Duquesne Dukes vs Davidson Wildcats Prediction, 1/4/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Duquesne Dukes vs Davidson Wildcats

Date: Saturday, January 4, 2025

Location: John M. Belk Arena in Davidson, NC

TV: ESPN+

The Duquesne Dukes (6-8) are hitting the road to John M. Belk Arena on Saturday where they will attempt to defeat the Davidson Wildcats (10-4).

The Duquesne Dukes faced off with Rhode Island and earned the victory with a final of 67-55 in their last game. When discussing fouls, the Dukes finished with 20 while Rhode Island accumulated 16 fouls. They also made 4 out of their 14 shots from 3-point range. Rhode Island finished the contest at 65.4% at the free throw line by converting 17 of 26 attempts. Additionally, Rhode Island grabbed 29 rebounds (4 offensive, 25 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Rhode Island distributed 11 assists and had 4 steals for this game. In terms of the defense, Duquesne allowed the other team to go 37.0% from the field on 17 out of 46 shooting. They also recorded 15 assists in this matchup as well as forcing the other team into 9 turnovers and getting 4 steals. Pertaining to rebounding, they collected 37 with 11 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Dukes converted 12 of 23 attempts for a rate of 52.2%. Duquesne wrapped up the game having earned a 42.1% field goal percentage (24 of 57) and converted 7 of their 24 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Jahsean Corbett is one guy who came through for the matchup. He left the arena with 13 points on 5 of 14 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 25 minutes and also pulled down 10 boards. He finished the contest at 35.7% from the floor and totaled 1 assist.

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Duquesne heads into this matchup with a record of 6-8 for the campaign. They are turning it over 12.2 times per game and as a team they are committing 17.6 fouls every game. As a unit, Duquesne is pulling in 35.9 rebounds per game and has 194 dimes so far this season, which has them ranked 168th in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Dukes are connecting on 34.5% on shots from downtown (113 of 328) and 62.8% from the free throw line. They average 67.7 points per game (326th in the nation) while hitting 42.7% from the floor.

On defense, the Dukes have forced 13.2 turnovers every game while drawing 17.0 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 36.5% on 3-pointers and they are ranked 32nd in the nation in points per game from their opponents (63.9). The Dukes defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 40.5% (298 of 735) and they surrender 33.2 boards per contest as a group. They are 96th in college in allowing assists to their opponents with 156 relinquished on the year.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Davidson Wildcats went home defeated by a final of 69-57 against George Mason. The Wildcats pulled down 18 defensive rebounds and 3 offensive boards for a total of 21 for the game. They gave up possession of the ball 9 times, while recording 6 steals in this contest. George Mason was called for 13 fouls for this contest which got the Wildcats to the charity stripe for a total of 11 tries. They were able to knock down 6 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 54.5%. In terms of shots from beyond the perimeter, Davidson made 9 out of 22 tries (40.9%). When all was said and done, the Wildcats finished the game shooting 21 out of 50 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 42.0%. The Wildcats allowed George Mason to make 24 of 43 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 55.8% in the matchup. They wrapped up this game 40.0% from beyond the arc by shooting 8 of 20 and ended up shooting 13 of 21 from the free throw line (61.9%). In relation to how they cleaned up the glass, Davidson permitted George Mason to pull down 31 in total (4 offensive).

Reed Bailey ended up having an impact for the Wildcats in this contest. He converted 8 out of 12 in the matchup for a rate of 66.7%, and totaled 3 rebounds. He racked up 20 points in his 29 minutes on the hardwood and had 2 assists for the contest.

Davidson has a mark of 10-4 this year. The Wildcats have committed 15.4 fouls per game and they hit 71.6% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 15.8 times per game (97th in Division 1) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 10.0 times per game. Davidson has earned 1,067 pts this year (76.2 per contest) and they average 34.0 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Wildcats are connecting on 47.0% from the field, which is ranked 99th in the nation.

The Wildcats on defense are ranked 136th in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 69.4. They are forcing their opponents into 11.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 43.9% from the field (237th in D-1). The Davidson defense surrenders 36.0% from downtown (108 of 300) and opponents are connecting on 68.8% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have conceded 11.2 dimes and 32.7 boards per contest, which is ranked 68th and 101st in those categories.

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Davidson

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