Duquesne vs. Rhode Island prediction, odds, time, spread: 2026 college basketball picks from proven model

Atlantic-10 action helps kick off Sunday’s college basketball action as the Rhode Island Rams travel to take on the Duquesne Dukes. Rhode Island is 13-8 (4-4 A-10) and is coming off an 81-76 overtime win over Dayton. Duquesne is 11-10 (3-5 A-10) and suffered an 87-79 loss to St. Bonaventure in its last game. This will be a fascinating stylistic matchup as Duquesne plays with tempo and averages 83.2 points per game, while Rhode Island specializes in defense and allows just 67.3 points per game.

Tipoff from UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse in Pittsburgh is scheduled for noon ET. The Dukes have won each of the last three meetings. Duquesne is a 2.5-point favorite in the latest Duquesne vs. Rhode Island odds, while the over/under is 144.5. Before making any Rhode Island vs. Duquesne picks, check out men’s college basketball predictions and betting advice from the SportsLine Projection Model.

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Today, the model has simulated Duquesne vs. Rhode Island 10,000 times and just revealed its coveted men’s college basketball picks and betting predictions. You can now head over to SportsLine to see the model’s choices. Here are several men’s college basketball odds and men’s college basketball betting lines for Rhode Island vs. Duquesne:

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How to make Duquesne vs. Rhode Island picks

After 10,000 simulations of Rhode Island vs. Duquesne, SportsLine’s model is exceeding the total (144.5 points). Rhode Island has seen its last two games, and three of its last four, go over, while the Dukes have lived in the Over for most of the season. Duquesne has seen the Over hit in 68% of its games (13-6), with an even higher mark of 72% of its home games.

The Dukes’ 83.2 points per game ranks in the top 15 percent in all of college basketball, but they’re giving up on the other end of the court. They are only 282nd in the country in points allowed per game. Five Rams are expected to score more than 9 points, while three Dukes are expected to score more than a dozen points. Teams combine for 150 points, for 10,000 simulations, with the Over hitting well over 60% of the time.

The model also indicates that one side of the spread hits 70% of the time in the case of an A-rated pick. You can only see this pick on SportsLine.

So who wins Rhode Island over Duquesne, and which side of the spread hits 70% of the time in an A-rated pick? Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the spread to be on, all from the advanced model that has simulated this game 10,000 times, and find out.