Central Connecticut Blue Devils vs Dartmouth Big Green Prediction, 11/8/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Central Connecticut Blue Devils vs Dartmouth Big Green

Date: Sunday, November 8, 2026

Location: Leede Arena in Hanover, NH

TV: ESPN+

Leede Arena is the site where the Dartmouth Big Green (2-0) will go up against the Central Connecticut Blue Devils (0-2) on Sunday.

The Central Connecticut Blue Devils faced Syracuse and went home with a loss by a final score of 102-49 in their last game. In relation to personal fouls, the Blue Devils walked away with 19 while Syracuse had 15 personal fouls. They also converted 9 of 21 tries from distance. Syracuse finished shooting 70.8% from the free throw line by making 17 of their 24 shots. Additionally, Syracuse grabbed 41 rebounds (9 offensive, 32 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Syracuse recorded 20 dimes and had 9 steals in this game. When it comes to the defense, Central Connecticut allowed the other team to shoot 64.4% from the floor on 38 out of 59 shooting. They also dished out 6 dimes in this matchup as well as creating 8 turnovers and getting 3 steals. When it comes to pulling down rebounds, they collected a total of 20 with 5 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Blue Devils converted 10 of their 16 shots for a rate of 62.5%. Central Connecticut ended the game having earned a 34.0% field goal percentage (18 of 53) and made 3 of their 18 shots from distance.

Raphel Laurent is a guy who was a factor for this game. He finished with 17 points on 6 out of 14 shooting. He played for 29 mins and snagged 1 rebound. He ended up going 42.9% from the field but had no assists when the game ended.

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Central Connecticut heads into this matchup with a win-loss mark of 0-2 for the campaign. They turn it over 11.5 times per game and as a team they commit 15.0 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Central Connecticut is snagging 27.5 boards per game and has earned 20 dimes on the year, which is 244th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. The Blue Devils are hitting 28.2% on shots from distance (11 of 39) and 55.2% from the free throw line. They average 52.5 pts per contest (354th in college hoops) while hitting 34.5% from the field.

On defense, the Blue Devils are forcing 9.0 turnovers per game and they draw 13.0 fouls. They currently rank 326th in the country in giving up assists to the opposition with 35 surrendered on the year. The Blue Devils defense is giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 55.1% (65 of 118) and they surrender 42.0 rebounds per game as a squad. They give up 33.3% on 3-point shots and they are 310th in college in PPG from their opponents (85.0).

In their last game, the Dartmouth Big Green walked away with a victory by a final of 107-50 against Framington State. The Big Green recorded 31 defensive boards and 18 offensive rebounds for a total of 49 for the contest. They also gave up possession of the ball 7 times, while earning 8 steals for this contest. Framington State was called for 14 fouls in the matchup which got the Big Green to the charity stripe for a total of 11 attempts. They were able to knock down 8 of the free throw tries for a clip of 72.7%. Concerning shooting from downtown, Dartmouth converted 15 of 40 tries (37.5%). When this game wrapped up, the Big Green ended up going 42 out of 79 from the floor which had them at 53.2%. The Big Green allowed Framington State to bury 17 of their 56 attempts from the floor which had them at 30.4% in this game. They finished shooting 20.0% from 3-point land by going 3 of 15 and finished the game at 13 of 19 from the free throw line (68.4%). When discussing cleaning the glass, Dartmouth allowed Framington State to get 26 in total (7 on the offensive side).

Ernas Valauskas ended up having an impact for the Big Green for the game. He buried 7 out of 10 for the contest for a field goal percentage of 70.0%, and totaled 4 rebounds. He earned 18 points in his 20 mins on the court and had 1 assist in this matchup.

Dartmouth has a win-loss record of 2-0 on the year. On the offensive side of the court, the Big Green are hitting on 50.0% from the floor, which ranks 92nd in the nation. Dartmouth has accounted for 176 pts for the season and they grab 42.5 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 16.5 times per contest (150th in the country) and they are turning it over 11.5 times per contest. The Big Green have committed 19.5 personal fouls per game and they hit 60.0% from the charity stripe.

The Big Green are ranked 51st in D-1 in PPG given up with 56.0. They are able to force 18.5 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 33.3% from the field (47th in college). The Dartmouth defense allows 34.5% on 3-point attempts (10 of 29) and opponents are converting on 75.6% of their free throw attempts. They have allowed 9.0 dimes and 28.0 boards on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 66th and 51st in those categories.

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Dartmouth

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