The Dartmouth Big Green (5-5) square off with the Sacred Heart Pioneers (4-5) at Edward Leede Arena. The game is scheduled to begin at 12 p.m. ET on Monday, December 10, 2018.
Sacred Heart Pioneers vs. Dartmouth Big Green Free Prediction
The Pioneers are hoping for a better outcome after their 93-81 loss to the Holy Cross Crusaders in their last contest. Holy Cross’ turnover percentage was their largest strength over Sacred Heart. The Crusaders had a rate of 11.3, while the Pioneers posted a mark of 27.1. Sacred Heart’s Koreem Ozier had a good game, putting up 23 points.
In the Big Green’s last matchup, they easily got past the Newbury Nighthawks, 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.
Dartmouth should be expected to protect the ball well in this contest. Since last season, Dartmouth ranks 39th in the country at avoiding errors (turnover percentage of 19.0 percent), while Sacred Heart has forced the 10th-fewest turnovers (15.3 percent). Moreover, the Pioneers, who rank 290th in free throw attempt (FTA) rate (0.201), will square off against the Big Green, who rank 14th in opponents’ FTA rate (0.187).
Chris Knight has averaged 0 points over the last five games for Dartmouth.
The Pioneers won the only contest against the Big Green last season, 79-73. Sacred Heart had a much better effective field goal percentage (0.573 vs. 0.460). Dartmouth, meanwhile, had a much better turnover percentage (12.0 vs. 17.9).
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Notes
Betting Notes (2017-Present):
Dartmouth ranks 19th in three pointers attempted per game (22.5) while Sacred Heart ranks 219th in three pointers allowed per game (24.1).
The Pioneers rank 31st in rebounds per game (39.8) while the Big Green rank 177th in rebounds allowed per game (34.0).
Dartmouth ranks 47th in assists per game (13.9) while Sacred Heart ranks 127th (13.8).
The Big Green rank 62nd in blocks per game (3.4) while the Pioneers rank 121st in blocks allowed per game (3.4).
Dartmouth ranks 211th in steals per game (5.5) while Sacred Heart ranks 226th (4.8).
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