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3:00pm EST tip on Wednesday 12/22/2021 at the UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse, Pittsburgh, PA Home dog to Wofford. If we hadn't put a beat down on Irvine we might be getting double digits in this one. Time to protect the home court. Wow wofford coming in at 78. This is going to be a challenge. Wow looking back the Dukes have played a formidable preseason schedule. Wofford has a skilled, smart, good shooting backcourt that has good experience playing together. These players are not very athletic, tall, or long. CANCELED TODAY DUE TO COVID. Wow looking back the Dukes have played a formidable preseason schedule. It's about time. Year five is the time to stop beating up on HBCU and Northeast Conference level cupcakes and then bemoan the fact that our rating is still in the 100s come March! Wow looking back the Dukes have played a formidable preseason schedule. Agree Ironduke. I really can't recall an OOC schedule in many years with as many quality opponents and fewer cupcakes. It's what is needed if we want to reach the promised land. Keep wondering how much of a difference a healthy RG might have made in some close losses. We will never know that answer but looking forward to better days ahead!
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Game Thread - Wofford Terriers
Per KenPom:
Dukes #192 (5-7) vs Wofford Terriers #94 (8-4; 6-4 vs. D-1)
Game prediction: Dukes lose by 3, 69-66 - Dukes with 39% probability of a win.
Betting line: Dukes are 2½ point underdogs; Over/Under 134½
Duquesne 5-7 Against the Spread: Wofford 6-4 ATS
Dukes Best Win(s): UC Irvine (111); Bradley (172); New Hampshire (204)
Dukes Worst Loss(es): Bowling Green (160); Northeastern (159)
Wofford Best Win(s): Georgia (175); Georgia Southern (209)
Wofford Worst Loss(es): Coastal Carolina (203); South Carolina (104)
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 Wofford for the season (national ranking out of 358 teams):
Offensive Strength: FT Rate (50); Turnover % (62); Effective FG % (84)
Offensive Weakness: None
Defensive Strength: Turnover % (35); Offensive Rebound % (89)
Defensive Weakness: Effective FG % (308)
Here's a look at the Dukes for the season (national ranking out of 358 teams):
Offensive Strength: Turnover % (42); Offensive Rebound % (65)
Offensive Weakness: None
Defensive Strength: FT Rate (34)
Defensive Weakness: Effective FG % (266)
Points per Possession and Number of Possessions
Wofford Adj Offense Efficiency - 107.0; 71 in D-1 vs Dukes Adj Defense Efficiency - 102.8; 223 in D-1
Wofford Adj Defense Efficiency - 99.2; 138 in D-1 vs Dukes Adj Offense Efficiency - 101.0; 173 in D-1
Wofford Adj Tempo - 65.9; 302 in D-1 vs Dukes Adj Tempo - 66.3; 288 in D-1
Miscellaneous
Experience - Wofford 1.52 yrs; 280 in D-1; Dukes 0.78 yrs; 353 in D-1
Average Height - Wofford 76.9"; 177 in D-1; Dukes 77.2"; 134 in D-1
Haslametrics = has the Dukes as 204th in the country.
Wofford is 78th in the country.
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This is not a big team. Their 2 biggest players don't really get time. Lots of shooting up & down the lineup.
They have 3 players that were all-rookie conference award winners.
They lost a very good starter for the season just before Thanksgiving. Others have stepped up.
They have a big that transferred in. He is putting up good numbers & makes his many foul shots.
This is a challenging but very beatable opponent.
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Ironduke81 wrote:
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