In a crucial Ivy League matchup, teams trending in opposing directions will meet when the Dartmouth Big Green faces off against the Yale Bulldogs on Friday afternoon. After a 3-1 start, the Big Green (5-12) and 11 of 13 (2-4) have now lost all four of their games. They are seeking to win against Yale for the first time since 2014. The Bulldogs (10-9 and 4-1) have won two consecutive games on their home court. Yale beat Princeton by 80-74 while Dartmouth defeated Columbia, 76-63 on Saturday.
Tipoff at John J. Lee Amphitheater, New Haven, Conn. is scheduled for 5 p.m. ET. Yale is leading the all-time series, 118-98. In the latest Dartmouth-vs. Yale odds, the Bulldogs are 7.5 points favorites. The total points scored over-under is 136.5. Before you make any Yale vs. Dartmouth picks be sure to review the College Basketball Predictions and Betting Advice from the SportsLine Projection Model.
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The model is now focusing on Yale and Dartmouth and has just submitted its picks and CBB predictions. To see the picks, you can visit SportsLine. Here are the college basketball betting lines for Dartmouth and Yale
Dartmouth vs. Yale spread: Yale -7.5
Dartmouth vs. Yale over-under: 136.5 points
Dartmouth vs. Yale money line: Yale -350, Dartmouth +280
DAR: In their eight previous games against a team that has a winning straight-up record, the Big Green have been 6-1-1 against spreads
YALE: In their 23 Friday games, the Bulldogs have a 15-7-1 record against the spread
Yale can provide coverage
Junior guard Matthue cotton has been providing offense off the bench. He is averaging 9.4 point, four rebounds, and 1.2 assists per contest. He has played in 13 of the 19 games he started this season. With 34 3-pointers, he is the second-most prolific player on the team. Cotton has doubled his scoring in 10 games, with a 12 point performance on Saturday.
Junior forward is averaging 6.2 point, 4.4 rebounds, and 1.6 assists per games. He is one of only two Bulldogs to have started all 19 games. He ranks third in the Ivy League, with 15 blocked shots. On Jan. 22, he grabbed a record-breaking 11 rebounds against Penn. In the victory over Cornell, he scored 18 points on 8 of 11 shooting.
Dartmouth has the ability to cover
Six players average 7.3 points per game for the Big Green, including senior guard Brendan Barry. Barry averages 14.4 points, 3.5 rebound, 1.8 assists, and 1.5 steals per match. Barry was the 31st Dartmouth player ever to score 1,000 points with a 3-pointer against Harvard in the second half. Barry is the Big Green’s most prolific and accurate 3-point shooter, hitting at 43.1 percent, which is the third-highest rate in program history. He ranks 15th nationally in 3-pointers per games (3.4) this season.
Dartmouth’s senior forward Aaryn Ra is also a force. He averages 12.2 points and 6.9 rebounds per game. On Jan. 22, he reached 500 career rebounds against Princeton, the 22nd player in program-history to do so. He also dished six assists in a win against Georgetown earlier this season. Rai scored the winning shot in overtime against Bryant. He grabbed 15 career rebounds. He started all 29 games last season and was the team’s leader in rebounding (6.4), steals (22) and field-goal percentage (50.6).
How to make Dartmouth picks vs. Yale
SportsLine’s model projects 140 combined points. It also generates an against-the spread pick that nets well over 50% of simulations
