The Yale Bulldogs and the Princeton Tigers meet in college basketball action from the Jadwin Gymnasium on Saturday. Let’s dive into the odds, injuries, matchup history and make a prediction for this game.
Odds
Yale is listed as a 1.5-point road favorite with a ML price of -120. The total for this game is set at 141.5 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 87-65 win over Princeton back on January 28th, 2023, made it back-to-back wins and 9 wins in the last 10 meetings between these two teams.
Trends
Yale is 4-1-1 ATS in their last 6 games overall and 0-4-1 ATS in their last 5 games following an ATS loss while the under is 10-3-1 in their last 14 road games against a team with a winning road record. Princeton is 4-10 ATS in their last 14 home games and 6-14 ATS in their last 20 games against a team with a winning record while the over is 6-0 in their last 6 games overall.
Pick
I’m backing Yale here. It’s never easy to go on the road and win in conference play, especially in a tight conference like the Ivy League, with so much at stake and pressure as only the top-4 teams make the conference tournament. However, Yale has no margin for error now after losing on Friday and while Princeton’s currently seated atop the Ivy League, it’s a bad matchup against a Bulldogs team that’s won 9 of the last 10 meetings between the two. I think we see a sense of urgency from Yale here so give me the Bulldogs in this one.