I'm just like a turtle crawling out of my shell. "Boombastic" - Shaggy
Duquesne Dukes
56 – 67
FINAL Conference
Davidson Wildcats
Atlantic 10 Conference · UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse · February 26, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread DUQ -3.5 Away covered
O/U 142.5 Under
Money DUQ -175 / DAV +145
Model Predictions
Spread Total DUQ win
Actual DAV +11 123 Lost
Massey DUQ -2.6 (-13.6) — —
Massey Totals — 149.1 (-26.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 61% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 61% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML DUQ -3.1 (-14.1) 142.5 (-19.5) 66% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ DUQ -2.1 (-13.1) 142.1 (-19.1) 64% ✗
Baseline Plus ML DUQ -2.5 (-13.5) 141.0 (-18.0) 64% ✗
Baseline ML DUQ -2.9 (-13.9) 142.6 (-19.6) 68% ✗

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Dec 31, 2025 DUQ 89 – 83 DAV
Jan 4, 2025 DAV 77 – 71 DUQ
Feb 8, 2024 DAV 72 – 59 DUQ
Feb 26, 2023 DAV 71 – 67 DUQ
Feb 24, 2022 DAV 74 – 50 DUQ

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings DUQ DAV
Overall 18-15 20-14
Conference 9-9 10-8
Home 12-6 11-7
Away 5-7 7-5
Neutral 1-2 2-2
Last 5 4-1 2-3
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 76.9 69.9
Avg Pts Against 75.9 68.5
Massey 3.3 (#122) 3.5 (#119)
Bradley-Terry 0.47 (#120) 0.52 (#113)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.58 (#121) 0.69 (#115)
RPI 0.527 (#117) 0.543 (#81)
Shooting & Four Factors DUQ DAV
FG% 46.1% 45.4%
3PT% 34.6% 37.1%
REB / G 34.9 32.2
OREB / G 10.2 9.8
AST / TO 1.19 1.24
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.8% 53.5%
TOV% 17.8% 16.6%
ORB% 29.6% 29.5%
FT Rate 28.3% 20.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.4% 51.8%
Opp TOV% 18.1% 17.8%
DRB% 70.1% 69.0%
Opp FT Rate 30.1% 24.6%

Game Analysis

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