Duquesne vs Davidson Prediction College Basketball Picks 1/4/25

The Duquesne Dukes and the Davidson Wildcats meet Saturday in college basketball action from the Belk Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Duquesne vs. Davidson prediction.

Duquesne Recap

The Duquesne Dukes come into this game looking to add on to their 67-55 win over Rhode Island last time out to improve to 6-8 on the year. After this game, Duquesne will head home for a matchup against St. Joseph’s.

Dukes Win Four In A Row

Tre Dinkins leads the Dukes in scoring with 11.1 PPG while Jake DiMichele has 10.9 PPG as the only other double-digit scorer for Duquesne so far this season. Jahsean Corbett has 9.6 PPG with 5.8 RPG to lead Duquesne in rebounding and Kareem Rozier has 7.8 PPG with a team-high 3.6 APG up to this point on the year. As a team, Duquesne is averaging 67.7 PPG on 42.7% shooting from the field, 34.5% from three and 62.8% from the foul line this season.

Why the Duquesne Dukes will win

• Davidson has lost each of its last 10 day games against the Atlantic 10 Conference.
• Duquesne has won each of its last nine games against the Atlantic 10 Conference.

Davidson Recap

The Davidson Wildcats come into this game looking to bounce back after a 69-57 loss to George Mason last time out, dropping to 10-4 on the year as a result. After this game, Davidson will welcome Fordham to town.

Wildcats Looking To Rebound

Reed Bailey leads the Wildcats across the board with team-highs of 18.1 PPG, 6.6 RPG and 3.4 APG while Connor Kochera has 15.8 PPG with 4.3 RPG and 2.9 APG. Bobby Durkin has 15 PPG with 5.1 RPG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Davidson up to this point in the year. Zach Laput has 8.4 PPG with 3.7 RPG as well this season for the Wildcats. As a team, Davidson is averaging 76.2 PPG on 47% shooting from the field, 36.7% from three and 71.6% from the foul line this season.

Why the Davidson Wildcats will win

• Davidson has won each of its last eight games at John M. Belk Arena.

Total Points Facts

• Each of Duquesne’s last 10 day games against non-AP-ranked opponents have produced a total of 132 or fewer points.
• Each of Davidson’s last eight games at John M. Belk Arena have produced a total of 135+ points.

Duquesne vs. Davidson Prediction

I’m on Davidson here. I know Duquesne’s been playing well in a lot of their recent outings, but the thing here is that all of those games were at home and we have not seen much of Duquesne on the road this season. Davidson’s recent issues have occurred away from home, but the recent home outings that we’ve seen from the Wildcats have been pretty solid and I think this is a solid matchup to take advantage of as I just don’t believe in Duquesne if I’m being completely honest. Give me the Wildcats here.