Island Rams (16-15, 7-11 A-10) Thursday at PPG Paints Arena, tipping off at 5 p.m. ET on USA. The winner moves one game closer to claiming a guaranteed place in the NCAA Tournament bracket. The matchup's over/under is 138.5.

Duquesne is coming off of a 79-77 victory over Richmond in its most recent outing on Saturday. Alex Williams scored a team-best 22 points for Duquesne in the win. Rhode Island is coming off of a 61-49 loss to Fordham in its most recent outing on Saturday. Jahmere Tripp's team-leading 18 points paced Rhode Island in the losing effort.

Duquesne vs. Rhode Island Odds and Game Time

• When: Thursday, March 12, 2026 at 5 p.m. ET
• Where: PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
• Spread favorite: Duquesne -2.5
• Moneyline favorite: Duquesne -131
• Moneyline underdog: Rhode Island +106
• Over/Under: 138.5 points

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• TV Channel: USA
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Betting the Over/Under: Duquesne vs. Rhode Island

• Duquesne and its opponents have combined to outscore Thursday's total (138.5 points) 21 times this season.
• There have been 16 Rhode Island games that ended with a combined score over 138.5 points this season.
• The over/under for the contest of 138.5 is 10.8 points fewer than the combined points per game averages for the Dukes (79.1 points per game) and the Rams (70.2 points per game).
• The 144 points per game these two teams allow their opponents to score combined this season are 5.5 more than the 138.5-point total in this contest.
• Duquesne has a 154.8 average over/under in its games this season, 16.3 more points than the over/under in this matchup.
• A difference of 0.1 points separates this matchup's over/under (138.5 points) and the average over/under in Rhode Island's games (138.4) this season.

Betting the Spread: Duquesne vs. Rhode Island

• In Duquesne's 29 games this season, it has 12 wins against the spread.
• So far this season, the Dukes have been installed as favorites by a 2.5-point margin or more 14 times and are 4-10 ATS in those games.
• In Rhode Island's 31 games this year, it has 13 wins against the spread.
• This year, the Rams have an ATS record of 6-6 in their 12 games as an underdog of 2.5 points or more.
• Duquesne is 10-6 overall, and 5-11 against the spread, at home.
• This season, as a 2.5-point favorite or greater at home, Duquesne is 3-9 ATS.
• This year on the road, Rhode Island is 5-6 against the spread and 4-7 overall.
• Away from home, Rhode Island is winless ATS (0-1) as 2.5-point underdogs or more.

Betting the Moneyline: Duquesne vs. Rhode Island

• This season, Duquesne has been moneyline favorites 16 times and won 11, or 68.8%, of those games.
• The Dukes have a record of 10-5, a 66.7% win rate, when favored by -131 or more by bookmakers this season.
• The sportsbooks' moneyline implies a 56.7% chance of a victory for Duquesne.
• Rhode Island has come away with six wins in the 14 contests it has been listed as the moneyline underdog this season.
• This season, the Rams have come away with a win six times in 14 chances when named as an underdog of at least +106 or worse on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies Rhode Island has a 48.5% chance of walking away with the win.