You just want to be on the side that's winning. "Positively 4th Street" - Bob Dylan
Davidson Wildcats
77 – 71
FINAL Conference
Duquesne Dukes
Atlantic 10 Conference · John M. Belk Arena · January 4, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread DAV -4.5 Home covered
O/U 132.5 Over
Money DAV -210 / DUQ +175
Model Predictions
Spread Total DAV win
Actual DAV +6 148 Won
Massey DAV -8.4 (-2.4) — —
Massey Totals — 134.0 (+14.0) —
Bradley-Terry — — 90% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 92% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML DAV -6.4 (-0.4) 133.0 (+15.0) 76% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ DAV -5.8 (+0.2) 132.3 (+15.7) 72% ✓
Baseline Plus ML DAV -6.8 (-0.8) 132.7 (+15.3) 77% ✓
Baseline ML DAV -7.3 (-1.3) 133.5 (+14.5) 78% ✓

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
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 DAV DUQ
Overall 17-16 13-19
Conference 6-12 8-10
Home 11-6 9-7
Away 4-7 2-8
Neutral 2-3 2-4
Last 5 3-2 4-1
Streak L1 L3
Avg Pts For 72.0 68.4
Avg Pts Against 71.5 68.1
Massey 3.4 (#111) -0.9 (#175)
Bradley-Terry 0.72 (#114) -0.69 (#234)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.30 (#97) -0.29 (#192)
RPI 0.526 (#121) 0.466 (#237)
Shooting & Four Factors DAV DUQ
FG% 46.5% 41.2%
3PT% 37.5% 34.2%
REB / G 33.2 35.8
OREB / G 8.5 12.1
AST / TO 1.50 1.05
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 54.5% 48.4%
TOV% 15.1% 18.7%
ORB% 26.0% 33.7%
FT Rate 23.9% 20.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.4% 47.7%
Opp TOV% 15.6% 19.3%
DRB% 73.5% 69.6%
Opp FT Rate 23.1% 28.0%

Game Analysis

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