Twenty-one years in captivity / His shoes too small to fit his feet "Nelson Mandela" - The Specials
Dayton Flyers
78 – 66
FINAL Conference
Duquesne Dukes
Atlantic 10 Conference · UD Arena · February 21, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread DAY -6.5 Home covered
O/U 148.5 Under
Money DAY -305 / DUQ +245
Model Predictions
Spread Total DAY win
Actual DAY +12 144 Won
Massey DAY -5.6 (+6.4) — —
Massey Totals — 155.7 (-11.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 77% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 83% ✓
Baseline Plus ML DAY -5.8 (+6.2) 151.6 (-7.6) 76% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ DAY -6.7 (+5.3) 152.0 (-8.0) 75% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML DAY -5.9 (+6.1) 148.4 (-4.4) 71% ✓
Baseline ML DAY -5.7 (+6.3) 150.1 (-6.1) 73% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Jan 14, 2026 DAY 71 – 65 DUQ
Feb 15, 2025 DAY 77 – 76 DUQ
Jan 22, 2025 DAY 82 – 62 DUQ
Mar 15, 2024 DUQ 65 – 57 DAY
Feb 14, 2024 DAY 75 – 59 DUQ

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings DAY DUQ
Overall 25-12 18-15
Conference 12-6 9-9
Home 14-4 12-6
Away 8-5 5-7
Neutral 3-3 1-2
Last 5 3-2 5-0
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 74.1 76.9
Avg Pts Against 69.3 75.9
Massey 6.2 (#95) 3.5 (#117)
Bradley-Terry 1.22 (#82) 0.52 (#113)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.65 (#81) 0.63 (#122)
RPI 0.569 (#60) 0.532 (#108)
Shooting & Four Factors DAY DUQ
FG% 45.1% 46.4%
3PT% 33.5% 34.3%
REB / G 32.9 35.0
OREB / G 9.1 10.1
AST / TO 1.18 1.20
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.9% 54.2%
TOV% 17.3% 17.7%
ORB% 27.6% 29.3%
FT Rate 35.5% 28.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.5% 51.4%
Opp TOV% 22.0% 18.3%
DRB% 69.8% 70.4%
Opp FT Rate 24.8% 29.5%

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