The Yale Bulldogs and the Penn Quakers meet in college basketball action from the Palestra on Friday night. Let’s dive into the odds, injuries, matchup history and make a prediction for this game.
Odds
Yale is listed as a 2.5-point road favorite with a ML price of -140. The total for this game is set at 143.5 points.
Injuries
Neither side has anyone listed on the injury report for this game, so barring any last-minute announcements, both sides will come into this game at full strength.
Matchup History
Yale’s 70-63 win back on January 21st, 2023, made it three straight wins for Yale and pushed the home team’s win streak into double-digits in this matchup.
Trends
Yale is 4-0-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall and 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games following an ATS win while the under is 6-1 in their last 7 games following a win by 20+ points. Penn is 4-1-1 ATS in their last 6 games overall and 3-0-1 ATS in their last 4 games against a team with a winning record while the over is 12-2 in their last 14 games following an ATS win.
Pick
I’m leaning towards Penn here, but not a game I’m really rushing to bet. This should be a tight game between two of the better teams in the Ivy League, but home court’s mattered as the home team’s won the last 10 meetings and covered in 9 of the last 11 and Penn is trying to play catch up here and a loss would make it really hard for them to push for the regular season title in the conference. Give me the free bucket with Penn here.