Duquesne Dukes Fan Forum / Game Thread - Fordham University Rams (A)

**Posted by PhoenixRising2** 2/22/2024 9:36 pm

8:30pm EST tip on Friday 2/23/2024 at the Rose Hill Gym, Bronx, NY

Betting line: Dukes are 3 point favorites; Over/Under 139½
Duquesne 11-14 Against the Spread: Fordham 10-16 ATS

NET Ranking: Dukes 101; Fordham 200

Per KenPom (362 D-1 Teams):
Dukes #104 (16-10; 6-7 A10) vs Fordham #217 (10-16; 4-9 A10)
Game prediction: Dukes win by 5, 72-67 - Dukes with 65% probability of a win.
https://kenpom.com/gameprep.php?g=4893
Per Haslametrics:
Dukes #109 vs Fordham #224
Game prediction: Dukes win by 5, 71.43-66.90
https://haslametrics.com/preview.php?yr=&tid1=4391&tid2=4483&neut=0
Per BartTorvik:
Dukes #95 vs Fordham #194
Game prediction: Dukes win by 3, 71-68 - Dukes with a 64% probability of a win.
https://barttorvik.com/team.php?team=Duquesne&year=2024
Duquesne Preview: https://goduquesne.com/news/2024/2/22/mens-basketball-dukes-head-to-bronx-to-take-on-fordham.aspx Duquesne Game Notes: https://goduquesne.com/documents/2024/2/22/27_Fordham.pdf Fordham Game Notes: https://fordhamsports.com/news/2024/2/22/mens-basketball-mens-basketball-hosts-duquesne-on-espn2-on-friday.aspx
Sports Reference College Basketball Team Pages:
Duquesne:https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/duquesne/men/2024.html Fordham:https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/fordham/men/2024.html
Dukes KenPom Best Wins: Bradley (69); UC Irvine (78); St.Bonaventure-2 (95); Saint Joseph's (115); College of Charleston (127); Rhode Island (181)
Dukes KenPom Worst Losses: Saint Joseph's (115); Santa Clara (114); Davidson (112); Loyola Chicago (100); UMass (86); Richmond (76); Princeton (67)

Fordham KenPom Best Wins: North Texas (74): St. Bonaventure (95); Rhode Island (180): Columbia (206); Saint Louis (210)
Fordham KenPom Worst Losses: NJIT (333); Central Connecticut St (256); Abilene Christian (250); La Salle (218); Kent St. (171)

Shooting Percentage Offense/Defense (per KenPom)
Dukes 3 Point: Offense 33.2%, 206 in D-1; Defense 32.2%, 81 in D-1
Fordham 3 Point: Offense 31.6%, 286 in D-1; Defense 37.4%, 347 in D-1
Dukes 2 Point: Offense 50.2%, 189 in D-1; Defense 48.0%, 75 in D-1
Fordham 2 Point: Offense 47.5%, 287 in D-1; Defense 49.1%, 118 in D-1
Dukes FT: Offense 69.8%, 263 in D-1; Defense 70.0%, 84 in D-1
Fordham FT: Offense 65.8%, 338 in D-1; Defense 72.2%, 208 in D-1

Points per Possession and Number of Possessions (per KenPom)
Fordham Adj Offense Efficiency - 101.8; 262 in D-1 vs Dukes Adj Defense Efficiency - 100.2; 60 in D-1
Fordham Adj Defense Efficiency - 106.1; 169 in D-1 vs Dukes Adj Offense Efficiency - 106.8; 167 in D-1
Fordham Adj Tempo - 69.4; 79 in D-1 vs Dukes Adj Tempo - 67.1; 210 in D-1

Miscellaneous (per KenPom)
Experience - Fordham 1.96 yrs; 157 in D-1; Dukes 2.55 yrs; 49 in D-1
Average Height - Fordham 77.1"; 183 in D-1; Dukes 76.4"; 299 in D-1

**Posted by Ironduke81** 2/23/2024 12:19 pm

Duquesne in a rare situation. Dukes vs Rams the premier basketball game tonight across the country on ESPN2. The betting line started Duquesne-3.5. On FanDuel just went down to -2.5. The betters will be watching tonight across every bar in the country. Great opportunity to brand the Duquesne name. Hopefully, the Dukes keep it rolling.Go Dukes👍

**Posted by CTS** 2/23/2024 12:21 pm

I will be there. If I see or hear anything of note I will be sure to post. Go Dukes!!!

**Posted by PhoenixRising2** 2/23/2024 1:32 pm

Ironduke81 wrote:
Duquesne in a rare situation. Dukes vs Rams the premier basketball game tonight across the country on ESPN2. The betting line started Duquesne-3.5. On FanDuel just went down to -2.5. The betters will be watching tonight across every bar in the country. Great opportunity to brand the Duquesne name. Hopefully, the Dukes keep it rolling.Go Dukes👍

This is a game that good teams win. A win would be a small step forward for the Dukes.

CTS wrote:
I will be there. If I see or hear anything of note I will be sure to post. Go Dukes!!!

Thanks, CTS. I'm curious to get your report on the overall atmosphere at Rose Hill. Last year, they really had the students into it; this year, they are 0-6 in the conference at home, have not won at home in 2024.

**Posted by stew** 2/23/2024 1:36 pm

Id like to focus on the team.I feel confident the Dukes will win but it wont be easy.GO Bluffites.

**Posted by CLK** 2/23/2024 4:38 pm

https://twitter.com/TribSports/status/1761141390484877815?t=Nz9FFg3aSPLoWjQJhDJA-A&s=19

**Posted by Ironduke81** 2/23/2024 7:29 pm

Fan Duel line went back up to 3.5. At this time went down to 2.5. Very rare for a Duquesne game for the betting line to jump back and forth. As I previously stated national game with a lot of eyes & action. Watch the referees🤔

**Posted by BluffHunter** 2/23/2024 8:42 pm

Ironduke81 wrote:
Fan Duel line went back up to 3.5. At this time went down to 2.5. Very rare for a Duquesne game for the betting line to jump back and forth. As I previously stated national game with a lot of eyes & action. Watch the referees🤔

Great point. Both teams finally scored more than 3 minutes in!

**Posted by CityDuke** 2/23/2024 8:47 pm

I’ve seen physical basketball all year. We play it. But man, Fordham fouls like crazy! The crew could call a handcheck on every possession. It will be interesting to see how this plays out. But we cannot rely on that, need to match it.

**Posted by CityDuke** 2/23/2024 8:49 pm

How was that afoul on Williams? Rose just elbowed him in the face.

**Posted by Prince of Pilsner** 2/23/2024 8:50 pm

Thought this was on ESPN+ ?

**Posted by CityDuke** 2/23/2024 8:54 pm

Well the crew are calling them. I give them credit. It’s a warzone out there.

**Posted by Wildwood13** 2/23/2024 8:59 pm

City Duke, your constant complaining of the referees is just ridiculous and unwarranted!!

**Posted by Wildwood13** 2/23/2024 9:03 pm

You do realize that the Dukes have been in the bonus since the 13:00 mark and the Dukes only have three fouls. Quit looking for stuff and enjoy the game!!!!

**Posted by WashPaRick** **Online!** 2/23/2024 9:07 pm

Fordham playing hack a shaq on everybody.

**Posted by CityDuke** 2/23/2024 9:12 pm

Wildwood13 wrote:
You do realize that the Dukes have been in the bonus since the 13:00 mark and the Dukes only have three fouls. Quit looking for stuff and enjoy the game!!!!

I complimented the refs…

**Posted by Styles1229** 2/23/2024 9:23 pm

Wildwood13 wrote:
City Duke, your constant complaining of the referees is just ridiculous and unwarranted!!

This is unwarranted. Trey got elbowed in the face and somehow picked up his 2nd foul in the process. Nothing wrong with pointing that out.

It is a crazy game to officiate. So much contact.

**Posted by DuqLaw95** 2/23/2024 9:27 pm

Embarrassing product for the A10 on national TV.

**Posted by Wildwood13** 2/23/2024 9:35 pm

Styles1229 wrote:
Wildwood13 wrote:
City Duke, your constant complaining of the referees is just ridiculous and unwarranted!!
This is unwarranted. Trey got elbowed in the face and somehow picked up his 2nd foul in the process. Nothing wrong with pointing that out.

It is a crazy game to officiate. So much contact.

It’s called incidental contact if you know anything about the sport and Williams bumped him as he was in the act of shooting.

**Posted by WashPaRick** **Online!** 2/23/2024 9:39 pm

Grant needed 8 more makes in a row to break his own record. i think he made at least 7.

**Posted by Wildwood13** 2/23/2024 9:40 pm

CityDuke wrote:
Wildwood13 wrote:
You do realize that the Dukes have been in the bonus since the 13:00 mark and the Dukes only have three fouls. Quit looking for stuff and enjoy the game!!!!
I complimented the refs…

How did you compliment the refs when you are complaining about Williams bumping a shooter and he gets hit in the face with an elbow, really?

**Posted by Wildwood13** 2/23/2024 9:45 pm

CityDuke wrote:
Wildwood13 wrote:
You do realize that the Dukes have been in the bonus since the 13:00 mark and the Dukes only have three fouls. Quit looking for stuff and enjoy the game!!!!
I complimented the refs…

How did you compliment the refs when you are complaining about Williams bumping a shooter and he gets hit in the face with an elbow, really?

**Posted by Styles1229** 2/23/2024 9:48 pm

Wildwood13 wrote:
CityDuke wrote:
Wildwood13 wrote:
You do realize that the Dukes have been in the bonus since the 13:00 mark and the Dukes only have three fouls. Quit looking for stuff and enjoy the game!!!!
I complimented the refs…
How did you compliment the refs when you are complaining about Williams bumping a shooter and he gets hit in the face with an elbow, really?

I just watched it again and what you describe is not what happened. I’ll leave it at that

Refs doing a great job calling what needs to be called and letting a lot of contact go. They could have easily called 5 more fouls on Fordham. Instead they called enough to not let it get out of hand while still allowing the FT advantage to the Dukes which they deserved. Fordham still got into the bonus as well. I wish the Dukes had gotten the same treatment at Dayton that Fordham is getting tonight.

I’m worried that Rose will take this game over.

**Posted by WashPaRick** **Online!** 2/23/2024 9:53 pm

Terrible start to half.

**Posted by DuqLaw95** 2/23/2024 9:56 pm

Glad coach D was so happy with the teams first half performance he allowed them to take the second half off.