Brown Bears vs Dartmouth Big Green Prediction, 2/14/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Brown Bears vs Dartmouth Big Green

Date: Saturday, February 14, 2026

Location: Leede Arena in Hanover, NH

TV: ESPN+

The Brown Bears (7-14) are traveling to Leede Arena on Saturday where they will try to beat the Dartmouth Big Green (10-11).

The Brown Bears stepped onto the hardwood against Yale and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 81-69 in their last game. Brown wrapped up the contest with a 44.8% field goal percentage (26 out of 58) and buried 9 out of their 25 shots from distance. At the charity stripe, the Bears made 8 of 9 attempts for a percentage of 88.9%. Pertaining to hauling in boards, they collected 26 with 6 of them being offensive. They also recorded 16 dimes in the game as well as creating 10 turnovers and having 7 steals. In reference to the defense, Brown let their opponent shoot 56.5% from the floor on 26 out of 46 shooting. Yale recorded 18 assists and had 4 steals in this matchup. In addition, Yale collected 31 rebounds (4 offensive, 27 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Yale shot 60.7% from the charity stripe by making 17 of 28 attempts. They also knocked down 12 out of their 25 tries from beyond the arc. When it comes to personal fouls, the Bears walked away with 19 and Yale recorded 13 personal fouls.

Luke Paragon is one player who was important for this game. He racked up 15 points on 6 of 11 shooting. He saw the court for 26 minutes played and totaled 3 boards. He went 54.5% from the field but didn't record an assist.

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Brown comes into this one with a win-loss record of 7-14 on the campaign. They are losing possession via turnover 12.0 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 17.9 personal fouls per contest. As a team, Brown is pulling down 36.1 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 326 dimes on the year, which has them ranked 247th in college hoops in terms of passing the rock. The Bears are shooting 32.4% on shots from 3-point land (154 of 475) and 70.3% from the free throw line. They have an average of 70.7 points per contest (302nd in Division 1) while connecting on 43.3% from the floor.

Defensively, the Bears are forcing 13.4 turnovers per game while drawing 15.1 fouls. They are currently ranked 28th in college in allowing assists to the opposition with 264 conceded for the year. Bears defense is giving up a FG percentage of 42.7% (496 of 1,162) and they concede 34.6 rebounds per game as a team. They are conceding 31.4% from beyond the arc and they rank 54th in Division 1 in PPG allowed (68.6).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Dartmouth Big Green took a loss by a score of 71-58 when they played Harvard. The Big Green pulled down 21 defensive boards and 6 offensive rebounds totaling 27 for the contest. They turned the ball over 9 times, while earning 4 steals for the matchup. Harvard committed 13 personal fouls in this game which took the Big Green to the charity stripe for a total of 13 attempts. They were able to bury 12 of them for a rate of 92.3%. When talking about three-point shots, Dartmouth knocked down 8 out of their 28 attempts (28.6%). Overall, the Big Green went 19 out of 56 from the field which gave them a percentage of 33.9%. The Big Green permitted Harvard to make 24 out of their 51 attempts from the field which had them sitting at 47.1% in the game. They finished 30.4% from distance by hitting 7 out of 23 and ended up going 16 of 18 at the free throw line (88.9%). When discussing cleaning the glass, Dartmouth allowed Harvard to collect 34 in all (4 on the offensive glass).

Jayden Williams pitched in for the Big Green in this matchup. He converted 7 of 16 in the game giving him a rate of 43.8%, and totaled 4 rebounds. He racked up 19 points in his 36 mins of playing time, but wasn't able to tally an assist.

Dartmouth has a mark of 10-11 this year. The Big Green are committing 15.7 personal fouls every game and they shoot 72.6% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 14.3 times per game (159th in college) and they cough up possession 12.3 times per contest. Dartmouth has accounted for 1,615 pts so far this year (76.9 per game) and they snag 36.7 rebounds per contest. On the offensive side of the ball, the Big Green are hitting on 44.6% from the floor, which is ranked 223rd in the nation.

The Big Green on the defensive side of the court are 217th in college in points given up per game with 74.9. They have forced 9.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 43.1% from the floor (128th in D-1). The Dartmouth defense gives up 31.0% from downtown (164 of 529) and opponents are knocking down 73.8% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have given up 13.4 assists and 35.7 rebounds every game, which ranks them 183rd and 255th in D-1.

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Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Brown

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