Dartmouth Big Green vs Yale Bulldogs

Yale has won nine of the past 10 meetings (7-3 ATS), including 83-67 on Jan. 20. The Bulldogs are on a 12-game win streak after destroying Columbia 90-64 on Saturday and covering a 16-point spread. John Poulakidas led the Bulldogs with 28 points, Samson Aletan added 18 points, and the team shot 54 percent from the field. Yale has covered eight straight on the road against the Big Green. Dartmouth already has four Ivy League losses, including 88-75 to Penn, before bouncing back with a 76-61 victory over Princeton this past weekend. Yale is 8-4-1 ATS away from home this season, and the Bulldogs are #27 in the country in field goal percentage defense, allowing just 40.3 percent. Take Yale.

Dartmouth hasn't been on the road since mid-December. They've averaged 71.25 points in their last four road games, eight below their season average of 79.3 points. The offense shoots 43.7%, sixth in the eight-team league and fifth from the free-throw line (.732). Dartmouth is 5-2 UNDER the total on the road, part of a 22-15 run UNDER overall. Yale is second in the Ivy League defensively in points given up (70.5 per game) and No. 1 in field goal shooting allowed (.413). Last season, Yale held Dartmouth to 51 and 56 points. Take Dartmouth/Yale UNDER the total. 

Dartmouth is on a seven-game losing streak and it had gone OVER four games in a row before its 68-56 defeat against Princeton on Saturday when the Big Green were outscored 38-22 in the second half. That lowered the posted total for this game even though Yale soared OVER by 16 points in its 84-76 victory over Columbia. The teams combined for 92 points in the second half and the Bulldogs shot 53 percent with four scorers in double figures, led by Matt Knowling and Danny Wolf with 20 each. Columbia shot 54 percent and hit nine of 20 3-pointers. Yale averages 75.3 points and it is 5-0 OVER following at least three straight road games. Take the OVER as a Max Play.

Yale is playing well, including 2-0 in the Ivy League after a dominant 89-70 victory over Columbia. They're second in the conference in points given up (67.9 per game) and in turnover margin. The offense has scored 80 or more points in three straight (all OVER the total) and they're 65-36 ATS as a road favorite, plus 75-49 ATS after scoring 80+ points. Dartmouth is winless in the conference ranked last in scoring (60.6 points per game), shooting (.398%), and turnover margin. Dartmouth is on an 84-119 ATS run at home and 3-12 ATS at home after two straight defeats by 15 or more points. Play Yale + OVER the total. 

Yale is tied for second in the Ivy League standings and has a winning road mark. Yale is third in the conference in scoring, plus No. 1 defensively allowing 61.4 points per game and field goal defense (.396% shooting). Yale is 144-108 ATS as a favorite and 61-32 ATS as road chalk. Dartmouth is the second-worst shooting team (.437) and in assist-to-turnover ratio in the Ivy League, plus the third-worst from long range (.328). Dartmouth is on an 80-116 spread run at home, 45-67 ATS after a home loss, and 10-22 ATS as a home dog of 6.5 to 12 points. Play Yale.