The Yale Bulldogs and the Hawaii Warriors meet in college basketball action from the Stan Sheriff Center on Monday night.
The Yale Bulldogs will look to build on their 80-51 win over Mississippi Valley State last time out. Matt Knowling led the way with 20 points on 9 of 14 shooting while John Poulakidas added 14 points with a team-high 7 rebounds. Isaiah Kelly added 10 points on 4 of 5 shooting while Yassine Gharram added a team-high 6 assists in the victory for the Bulldogs.
The Hawaii Warriors will hope to build on their 71-51 win over Eastern Washington last time out. Kamaka Hepa led the way with 17 points on 7 of 11 shooting with a team-high 9 rebounds while Noel Coleman added 15 points with 3 threes and a team-high 4 assists. Bernardo da Silva added 14 points on 5 of 9 shooting with 6 rebounds and 4 assists. Samula Avea added 10 points to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for Hawaii in the win.
Yale is 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games overall and 5-14 ATS in their last 19 games against a team with a winning record while the under is 8-0 in their last 8 games overall. Hawaii is 3-1-1 ATS in their last 5 games following a win and 2-8 ATS in their last 10 games against a team with a winning percentage above .600 while the under is 19-7-1 in their last 27 games overall.
I get the case to be made either way here, but the Yale Bulldogs in my eyes are just the better team and have had a couple of days to acclimate their bodies to the time change on the island. Hawaii’s had some good showings out of the gate, but Yale’s just a step ahead in this one so I’ll back the Bulldogs here.