I'm just like a turtle crawling out of my shell. "Boombastic" - Shaggy
Duquesne Dukes
62 – 61
FINAL Conference
La Salle Explorers
Atlantic 10 Conference · UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse · February 19, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread DUQ -11.5 Away covered
O/U 145.5 Under
Money DUQ -700 / LAS +500
Model Predictions
Spread Total DUQ win
Actual DUQ +1 123 Won
Massey DUQ -11.0 (-10.0) — —
Massey Totals — 148.7 (-25.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 86% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 90% ✓
Baseline Plus ML DUQ -11.1 (-10.1) 142.5 (-19.5) 84% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ DUQ -9.5 (-8.5) 144.0 (-21.0) 84% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML DUQ -9.8 (-8.8) 141.4 (-18.4) 84% ✓
Baseline ML DUQ -9.8 (-8.8) 140.8 (-17.8) 84% ✓

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, 2025 DUQ 67 – 62 LAS
Feb 29, 2024 DUQ 75 – 63 LAS
Mar 9, 2023 LAS 81 – 70 DUQ
Feb 23, 2023 DUQ 91 – 74 LAS
Mar 5, 2022 LAS 85 – 76 DUQ

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings DUQ LAS
Overall 18-15 9-23
Conference 9-9 5-13
Home 12-6 8-6
Away 5-7 1-13
Neutral 1-2 0-4
Last 5 4-1 0-5
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 76.9 66.9
Avg Pts Against 75.9 75.0
Massey 3.9 (#113) -4.1 (#231)
Bradley-Terry 0.49 (#116) -0.80 (#241)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.63 (#121) -1.01 (#242)
RPI 0.536 (#94) 0.479 (#223)
Shooting & Four Factors DUQ LAS
FG% 46.4% 40.9%
3PT% 35.0% 29.3%
REB / G 35.2 34.4
OREB / G 10.3 11.9
AST / TO 1.25 1.10
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 54.3% 45.4%
TOV% 17.4% 18.5%
ORB% 29.6% 33.2%
FT Rate 28.0% 26.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.6% 54.6%
Opp TOV% 18.0% 17.2%
DRB% 70.5% 68.2%
Opp FT Rate 29.9% 20.9%

Game Analysis

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