7:00pm EST tip on Wednesday 01/15/2020 at the PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh, PA
Per KenPom:
Dukes #67 (14-2; 4-0) vs Fordham Rams #278 (6-9; 0-3)
Game prediction: Dukes win by 16, 67-51 - Dukes with 93% probability of a win.
Betting line: Dukes are 17 point favorites; Over/Under 121
Duquesne 8-8 Against the Spread: Fordham 7-8 ATS

Dukes Best Win(s): Saint Louis (87); Davidson (99); Indiana State (112)
Dukes Worst Loss(es): UAB (156); Marshall (149)
Fordham Best Win(s): Grand Canyon (238); Fairleigh Dickinson (308)
Fordham Worst Loss(es): James Madison (274); Tennessee St. (245)

Four Factors ==> Effective field goal percentage; Turnover percentage; Offensive rebounding percentage; Free throw rate (shown below if team has Top 100 ranking overall or top 4 in conference as a strength; if team has Bottom 100 ranking or bottom 4 in conference as a weakness)

Here's a look at Fordham for the season (national ranking out of 353 teams):
Offensive Strength:  None
Offensive Weakness:  Effective FG % (331) 
Defensive Strength:  Turnover % (26)
Defensive Weakness:  None

Here's a look at Fordham in the A-10 (conference ranking out of 14 teams):
Offensive Strength:  None
Offensive Weakness:  Effective FG % (14); Turnover % (12); Offensive Rebound % (11)
Defensive Strength:  None
Defensive Weakness:  Effective FG % (14); Offensive Rebound % (11)

Here's a look at the Dukes for the season (national ranking out of 353 teams):
Offensive Strength:  Effective FG % (57)
Offensive Weakness:  None
Defensive Strength:  Effective FG % (51); FT Rate (82); Turnover % (94)
Defensive Weakness:  None

Here's a look at the Dukes in the A-10 (conference ranking out of 14 teams):
Offensive Strength:  Effective FG % (2); FT Rate (3)
Offensive Weakness:  None
Defensive Strength:  Effective FG % (2); FT Rate (3) 
Defensive Weakness:  Offensive Rebound % (12); Turnover % (12)

Points per Possession and Number of Possessions
Fordham Adj Offense Efficiency - 88.8, #341 in D-1; 79.7, #14 in A-10 vs Dukes Adj Defense Efficiency - 92.9, #56 in D-1; 90.4, #6 in A-10
Fordham Adj Defense Efficiency - 97.9, #118 in D-1; 103.0, #11 in A-10 vs Dukes Adj Offense Efficiency - 103.8, #107 in D-1; 106.7, #2 in A-10
Fordham Adj Tempo - 64.2, #339 in D-1; 62.8, #14 in A-10 vs Dukes Adj Tempo - 68.4, #208 in D-1; 67.5, #10 in A-10

Miscellaneous
Experience - Fordham 1.57 yrs, #213 in D-1; Dukes 1.40 yrs, #273 in D-1
Minutes Continuity - Fordham 60.8%, #67 in D-1; Dukes 55.3%, #114 in D-1
Average Height - Fordham 76.6", #216 in D-1; Dukes 75.9", #296 in D-1

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