Davidson vs. Duquesne betting: College basketball preview for January 4

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The Davidson Wildcats (10-4, 0-1 A-10) are 4.5-point favorites as they look to extend a five-game home winning streak when they take on the Duquesne Dukes (6-8, 1-0 A-10) on Saturday, January 4, 2025 at John M. Belk Arena. The matchup airs at 2:00 PM ET on ESPN+. The over/under is 132.5 for the matchup.

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Davidson vs. Duquesne betting lines

  • Davidson moneyline odds to win: -196
  • Duquesne moneyline odds to win: +162
  • Spread: Davidson (-4.5)
  • Total: 132.5

Davidson statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Against the spread last year, Davidson fared worse at home, covering five times in 15 home games, and six times in 12 road games.
  • The Wildcats went over the total less often when playing at home last season, hitting the over in three of 15 home matchups (20%). In road games, they hit the over in nine of 12 games (75%).
  • As a moneyline favorite, Davidson won a higher percentage of its games when playing at home (.583) compared to away games (.000) last season.

Last season stats

  • The Wildcats put up 70.1 points per game and gave up 67.9 last year, making them 280th in the country on offense and 64th defensively.
  • Last season, Davidson was 164th in the country in rebounds (32.2 per game) and 222nd in rebounds conceded (32.3).
  • The Wildcats were 224th in the country in assists (12.6 per game) last year.

Davidson betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 7-6-0 (Home: 4-3-0; Away: 2-1-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 4.5+: 5-3-0 (As Favorite: 5-3-0; As Underdog: 2-3-0)
  • O-U-P: 7-6-0 (Home: 4-3-0; Away: 1-2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 8-0 (Home: 7-0; Away: 1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-4 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-2)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
47.0 (97th in nation) 43.9 (230th) 30.9 (280th) 30.4 (144th) 15.8 (92nd) 9.4 (19th)

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Duquesne statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Duquesne’s winning percentage against the spread at home was .412 (7-10-0) last year. Away, it was .545 (6-5-0).
  • Dukes games finished above the over/under less often at home (three times out of 17) than on the road (four of 11) last year.

Last season stats

  • The Dukes were 264th in college basketball last season with 70.6 points per game. At the other end, they ranked 39th with 66.7 points allowed per game.
  • Duquesne pulled down 31.6 boards per game (202nd-ranked in college basketball). It gave up 30.9 rebounds per contest (141st-ranked).
  • The Dukes delivered 13.4 dimes per game, which ranked them 150th in the country.

Duquesne betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 5-8-0 (Home: 3-4-0; Away: 0-1-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 4.5+: 1-2-0 (As Favorite: 2-5-0; As Underdog: 3-3-0)
  • O-U-P: 3-10-0 (Home: 3-4-0; Away: 0-1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 2-5 (Home: 1-4; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 3-3 (Home: 2-0; Away: 0-1)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
42.8 (289th in nation) 40.5 (67th) 32.9 (190th) 29.6 (106th) 13.6 (218th) 11.7 (199th)
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