In North Carolina way back in the hills, there lived my pappy and he had him a still. "White Lightning" - The Big Bopper
Duquesne Dukes
59 – 72
FINAL Conference
Davidson Wildcats
Atlantic 10 Conference · UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse · February 8, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread DUQ -6.5 Away covered
O/U 137.5 Under
Money DUQ -275 / DAV +210
Model Predictions
Spread Total DUQ win
Actual DAV +13 131 Lost
Massey DUQ -5.9 (-18.9) — —
Massey Totals — 135.5 (-4.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 77% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 80% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML DUQ -5.8 (-18.8) 134.1 (-3.1) 73% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ DUQ -5.2 (-18.2) 134.5 (-3.5) 73% ✗
Baseline Plus ML DUQ -5.1 (-18.1) 135.5 (-4.5) 72% ✗
Baseline ML DUQ -5.9 (-18.9) 133.4 (-2.4) 72% ✗

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

Last 5 Meetings

Feb 26, 2026 DAV 67 – 56 DUQ
Dec 31, 2025 DUQ 89 – 83 DAV
Jan 4, 2025 DAV 77 – 71 DUQ
Feb 26, 2023 DAV 71 – 67 DUQ
Feb 24, 2022 DAV 74 – 50 DUQ

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings DUQ DAV
Overall 25-12 15-17
Conference 10-8 5-13
Home 13-4 9-7
Away 5-6 4-8
Neutral 7-2 2-2
Last 5 4-1 2-3
Streak L1 L6
Avg Pts For 69.9 68.6
Avg Pts Against 67.2 68.3
Massey 5.2 (#101) 2.6 (#127)
Bradley-Terry 1.10 (#95) 0.50 (#127)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.36 (#95) 0.67 (#131)
RPI 0.577 (#57) 0.530 (#117)
Shooting & Four Factors DUQ DAV
FG% 42.5% 43.1%
3PT% 33.1% 31.9%
REB / G 35.6 35.2
OREB / G 11.2 9.3
AST / TO 1.09 1.10
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.4% 49.7%
TOV% 17.2% 16.1%
ORB% 31.1% 26.5%
FT Rate 24.8% 24.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.3% 50.0%
Opp TOV% 19.9% 16.8%
DRB% 68.4% 73.7%
Opp FT Rate 24.6% 20.1%

Game Analysis

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