Princeton looks to cover the Tigers-Bulldogs pointspread on Friday and improve its overall 16-11 mark when they host Yale in college basketball action.

The Tigers are 16-11 so far on the season, and 14-8 ATS vs. the number. The Bulldogs, meanwhile, are 19-7 and 10-6 ATS. OVER/UNDER bettors have seen Princeton go 13-8-1 and the Bulldogs go 5-11 on the totals.



View Yale vs Princeton Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Bettors looking to back visiting Yale before tip-off in this one will find them as 6-point underdogs.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
The power rankings show a disparity between these teams, with the Tigers rated this week at No. 115 and the Bulldogs sitting at No. 90. It may or may not play a role in Odds Shark score prediction modelling that produced a 72-70 result in favor of the Bulldogs.



How They Match Up:
In the paint, the rebound battle will feature Princeton's No. 242-rated squad against Yale's No. 36-rated roster. And in long-range shooting, Princeton rates No. 76 in the country with 7.3 per game, while their foes tonight rank No. 146 nationally with 6.4 per match.

Defensively, Yale features the nation's No. 185-rated defense on the road, allowing 70.1 points per game. Princeton, meanwhile, comes in at No. 260 nationally in scoring at home.

Yale was a 71-40 Sportsbook in its last match at home against Cornell. They covered the 5-point spread as favorites. The Bulldogs blew out Cornell on Saturday, running up a 20+ point victory in a 71-40 win at John J. Lee Amphitheater.

Princeton won its last outing, an 85-61 result against Dartmouth on February 25. They covered in that game as a 6.5-point favorite. The battle between the Tigers and Big Green didn’t turn out to be much of a battle at all as Dartmouth was handed an 85-61 defeat on Saturday at Leede Arena.


Yale Bulldogs Trends:
When playing on Friday are 5-5
Before playing Pennsylvania are 6-4
After playing Cornell are 8-2
After a win are 7-3

Princeton Tigers Trends:
When playing on Friday are 7-3
Before playing Brown are 4-6
After playing Dartmouth are 7-3
After a win are 5-5

A few Bulldogs at Tigers trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Yale's last 6 games when playing on the road against Princeton
Yale is 5-11 ATS in its last 16 games when playing on the road against Princeton
Yale is 3-14 SU in its last 17 games when playing on the road against Princeton
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Princeton's last 5 games
Princeton is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Princeton is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Princeton is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Yale


Next up:
Yale at Pennsylvania, Saturday, March 3
Princeton home to Brown, Saturday, March 3