The Dartmouth Big Green (6-5) square off with the Boston University Terriers (6-4) at Edward Leede Arena. The game is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. ET on Thursday, December 13, 2018.
Boston University Terriers vs. Dartmouth Big Green ATS Prediction
The last time the Terriers played, they defeated the Northeastern Huskies, 77-74. Boston University out-rebounded Northeastern. The Terriers had more offensive rebounds (13 vs. eight), defensive rebounds (25 vs. 22) and total rebounds (38 vs. 30). With 16 points on 7-for-12 shooting, Tyler Scanlon led Boston University in scoring.
The Big Green won big over the Newbury Nighthawks in their last contest, 114-39. The Big Green had a better free throw rate (0.096 vs. 0.014) and had a much better offensive rebounding percentage (48.8 vs. 20.4). Brendan Barry was the top scorer from either team with 26 points on 9-for-11 shooting from the field.
Chris Knight has averaged 0 points over the last five games for Dartmouth.
This matchup pits one of the NCAA’s top offenses against one of its elite defenses as Dartmouth currently ranks 34th in effective field goal percentage (0.558) and Boston University is 33rd in effective field goal percentage allowed (0.455). Additionally, the Terriers rank 350th in free throw attempt (FTA) rate (0.145), while the Big Green rank 18th in opponents’ FTA rate (0.170).
Boston University Terriers vs. Dartmouth Big Green Odds Pick
Pick: SU Winner – Dartmouth, O/U – Under
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Notes
Betting Notes:
Dartmouth ranks 19th in three pointers attempted per game (27.8) while Boston University ranks 221st (19.9).
The Big Green rank 41st in assists per game (15.8) while the Terriers rank 131st (13.7).
Boston University ranks 130th in rebounds per game (36.3) while Dartmouth ranks 183rd in rebounds allowed per game (36.1).
The Terriers rank 49th in blocks allowed per game (2.8) while the Big Green rank 73rd (3.0).
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The Terriers’ average margin of victory in their last five games has been 5.2, matching their season average.
During their last five games, the Big Green have scored an average of 88.6 points per game (9.0 above their season average) and allowed an average of 72.4 points per game (0.8 above their season average).
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