6:00pm EST tip on Wednesday 01/20/2021 at the La Roche University Kerr Fitness Center, Pittsburgh, PA
Dukes #118 (3-5; 2-4) vs Rhode Island Rams #63 (7-7; 4-3)
Game prediction: Dukes lose by 3, 69-66 - Dukes with 39% probability of a win.
Betting line: Dukes are 5 point underdogs; Over/Under 136
Duquesne 2-6 Against the Spread; Rhode Island 8-6 ATS
Dukes Best Win(s): UNC Greensboro (122); George Washington (206)
Dukes Worst Loss(es): George Washington (206); Little Rock (161)
Rhode Island Best Win(s): Seton Hall (44); St. Bonaventure (58); VCU (61)
Rhode Island Worst Loss(es): UMass (104); Boston College (94)
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 Rhode Island for the season (national ranking out of 357 teams):
Offensive Strength: FT Rate (8); Effective FG % (99)
Offensive Weakness: None
Defensive Strength: Effective FG % (38)
Defensive Weakness: FT Rate (273)
Here's a look at Rhode Island in the A-10 (conference ranking out of 14 teams):
Offensive Strength: Offensive Rebound % (2); Effective FG % (4); FT Rate (4)
Offensive Weakness: Turnover % (13)
Defensive Strength: Effective FG % (2); Offensive Rebound % (3); FT Rate (3)
Defensive Weakness: None
Here's a look at the Dukes for the season (national ranking out of 357 teams):
Offensive Strength: Offensive Rebound % (89)
Offensive Weakness: Effective FG % (307)
Defensive Strength: Effective FG % (81)
Defensive Weakness: None
Here's a look at the Dukes in the A-10 (conference ranking out of 14 teams):
Offensive Strength: Offensive Rebound % (3)
Offensive Weakness: Effective FG % (12)
Defensive Strength: Effective FG % (1)
Defensive Weakness: Turnover % (12); FT Rate (12)
Points per Possession and Number of Possessions
Rhode Island Adj Offense Efficiency - 106.6, #85 in D-1
-vs Dukes Adj Defense Efficiency - 96.6, #78 in D-1
Rhode Island Adj Defense Efficiency - 93.6, #41 in D-1
-vs Dukes Adj Offense Efficiency - 101.9, #162 in D-1
Rhode Island Adj Tempo - 70.4, #113 in D-1
-vs Dukes Adj Tempo - 68.1, #229 in D-1
Miscellaneous
Experience - Rhode Island 1.94 yrs, #110 in D-1; Dukes 1.87 yrs, #138 in D-1
Minutes Continuity - Rhode Island 28.3%, #294 in D-1; Dukes 61.1%, #63 in D-1
Average Height - Rhode Island 76.3", #253 in D-1; Dukes 76.2", #280 in D-1
Haslametrics = has the Dukes as 181st in the country.
Rhode Island is 71st in the country.
Automated Game Preview: https://haslametrics.com/preview.php?yr=&tid2=4391&tid1=477&neut=0
Overall Ratings: http://haslametrics.com/ratings.php