Duquesne Dukes vs Davidson Wildcats Prediction, 12/30/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Duquesne Dukes vs Davidson Wildcats

Date: Tuesday, December 30, 2025

Location: John M. Belk Arena in Davidson, NC

TV: ESPN+

The Davidson Wildcats (8-4) will take on the Duquesne Dukes (8-5) at John M. Belk Arena on Tuesday.

The Duquesne Dukes stepped onto the hardwood against Cleary and took home the win by a score of 99-49 in their last contest. Duquesne wrapped up the contest with a 52.8% FG percentage (38 out of 72) and converted 10 of their 27 3-pointers. From the charity stripe, the Dukes converted 13 of their 19 attempts for a rate of 68.4%. In terms of getting rebounds, they compiled 50 with 14 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 22 assists for the matchup while forcing the opposition into 14 turnovers and earning 12 steals. When talking about the defense, Duquesne allowed the other team to go 28.8% from the field on 19 of 66 shooting. Cleary doled out 9 dimes and had 12 steals in the game. In addition, Cleary pulled down 28 rebounds (11 offensive, 17 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Cleary finished 61.5% at the charity stripe by converting 8 of 13 tries. They buried 3 out of their 19 shots from distance. When discussing personal fouls, the Dukes walked away with 14 and Cleary totaled 12 personal fouls.

Jimmie Williams is one guy who was important for the game. He shot 63.6% from the field and earned 3 assists. He saw the court for 22 minutes played and grabbed 6 rebounds. He accounted for 16 points on 7 of 11 shooting.

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Duquesne heads into this matchup with a record of 8-5 this season. They currently have an average of 86.3 points per contest (52nd in Division 1) while shooting 50.5% from the field. The Dukes are shooting 35.2% on 3-pointers (119 of 338) and 70.1% from the charity stripe. As a team, Duquesne is pulling down 37.0 boards per contest and is sitting with 232 dimes for the campaign, which has them ranked 28th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. They cough up possession 14.5 times per contest and as a team are committing 20.5 fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on defense, the Dukes are forcing 14.1 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.5 personal fouls. They are 188th in the country in allowing assists to the opposition with 169 surrendered for the year. The Dukes are giving up a shooting percentage of 43.2% (334 of 773) and they surrender 33.1 boards per contest as a team. They are conceding 33.9% on 3-point shots and they are ranked 252nd in college in points per game allowed (76.3).

In their last game, the Davidson Wildcats went home defeated by a final of 90-61 against Kansas. The Wildcats earned 18 defensive boards and 12 offensive rebounds for a total of 30 in this matchup. They also gave up possession of the ball 16 times, while earning 11 steals for this contest. Kansas was called for 5 personal fouls for the game which got the Wildcats to the charity stripe for a total of 6 shots. They were able to convert 2 of the free throws for a percentage of 33.3%. When talking about shooting from distance, Davidson converted 11 of 30 attempts (36.7%). At the conclusion of this game, the Wildcats walked away from this one shooting 24 for 67 from the field which had them shooting 35.8%. The Wildcats allowed Kansas to make 37 of 64 tries from the field which had them shooting 57.8% in the matchup. They finished 52.4% from 3-point land by going 11 of 21 and finished the contest at 5 out of 5 at the charity stripe (100.0%). In relation to how they cleaned up the glass, Davidson permitted Kansas to collect 41 in all (8 on the offensive glass).

Roberts Blums was important for the Wildcats for the contest. He knocked down 5 out of 11 for this contest for a rate of 45.5%, and accumulated 7 rebounds. He earned 13 points in his 19 mins on the court, but wasn't able to notch an assist.

Davidson has a record of 8-4 so far this year. The Wildcats have committed 17.2 fouls per game and they hit 67.2% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 14.0 times per game (213th in college) and they turn it over 10.9 times per contest. Davidson has totaled 888 pts on the year (74.0 per contest) and they grab 33.2 rebounds per contest. As an offensive unit, the Wildcats are shooting 46.9% from the floor, which ranks 124th in D-1.

The Wildcats on the defensive side of the court are 87th in college in PPG allowed with 69.1. They are forcing 12.3 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 45.7% from the floor (288th in Division 1). The Davidson defense concedes 33.5% on shots from beyond the perimeter (77 of 230) and their opponents are knocking down 66.9% of their free throw attempts. They have surrendered 10.8 dimes and 32.4 rebounds per game, which ranks them 34th and 87th in those defensive categories.

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Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Duquesne

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