Davidson Wildcats

The Wildcats covered only 4 of 15 home spreads in 2025-26, a rate just 21 Division I teams fell below. Away from home the picture flipped: 7 covers in 11, and 7.21 units on the moneyline.

Home and road

At home Davidson went 11-7 straight up and covered 4 of 15 lined games, 26.7%. In their own building, only 21 Division I sides were worse at it and one tied. The home moneyline, 16 priced games, lost 4.56 units, with three defeats as favorites: 68-63 to Temple at -218, 70-45 to Rhode Island at -155 and 89-83 to Duquesne at -135.

On the road they were 7-4 and covered 7 of 11. One unit on each of those 11 priced away games made 7.21 units; only 21 teams in the country did better on the road. The best of it: 84-79 at George Washington as +425 underdogs on 14 January, then 68-63 at St. Bonaventure at +180 on 7 March.

Covers overall

A 20-13 record came with 12 covers in 30, 40.0%. As favorites they covered 6 of 16; as underdogs, 6 of 14. Over the 31 priced games the blind moneyline finished 2.05 units up, the road doing all of the work. Favored 17 times, Davidson won 12 and the moneyline still lost 0.6; as underdogs it went 6-8 and made 2.65 units. Richmond lost both meetings for 1.54 units of profit.

December and the March slide

December went 2-4 and covered once in six, costing 3.86 units. March brought 1 cover in 5 despite a 3-2 record.

Teams met three times

Loyola Chicago was beaten three times out of three, the third time in the Atlantic 10 second round, with Davidson covering twice. Saint Joseph’s took two of three, including the quarterfinal. The NIT ended the season with a first-round defeat to Oklahoma State.

Where the total landed

Eighteen unders against 13 overs in 31 games, a modest tilt to the under.

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