The Eleventh-seeded Duquesne Dukes will look to make college historical past by registering back-to-back NCAA Event victories for the primary time once they conflict with the third-seeded Illinois Preventing Illini in a 2024 NCAA Event East Area second-round matchup on Saturday. The Dukes (25-11), who final made the event in 1977, earned their first event win since 1969 on Thursday once they defeated sixth-seeded BYU 71-67. The Preventing Illini (26-8), who earned their fourth NCAA berth in a row, want to attain the Candy 16 for the twelfth time and first since 2005. Illinois has gained two of three all-time conferences with Duquesne.
Tipoff from the CHI Well being Middle in Omaha, Neb., is scheduled for 8:40 p.m. ET. Illinois has a plus-10.7 level differential this season, Twenty third-best within the nation, whereas Duquesne is at plus-4.7, 113th-best. The Preventing Illini are 10-point favorites within the newest Duquesne vs. Illinois odds from SportsLine consensus, whereas the over/underneath for whole factors scored is 147. Earlier than making any Illinois vs. Duquesne picks, make sure to see the faculty basketball predictions and betting recommendation from SportsLine’s confirmed mannequin.Â
The mannequin simulates each Division I school basketball recreation 10,000 occasions. It enters the 2024 NCAA event on a 148-106 roll on all top-rated school basketball picks relationship again to final season, returning greater than $1,700 for $100 gamers. It additionally has a powerful 29-19 (+810) file on top-rated unfold picks this season. Anybody following has seen enormous returns.
Now, the mannequin has set its sights on Illinois vs. Duquesne. You may head to SportsLine now to see its picks. Listed here are a number of school basketball odds and developments for Duquesne vs. Illinois:
- Duquesne vs. Illinois unfold: Illinois -10
- Duquesne vs. Illinois over/underneath: 147 factors
- Duquesne vs. Illinois cash line: Duquesne +379, Illinois -509
- DUQ: The Dukes have hit the sport whole underneath in 25 of their final 32 video games (+18.40 items)
- ILL: The Preventing Illini have hit the sport whole over in 23 of their final 28 video games (+17.45 items)
- Duquesne vs. Illinois picks: See picks at SportsLine
Why Illinois can cowlÂ
Senior ahead Coleman Hawkins has been a gentle performer for the Illini. He’s coming off a 10-point, five-assist, four-rebound and two-steal effort within the win over Morehead State. He has began all 32 video games he has performed in, and is averaging 12.3 factors, 6.1 rebounds, 2.8 assists, 1.5 steals and 1.1 blocks in 31.6 minutes. He has two double-doubles on the 12 months, together with a 22-point and 13-rebound effort in a 96-91 extra time loss at Northwestern on Jan. 24.
Senior ahead Quincy Guerrier has additionally been a power for the Illini. He has 9 double-doubles on the 12 months, together with a 14-point and 13-rebound effort in a 73-61 win at Iowa within the regular-season finale on March 10. He scored a season-high 28 factors in a 97-73 win over Missouri on Dec. 22. In 35 video games, all begins, Guerrier is averaging 9.7 factors and 6.2 rebounds in 24.4 minutes. See which staff to choose at SportsLine.Â
Why Duquesne can cowl
Senior guard Dae Dae Grant is the Dukes’ prime scorer, averaging 16.7 factors per recreation. He has registered 2,234 profession factors and was instrumental within the first-round win over BYU. In that recreation, he completed with 19 factors, whereas including three rebounds, two assists and a steal. He’s the staff’s prime free-throw shooter, connecting on 94.1% of his foul pictures.
Senior ahead Fousseyni Drame brings expertise to the Dukes. The fifth-year participant has performed in 158 profession video games for 3 colleges, together with final season at La Salle and three years at Saint Peter’s. In 36 video games this season for Duquesne, he has made 5 begins, whereas averaging 6.8 factors, 5.8 rebounds and 1.1 assists in 21.1 minutes. He’s coming off a close to double-double in opposition to BYU on Thursday with eight factors and eight rebounds. See which staff to choose at SportsLine.
Methods to make Duquesne vs. Illinois picks
The mannequin is leaning Underneath on the entire, projecting the groups to mix for 146 factors. It additionally says one facet of the unfold is the higher worth. You may solely see the decide at SportsLine.
So who wins Illinois vs. Duquesne, and which facet of the unfold is the higher worth? Go to SportsLine proper now to see which facet of the unfold you must bounce on, all from the pc mannequin that’s 29-19 on top-rated school basketball unfold picks this season.
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