Dartmouth vs Yale Prediction 2/28/25 College Basketball Picks Today

The Yale Bulldogs and the Dartmouth Big Green meet Friday in college basketball action from the Edward Leede Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Dartmouth vs Yale Prediction.

Matchup History

The Yale Bulldogs won the first meeting between these two teams this season by a final score of 83-67 at home back on January 20^th, 2025. The win made it four in a row for Yale in this head-to-head matchup.

Yale Recap

The Yale Bulldogs come into this game looking to build on a 90-64 beatdown victory over Columbia last time out to sit at 18-6 overall this season. After this game, Yale will head on the road for a matchup with Harvard.

Bulldogs Looking To Remain Unbeaten In Conference Play

John Poulakidas has a team-high 19.5 PPG to lead Yale in scoring while Nick Townsend has 15.5 PPG with 7.1 RPG to lead Yale on the glass in addition to 3.6 APG. Bez Mbeng has 12.8 PPG with 4.9 RPG and a team-high 5.8 APG to lead the Bulldogs in assists and to round out the trio of double-digit scorers for Yale up to this point in the year. Casey Simmons has 8.6 PPG with 4.6 RPG while Isaac Celiscar has 7.4 PPG with 5.4 RPG. Samson Aletan has 8.4 PPG with 4 RPG as well this season. As a team, Yale is averaging 83.7 PPG on 49.9% shooting from the field, 39% from three, and 73.6% from the foul line this season.

Why the Yale Bulldogs will win

• Yale has won each of its last 13 games against the Ivy League.
• Dartmouth has lost eight of its last nine Friday games against the Ivy League.

Dartmouth Recap

The Dartmouth Big Green come into this game looking to add to their 76-61 win over Princeton last time out to sit at 13-11 on the year. After this game, Dartmouth will welcome Brown to town.

Big Green Won 5 Of Their Last 6

Ryan Cornish leads Dartmouth in scoring and assists with 17 PPG and 3.5 APG along with 4.9 RPG while Brandon Mitchell-Day has 13 PPG with a team-high 7.5 RPG to lead the Big Green on the glass in addition to 2.7 APG. Connor Amundsen has 10.9 PPG with 3.3 APG and Cade Haskins has 10.4 PPG with 3.5 RPG to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for Dartmouth up to this point in the year. Jayden Williams has 8 PPG with 3 RPG while Jackson Munro has 8.1 PPG with 5.7 RPG and Romeo Myrthil has 8 PPG with 5.3 RPG as well on the year. As a team, Dartmouth is averaging 78.8 PPG on 44.3% shooting from the field, 36.7% from three-point range, and 73.8% from the foul line so far this season.

Why the Dartmouth Big Green will win

• The home team has won each of Yale’s last four games.

Total Points Facts

• Each of Dartmouth’s last nine Friday home games against Conference opponents has produced a total of 153 or fewer points.
• Each of Yale’s last four games at Leede Arena has produced a total of 133 or fewer points.

Dartmouth vs Yale Prediction

I’m on Dartmouth here. This is a pride game for Yale and nothing more to try to finish unbeaten in conference play, but outside of that, they’ve clinched the regular season title and top spot in the Ivy League tournament. Dartmouth clinches with a win here, but the Big Green have also been really solid in the underdog role this season and I think that Dartmouth covers with the points here.