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Duke should be a -9 point favorite versus Davidson in this weekend NCAA Tournament game.
Jacob Gilyard scored 26 points, Tyler Burton had 16 points and 12 rebounds and No. 6 seed Richmond beat top-seeded Davidson 64-62 to clinch the Atlantic 10 Conference tournament and an NCAA Tournament berth for the first time in 11 years. Richmond went on to stun No. 5 Iowa.
Sam Mennenga scored 18 points and Michael Jones finished with 17 for Davidson. Luka Brajkovic, the A-10 player of the year, had 13 points and 11 rebounds.
Davidson had huge success at home this season, going 13-1.
They have had difficulties over the years against ranked opponents, going 3-11 Straight Up since 2016. Against The Spread they were 6-8 versus ranked opponents.
Hunter Cattoor scored a career-high 31 points and the seventh-seeded Hokies won the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament for the first time, beating Duke 82-67 to deny Mike Krzyzewski a league title in his final season.
Duke Since 2017 Straight Up:
Non-Conference Games - 50-8 (86.2%)
At neutral sites- 25-4 (86.2%)
- Mary Montgomery, Gambling911.com
