In North Carolina way back in the hills, there lived my pappy and he had him a still. "White Lightning" - The Big Bopper
Davidson Wildcats
64 – 59 OT
FINAL Neutral Conference Atlantic 10
Loyola Chicago Ramblers
Atlantic 10 Conference · PPG Paints Arena (Neutral) · March 12, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread DAV -5.5 Away covered
O/U 132.5 Under
Money DAV -250 / LUC +205
Model Predictions
Spread Total DAV win
Actual DAV +5 123 Won
Massey DAV -10.6 (-5.6) — —
Massey Totals — 134.7 (-11.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 85% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 91% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML DAV -8.7 (-3.7) 129.1 (-6.1) 81% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ DAV -7.4 (-2.4) 130.0 (-7.0) 78% ✓
Baseline Plus ML DAV -8.6 (-3.6) 129.6 (-6.6) 81% ✓
Baseline ML DAV -8.4 (-3.4) 128.9 (-5.9) 80% ✓

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 6, 2026 DAV 84 – 64 LUC
Jan 8, 2026 DAV 79 – 64 LUC
Mar 6, 2025 LUC 82 – 72 DAV
Feb 19, 2025 LUC 77 – 69 DAV
Mar 7, 2024 LUC 69 – 59 DAV

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings DAV LUC
Overall 20-14 9-24
Conference 10-8 4-14
Home 11-7 6-10
Away 7-5 1-10
Neutral 2-2 2-4
Last 5 3-2 3-2
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 69.9 66.8
Avg Pts Against 68.5 75.8
Massey 3.7 (#112) -6.9 (#274)
Bradley-Terry 0.63 (#111) -1.09 (#262)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.79 (#112) -1.48 (#274)
RPI 0.539 (#92) 0.440 (#303)
Shooting & Four Factors DAV LUC
FG% 45.1% 42.4%
3PT% 36.0% 31.9%
REB / G 32.6 33.9
OREB / G 9.7 10.2
AST / TO 1.27 1.06
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.0% 50.0%
TOV% 16.1% 19.8%
ORB% 28.8% 30.4%
FT Rate 20.6% 23.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.6% 52.2%
Opp TOV% 17.6% 12.9%
DRB% 69.8% 70.1%
Opp FT Rate 25.2% 25.8%

Game Analysis

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