Davidson Wildcats vs Duquesne Dukes Prediction, 2/25/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Davidson Wildcats vs Duquesne Dukes

Date: Wednesday, February 25, 2026

Location: UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse in Pittsburgh, PA

TV: ESPN+

The Duquesne Dukes (16-11) will play the Davidson Wildcats (16-11) at UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse on Wednesday.

The Davidson Wildcats stepped onto the hardwood against Fordham and took a loss by a score of 63-59 in their last game. Concerning fouls, the Wildcats finished with 20 and Fordham totaled 18 fouls. They also converted 3 of their 13 attempts from beyond the perimeter. Fordham shot 64.3% at the free throw line by burying 18 of 28 attempts. On top of that, Fordham snagged 29 boards (6 offensive, 23 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Fordham earned 13 dimes and had 10 steals in the matchup. In relation to defense, Davidson allowed 50.0% from the field on 21 out of 42 shooting. They also dished out 15 assists in this contest while forcing 9 turnovers and earning 2 steals. In the matter of hauling in rebounds, they collected 31 with 11 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Wildcats converted 5 of 16 shots for a rate of 31.3%. Davidson ended the contest with a 44.0% FG percentage (22 of 50) and made 10 of their 22 shots from beyond the arc.

Roberts Blums is a guy who was important for the game. He ended up walking away with 16 points on 6 out of 14 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 30 minutes and snagged 6 boards. He shot 42.9% from the floor and earned 1 assist.

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Davidson will play this contest with a win-loss record of 16-11 for the year. They average 73.0 pts per contest (257th in D-1) while shooting 46.4% from the field. The Wildcats are shooting 37.7% on shots from 3-point land (250 of 663) and 66.4% from the free throw line. As a team, Davidson is collecting 33.0 boards per game and has tallied 374 assists so far this season, which is 229th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 10.7 times per contest and as a team they are committing 17.1 fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Wildcats are forcing 11.9 turnovers per contest while drawing 16.8 personal fouls. They are surrendering 32.7% on 3-point shots while they are 46th in the country in points per game allowed (68.3). The Wildcats defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 44.7% (656 of 1,467) and they surrender 33.0 rebounds per game as a group. They are 25th in D-1 in allowing assists to their opponents with 305 surrendered for the campaign.

When they last stepped on the court, the Duquesne Dukes took a defeat with a final score of 78-66 when they played Dayton. The Dukes recorded 19 defensive boards and 13 offensive rebounds for a total of 32 for the game. They turned it over 13 times, while earning 3 steals in this matchup. Dayton was called for 18 personal fouls for this game which got the Dukes to the charity stripe for a total of 24 attempts. They were able to convert 18 of them for a clip of 75.0%. In terms of shots from 3-point land, Duquesne converted 8 of their 19 tries (42.1%). In all, the Dukes ended up shooting 20 for 53 from the field which had them sitting at 37.7%. The Dukes permitted Dayton to convert 23 out of 52 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 44.2% in this contest. They finished the game shooting 38.1% from distance by connecting on 8 out of 21 and ended up going 24 of 32 from the charity stripe (75.0%). With respect to rebounds, Duquesne permitted Dayton to grab 33 in total (11 offensive).

Tarence Guinyard ended up being a factor for the Dukes in the game. He had 16 points in his 34 minutes of playing time and tallied 4 dimes for the matchup. He made 4 of 10 in the game for a field goal percentage of 40.0%, and had 3 rebounds.

Duquesne has a mark of 16-11 so far this year. The Dukes are responsible for committing 20.1 fouls per game while shooting 71.5% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 15.8 times per contest (75th in Division 1) and they are turning it over 13.0 times per game. Duquesne has scored 2,188 pts on the season (81.0 per contest) and they grab 35.6 boards per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Dukes are shooting 47.1% from the field, which is ranked 72nd in college.

The Duquesne defense surrenders 33.9% on 3-point attempts (211 of 622) and opponents are connecting on 73.1% of their free throw attempts. They give up 13.9 assists and 34.3 total boards per game, which ranks them 228th and 177th in college hoops. The Dukes are ranked 241st in college hoops in PPG given up with 75.9. They are forcing their opponents into 13.1 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 44.0% from the floor (178th in the nation).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Davidson

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