So let the words of our mouth and the meditation of our heart be acceptable in thy sight, O Fari! "By the RIvers of Babylon"-The Melodians
Saint Joseph's Hawks
97 – 90 OT
FINAL Conference
Duquesne Dukes
Atlantic 10 Conference · Michael J. Hagan '85 Arena · January 8, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread DUQ -1.5 Home covered
O/U 149.5 Over
Money JOES +114 / DUQ -135
Model Predictions
Spread Total JOES win
Actual JOES +7 187 Won
Massey DUQ -4.0 (+11.0) — —
Massey Totals — 159.4 (+27.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 43% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 27% ✗
Baseline Plus ML DUQ -2.7 (+9.7) 149.9 (+37.1) 44% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ DUQ -1.5 (+8.5) 149.2 (+37.8) 49% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML DUQ -3.0 (+10.0) 146.8 (+40.2) 38% ✗
Baseline ML DUQ -3.1 (+10.1) 147.8 (+39.2) 35% ✗

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 30, 2025 JOES 76 – 72 DUQ
Jan 9, 2025 DUQ 85 – 81 JOES
Feb 17, 2024 DUQ 66 – 56 JOES
Jan 20, 2024 JOES 71 – 69 DUQ
Feb 16, 2023 DUQ 76 – 62 JOES

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings JOES DUQ
Overall 24-12 18-15
Conference 13-5 9-9
Home 13-3 12-6
Away 8-8 5-7
Neutral 3-1 1-2
Last 5 1-4 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 71.9 76.9
Avg Pts Against 70.7 75.9
Massey -6.0 (#253) 1.8 (#140)
Bradley-Terry -0.86 (#245) 0.05 (#173)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.65 (#270) 0.07 (#167)
RPI 0.459 (#251) 0.504 (#166)
Shooting & Four Factors JOES DUQ
FG% 39.9% 48.5%
3PT% 26.4% 35.1%
REB / G 37.7 36.2
OREB / G 12.8 10.4
AST / TO 1.19 1.19
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 45.8% 56.4%
TOV% 16.9% 19.0%
ORB% 33.9% 30.2%
FT Rate 26.1% 27.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.6% 51.6%
Opp TOV% 16.1% 17.7%
DRB% 68.2% 71.4%
Opp FT Rate 21.1% 31.8%

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