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Duke vs Pittsburgh Result & Analysis

Date: Wed 29 Jan 2020
Tip-off: 02:00
Final 79-67
45-34 34-33
Position#19
Record12-3
FormWWLLW
Points / game82.6
Allowed / game65.1
Duke 🏆
USA
vs
Position#222
Record10-5
FormLLWWL
Points / game67.2
Allowed / game62.1
USANCAA
Other2019-20
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DUKE79
PITT67
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Duke winWon
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
Pittsburgh winLost
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
No frozen forecast was made for this game before tip-off.

🏀 2. Points Analysis

DukeUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Virginia Tech
#258
W
77-63
77
63
+14
A07/12
NCAA
Wofford
#153
W
86-57
86
57
+29
H20/12
NCAA
Brown
#175
W
75-50
75
50
+25
H28/12
NCAA
Boston College
#295
W
88-49
88
49
+39
H31/12
NCAA
Miami (FL)
#254
W
95-62
95
62
+33
A05/01
NCAA
Georgia Tech
#168
W
73-64
73
64
+9
A09/01
NCAA
Wake Forest
#257
W
90-59
90
59
+31
H12/01
NCAA
Clemson
#211
L
72-79
72
79
-7
A15/01
NCAA
Louisville
#41
L
73-79
73
79
-6
H18/01
NCAA
Miami (FL)
#254
W
89-59
89
59
+30
H22/01
NCAA
1H
2H
38-41
39-22
39-26
47-31
35-29
40-21
45-19
43-30
50-36
45-26
40-29
33-35
49-23
41-36
33-40
39-39
32-42
41-37
48-24
41-35
143.9Avg total
81.8Scored
62.1Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (15)82.665.1147.7+17.580%
Season at home (9)83.164.6147.7+18.678%
Season away (6)81.865.8147.7+16.083%
Last 10 (10)81.862.1143.9+19.780%
Last 5 (5)79.468.0147.4+11.460%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar (3)84.376.7161.0+7.767%
vs Weaker ◀ (12)82.262.2144.3+20.083%
This opponent (Pittsburgh) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
PittsburghUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Northern Illinois
#140
W
59-50
59
50
+9
H17/12
NCAA
Binghamton
#293
W
79-53
79
53
+26
H21/12
NCAA
Canisius
#269
W
87-79
87
79
+8
H30/12
NCAA
Wake Forest
#257
L
65-69
65
69
-4
H04/01
NCAA
North Carolina
#288
W
73-65
73
65
+8
A09/01
NCAA
Miami (FL)
#254
L
58-66
58
66
-8
A12/01
NCAA
Louisville
#41
L
68-73 OT
68
73
-5
H15/01
NCAA
North Carolina
#288
W
66-52
66
52
+14
H18/01
NCAA
Boston College
#295
W
74-72
74
72
+2
H23/01
NCAA
Syracuse
#165
L
61-69
61
69
-8
A25/01
NCAA
1H
2H
29-30
30-20
41-21
38-32
42-36
45-43
30-27
35-42
28-37
45-28
22-31
36-35
31-28
30-33
43-23
23-29
28-33
46-39
21-32
40-37
133.8Avg total
69.0Scored
64.8Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (15)67.262.1129.3+5.167%
Season at home (9)70.661.0131.6+9.678%
Season away (6)62.263.7125.8-1.550%
Last 10 (10)69.064.8133.8+4.260%
Last 5 (5)65.466.4131.8-1.040%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (4)61.566.5128.0-5.025%
vs Similar (11)66.662.5129.1+4.273%
vs Weaker (5)74.657.2131.8+17.4100%
This opponent (Duke) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.

📊 3. Team Totals

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⚖️ 4. Spread

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⏱️ 5. Halves

Half by half

-12-6+0+6+121st half1st half: +10.0+10.01st half: +1.7+1.72nd half2nd half: +9.7+9.72nd half: +3.0+3.0
-12-6+0+6+121st half1st half: +10.0+10.01st half: +1.7+1.72nd half2nd half: +9.7+9.72nd half: +3.0+3.0
DukePittsburgh
Each team's average half over its last 10 games. Net is the half margin (above zero = the team wins that half on average: who starts fast, who closes); Pythia projection = the half means of tonight's simulation. Hover a bar for its value.
Bets by half · pick a half
DukeLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Virginia Tech
#258
L
38-41
38
41
-3
A07/12
NCAA
Wofford
#153
W
39-26
39
26
+13
H20/12
NCAA
Brown
#175
W
35-29
35
29
+6
H28/12
NCAA
Boston College
#295
W
45-19
45
19
+26
H31/12
NCAA
Miami (FL)
#254
W
50-36
50
36
+14
A05/01
NCAA
Georgia Tech
#168
W
40-29
40
29
+11
A09/01
NCAA
Wake Forest
#257
W
49-23
49
23
+26
H12/01
NCAA
Clemson
#211
L
33-40
33
40
-7
A15/01
NCAA
Louisville
#41
L
32-42
32
42
-10
H18/01
NCAA
Miami (FL)
#254
W
48-24
48
24
+24
H22/01
NCAA
71.8Avg total
40.9Scored
30.9Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (15)40.931.172.1+9.873%-
Last 30 at home (9)40.930.171.0+10.878%-
Last 30 away (6)41.032.773.7+8.367%-
Last 10 (10)40.930.971.8+10.070%-
Last 5 (5)40.431.672.0+8.860%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar (3)44.034.778.7+9.3100%-
vs Weaker ◀ (12)40.230.270.4+9.967%-
This opponent (Pittsburgh) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
PittsburghLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Northern Illinois
#140
L
29-30
29
30
-1
H17/12
NCAA
Binghamton
#293
W
41-21
41
21
+20
H21/12
NCAA
Canisius
#269
W
42-36
42
36
+6
H30/12
NCAA
Wake Forest
#257
W
30-27
30
27
+3
H04/01
NCAA
North Carolina
#288
L
28-37
28
37
-9
A09/01
NCAA
Miami (FL)
#254
L
22-31
22
31
-9
A12/01
NCAA
Louisville
#41
W
31-28
31
28
+3
H15/01
NCAA
North Carolina
#288
W
43-23
43
23
+20
H18/01
NCAA
Boston College
#295
L
28-33
28
33
-5
H23/01
NCAA
Syracuse
#165
L
21-32
21
32
-11
A25/01
NCAA
61.3Avg total
31.5Scored
29.8Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (22)31.828.260.0+3.664%-
Last 30 at home (14)35.126.761.8+8.479%-
Last 30 away (8)26.130.957.0-4.838%-
Last 10 (10)31.529.861.3+1.750%-
Last 5 (5)29.029.458.4-0.440%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (4)27.030.557.5-3.550%-
vs Similar (11)32.129.861.9+2.364%-
vs Weaker (5)34.824.058.8+10.880%-
This opponent (Duke) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
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🎯 8. Shooting Profile

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💪 9. Team Strengths

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🤝 10. Games History

Head-to-head record
0
Duke wins
0
Pittsburgh wins
No previous meetings.
Dukelast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
22/01/20HMiami (FL)89-59
18/01/20HLouisville73-79
15/01/20AClemson72-79
12/01/20HWake Forest90-59
09/01/20AGeorgia Tech73-64
05/01/20AMiami (FL)95-62
31/12/19HBoston College88-49
28/12/19HBrown75-50
20/12/19HWofford86-57
07/12/19AVirginia Tech77-63
Pittsburghlast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
25/01/20ASyracuse61-69
23/01/20HBoston College74-72
18/01/20HNorth Carolina66-52
15/01/20HLouisville68-73 OT
12/01/20AMiami (FL)58-66
09/01/20ANorth Carolina73-65
04/01/20HWake Forest65-69
30/12/19HCanisius87-79
21/12/19HBinghamton79-53
17/12/19HNorthern Illinois59-50

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Duke
NCAA 2019-20
Recent: 8 Wins / 2 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWLLW80%
HomeWWWLW78%
AwayWWWWL83%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games1596
Win %80%78%83%
Points / game82.683.181.8
Allowed / game65.164.665.8
Point differential+17.5+18.6+16.0
Avg total147.7147.7147.7
Over main line---
Win by 10+67%67%67%
Close games (≤5 pts) won0% (1)0% (1)-
Overtime %7%11%0%
Pittsburgh
NCAA 2019-20
Recent: 6 Wins / 4 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLLWWL67%
HomeWLLWW78%
AwayWLWLL50%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games1596
Win %67%78%50%
Points / game67.270.662.2
Allowed / game62.161.063.7
Point differential+5.1+9.6-1.5
Avg total129.3131.6125.8
Over main line---
Win by 10+33%44%17%
Close games (≤5 pts) won50% (4)33% (3)100% (1)
Overtime %7%11%0%
This competition's season before tip-off. Green = better than tonight's opponent on the same split; win-% badge green from 60%, red below 40%.

🏆 12. League Table

Atlantic Coast conference
#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 Florida State1614288%75.565.5+10.0
2 Duke1512380%82.665.1+17.5
3 Louisville1512380%71.863.1+8.7
4 Stanford1410471%69.459.5+9.9
5 SMU Mustangs1611569%75.468.4+7.1
6 Pittsburgh1510567%67.262.1+5.1
7 NC State1610662%71.167.8+3.3
8 Virginia1610662%55.753.1+2.6
9 Syracuse1710759%74.968.8+6.1
10 Virginia Tech169756%68.065.9+2.1
11 Notre Dame147750%76.470.9+5.4
12 Clemson168850%66.366.3+0.0
13 Wake Forest157847%71.372.9-1.6
14 Miami (FL)157847%70.276.7-6.5
15 Georgia Tech1881044%66.666.3+0.3
16 Boston College156940%61.267.9-6.7
17 North Carolina1661038%70.372.9-2.6
18 California1551033%59.268.6-9.4
Conference membership from the data provider's standings; records are this season's games before tip-off (conference and non-conference). Click a column to sort. Bars: win %, points scored and allowed per game across the league, and the point differential (green +, red -).

📋 13. Box Score

Team1H2HFinal
Duke453479
Pittsburgh343367
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