Duquesne Dukes Fan Forum / Game Thread - Bradley University Braves

**Posted by PhoenixRising2** 12/17/2023 3:34 pm

7:00pm EST tip on Monday 12/18/2023 at the LeBron James Arena, Akron, OH

Betting line: Dukes are 2½ point favorites; Over/Under 142
Duquesne 4-5 Against the Spread: Bradley 5-4-1 ATS

NET Ranking: Dukes 71; Bradley 130

Per KenPom (362 D-1 Teams):
Dukes #82 (7-2) vs Bradley #125 (6-4)
Game prediction: Dukes win by 4, 73-69 - Dukes with 64% probability of a win.
https://kenpom.com/gameprep.php?g=1980
Per Haslametrics:
Dukes #86 vs Bradley #164
Game prediction: Dukes win by 6, 72.84-66.83
https://haslametrics.com/preview.php?yr=&tid1=165&tid2=4391&neut=1
Per BartTorvik:
Dukes #61 vs Bradley #120
Game prediction: Dukes win by 5, 73-68 - Dukes with a 68% probability of a win.
https://barttorvik.com/team.php?team=Duquesne&year=2024
Duquesne Preview: https://goduquesne.com/news/2023/12/16/mens-basketball-preview-bradley-vs-duquesne-akron-ohio.aspx Duquesne Game Notes: https://goduquesne.com/documents/2023/12/16/10_Bradley.pdf Bradley Game Notes: https://bradleybraves.com/news/2023/12/17/mens-basketball-game-preview-bradley-vs-duquesne.aspx
Sports Reference College Basketball Team Pages:
Duquesne: https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/duquesne/men/2024.html Bradley: https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/bradley/men/2024.html
Dukes KenPom Best Wins: UC Irvine (61); College of Charleston (122); Cleveland St. (165)
Dukes KenPom Worst Losses: Nebraska (62); Princeton (47)
Bradley KenPom Best Wins: Utah St. (56); Tulane (102); Vermont (146)
Bradley KenPom Worst Losses: Murray St. (178); Cleveland St. (165); Akron (99)

Shooting Percentage Offense/Defense (per KenPom)
Dukes 3 Point: Offense 35.2%, 95 in D-1; Defense 33.8%, 213 in D-1
Bradley 3 Point: Offense 34.2%, 137 in D-1; Defense 32.0%, 122 in D-1
Dukes 2 Point: Offense 52.0%, 128 in D-1; Defense 44.7%, 36 in D-1
Bradley 2 Point: Offense 53.1%, 92 in D-1; Defense 47.0%, 84 in D-1
Dukes FT: Offense 72.4%, 135 in D-1; Defense 71.1%, 192 in D-1
Bradley FT: Offense 69.2%, 244 in D-1; Defense 70.3%, 153 in D-1

Points per Possession and Number of Possessions (per KenPom)
Bradley Adj Offense Efficiency - 105.3; 162 in D-1 vs Dukes Adj Defense Efficiency - 102.2; 124 in D-1
Bradley Adj Defense Efficiency - 101.4; 104 in D-1 vs Dukes Adj Offense Efficiency - 111.7; 60 in D-1
Bradley Adj Tempo - 67.4; 260 in D-1 vs Dukes Adj Tempo - 68.6; 197 in D-1

Miscellaneous (per KenPom)
Experience - Bradley 1.73 yrs; 205 in D-1; Dukes 2.73 yrs; 24 in D-1
Average Height - Bradley 77.5"; 133 in D-1; Dukes 76.2"; 323 in D-1

**Posted by phil95** 12/17/2023 10:01 pm

What an interesting comparison of best/worst losses between these 2 teams.

**Posted by CLK** 12/18/2023 8:50 am

Bradley's Connor Hickman (ankle) is OUT for tonight's game against Duquesne, per Brian Wardle.

Averages 13.5 PPG.

**Posted by PhoenixRising2** 12/18/2023 9:33 am

phil95 wrote:
What an interesting comparison of best/worst losses between these 2 teams.

phil95, Nebraska jumped 20 spots to #42 with their convincing win over K-State. Princeton at 46.

**Posted by PhoenixRising2** 12/18/2023 9:43 am

CLK wrote:
Bradley's Connor Hickman (ankle) is OUT for tonight's game against Duquesne, per Brian Wardle.

Averages 13.5 PPG.

Thanks for the update, CLK. Hickman had missed the previous 2 Bradley games, both losses. He’s a good player, and his absense limits Bradley’s 3 point shooting and ball movement. And they don’t have a lot of depth so they can be worn down as the game goes on.

**Posted by PhoenixRising2** 12/18/2023 10:46 am

https://pittsburghsportsnow.com/2023/12/18/bradley-missing-key-player-for-tonights-game-against-duquesne/

**Posted by DukesDan** 12/18/2023 11:39 am

No TV? That is a shame!

**Posted by PistolPete** 12/18/2023 12:10 pm

What radio station can we pick up the game on?

**Posted by PhoenixRising2** 12/18/2023 1:29 pm

PistolPete wrote:
What radio station can we pick up the game on?

Radio: 104.7 HD2 / iHeartRadio App with Ray Goss ('58) & Jarrett Durham ('71)

**Posted by WashPaRick** 12/18/2023 7:30 pm

Sounds like we're getting pounded on the boards.

**Posted by levon1975** 12/18/2023 7:47 pm

I expected a slow start after being idle for 10-days. Bradley is a good team, so they better wake up before it’s too late.

**Posted by PistolPete** 12/18/2023 8:18 pm

This is not going the way I like it with 15 minutes left in the second half. This too is a game that DU should and must win. This scheduling with all the time off hasn't helped, what the hell Dave?

**Posted by applecorps** 12/18/2023 8:30 pm

Nice radio coverage, checking out of live action for a stream of commercials.

Last edited by applecorps (12/18/2023 8:30 pm)

**Posted by luckymcd** 12/18/2023 9:04 pm

I know these games have been televised in the past. I don’t know why they aren’t anymore. Hopefully we’ll get to see highlights somehow because it sounds like it was a pretty exciting finish.

**Posted by phil95** 12/18/2023 9:06 pm

Holy (profanity)!!! Awesome!

**Posted by NapaDuke** 12/18/2023 9:07 pm

Crazy game and fantastic finish. I wish we all could have seen it.

**Posted by WashPaRick** 12/18/2023 9:18 pm

NapaDuke wrote:
Crazy game and fantastic finish. I wish we all could have seen it.

We were lucky to hear it instead of a commercial,

**Posted by phil95** 12/18/2023 9:19 pm

What a pleasure it is to be on the fun side of these kinds of games after being the loser of so many such contests!

**Posted by WashPaRick** 12/18/2023 9:24 pm

Go to jonny @ TheBluffBlog to see stream.

**Posted by NapaDuke** 12/18/2023 9:24 pm

WashPaRick wrote:
NapaDuke wrote:
Crazy game and fantastic finish. I wish we all could have seen it.

We were lucky to hear it instead of a commercial,

That's the truth, those commercials just ran anytime they wanted, regardless of the game.

**Posted by Albaby** 12/18/2023 9:36 pm

NapaDuke wrote:
WashPaRick wrote:
NapaDuke wrote:
Crazy game and fantastic finish. I wish we all could have seen it.

We were lucky to hear it instead of a commercial,
That's the truth, those commercials just ran anytime they wanted, regardless of the game.

Switched to Bradley's network, so much better.

**Posted by Albaby** 12/18/2023 9:39 pm

PhoenixRising2 wrote:
PistolPete wrote:
What radio station can we pick up the game on?
Radio: 104.7 HD2 / iHeartRadio App with Ray Goss ('58) & Jarrett Durham ('71)

Terrible coverage.

**Posted by WashPaRick** 12/18/2023 9:51 pm

WashPaRick wrote:
Go to jonny @ TheBluffBlog to see stream.

You can see the last 30 minutes.

**Posted by Ironduke81** 12/18/2023 9:53 pm

Albaby wrote:
NapaDuke wrote:
WashPaRick wrote:

We were lucky to hear it instead of a commercial,
That's the truth, those commercials just ran anytime they wanted, regardless of the game.
Switched to Bradley's network, so much better.

I actually thought Ray & sidekick did a solid job👍It’s Christmas week no room for haters. Go Dukes

**Posted by phil95** 12/18/2023 9:56 pm

WashPaRick wrote:
WashPaRick wrote:
Go to jonny @ TheBluffBlog to see stream.
You can see the last 30 minutes.

I did just that.

Many thanks for the tip.