The Dartmouth Big Green will be at Paul Bailey Pizzitola Sports Center to play the Brown Bears in an Ivy League matchup. Action gets underway at 7:00 pm ET on Friday, Feb. 26 and can be seen on ES3.
The Bears are hoping to rebound after their 77-66 loss to Princeton in their last game. Cedric Kuakumensah was the game’s high scorer, putting up 18 points. The Big Green are coming off a deflating 73-54 loss against Columbia in their last game. Evan Boudreaux had a team-high 16 points.
This will be the second matchup of the season between these two teams. The Big Green won the first game 87-70. Boudreaux played a huge role in the victory by recording a double-double with 25 points and 13 rebounds.
The Bears enter the game with records of 7-17 Straight Up (SU) and 10-7 Against The Spread (ATS). The Brown defense is doing better against opposing offenses during the last 10 games. It is allowing an average of 69.8 points per game, well under their season average of 77.9.
On the other side, Dartmouth has a SU record of 9-15 and an ATS record of 6-9. While Dartmouth has gone 7-3 ATS over its past 10 matchups, they’ve struggled SU with a record of 2-8. The Dartmouth defense has allowed an average of 81.2 points per game during the last 10 games, higher than their season average of 70.0.
Dartmouth beat Brown in their most recent meeting this season, but Brown still leads the head-to-head record, 6-4 SU, over their most recent matchups. The Bears also lead the matchup ATS with a record of 7-2-1. Brown held the edge in field goals, rebounds, and three-pointers once, while Dartmouth was never able to do so in their most recent five games.
Predictions: SU Winner – Dart, ATS Winner – Dart
Notes
In its last game, Dartmouth lost by a margin of 19 points. Brown is 2-3 in games decided by a margin of 18 points or more. Dartmouth has a 3-2 record in blowouts.
The Brown Bears average a field goal percentage of 43.1% this season. The Dartmouth Big Green have an underachieving record of 2-13 when opponents have a FG% of 43.1% or greater.
The Brown Bears rank lower for their field goal percentage (221st) than they do for their effective field goal percentage (185th), but the Dartmouth Big Green have a better FG% ranking (231st) than eFG% ranking (268th).
Brown ranks 70th in assists, registering 15.2 per game. Dartmouth performs worse at 157th with 13.6 assists per game.
Brown ranks 86th in defensive rebounding. When it comes to offensive rebounds, Dartmouth ranks 63rd.
Dartmouth has forced an average turnover percentage of 21.3% this season. Brown has an abysmal 1-5 record when its TO% is 21.3% or higher.
