It will be a battle between Ivy opponents when the Harvard Crimson (7-7, 0-1 Ivy) welcome the Dartmouth Big Green (10-7, 1-0 Ivy) to Lavietes Pavilion. The game is scheduled to start at 2 p.m. ET on Saturday, January 26, 2019.
Dartmouth Big Green at Harvard Crimson ATS Prediction
The Crimson were victorious over the Howard Bison in their last matchup, 84-71. The Crimson made 22 of their 24 free throws (91.7 percent) and held the Bison to an effective field goal percentage of 0.460 (below the 0.515 mark opponents have averaged against Harvard this season). With 11 points and 13 rebounds, Harvard’s Robert Baker had a good outing.
The Big Green’s last game was against the Crimson. The Big Green won 81-63. Dartmouth had a much better effective field goal percentage (0.798 vs. 0.500). Harvard, meanwhile, had a much better offensive rebounding percentage (36.1 vs. 17.6). Knight scored a game-high 20 points.
Points at the line might be scarce for Harvard in this showdown. The Crimson rank 301st in the nation with a free throw attempt (FTA) rate of 0.191, while Dartmouth ranks 38th in FTA rate allowed (0.181). Furthermore, the Big Green rank 253rd in offensive rebounding percentage (26.5 percent), while the Crimson rank 46th in defensive rebounding percentage (75.3 percent).
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Notes
Betting Notes:
Dartmouth ranks 45th in steals allowed per game (5.4) while Harvard ranks 193rd (8.2).
The Big Green rank 39th in three pointers attempted per game (26.4) while the Crimson rank 131st (23.1).
Harvard ranks 18th in rebounds allowed per game (30.9) while Dartmouth ranks 89th (33.5).
The Big Green rank 44th in assists per game (15.7) while the Crimson rank 113th (14.1).
Harvard ranks 58th in blocks per game (4.1) while Dartmouth ranks 91st in blocks allowed per game (3.3).
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The Big Green’s average margin of victory in their last five games has been 4.0, down from 6.9 for the season.
During their last five games, the Crimson have scored an average of 55.0 points per game (10.3 below their season average) and allowed an average of 59.2 points per game (6.1 below their season average).
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