Dartmouth Big Green vs Princeton Tigers Prediction, 2/28/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Dartmouth Big Green vs Princeton Tigers

Date: Saturday, February 28, 2026

Location: Jadwin Gymnasium in Princeton, NJ

TV: ESPN+

The Dartmouth Big Green (11-13) are en route to Jadwin Gymnasium on Saturday where they will compete against the Princeton Tigers (8-18).

The Dartmouth Big Green faced Columbia and notched a win by a score of 64-63 in their last contest. When talking about fouls, the Big Green left the arena with 12 and Columbia totaled 12 fouls. They converted 7 out of their 23 shots from distance. Columbia walked away from this one shooting 66.7% at the charity stripe by making 6 of their 9 tries. On top of that, Columbia snagged 40 rebounds (11 offensive, 29 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Columbia earned 14 assists and had 5 steals in this contest. In the matter of the defense, Dartmouth let their opponent shoot 37.9% from the floor on 25 of 66 shooting. They also doled out 14 dimes in this game in addition to forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and having 7 steals. In regard to grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 31 with 5 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Big Green made 16 of their 17 shots for a rate of 94.1%. Dartmouth finished the game having earned a 35.7% field goal percentage (20 of 56) and converted 8 of their 31 shots from distance.

Jackson Munro is one player who was a major contributor in the game. He left the arena with 13 points on 4 out of 10 shooting. He was on the court for 26 minutes and also collected 3 rebounds. He ended up going 40.0% from the field and recorded 2 dimes.

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Dartmouth will take the court with a win-loss mark of 11-13 on the campaign. They lose possession via turnover 12.5 times per contest and as a team are committing 15.6 personal fouls per game. As a team, Dartmouth is pulling down 35.9 boards per game and is sitting with 344 assists this season, which ranks 315th in college hoops in terms of passing the ball. The Big Green are hitting 36.7% on shots from beyond the arc (248 of 675) and 74.2% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 76.0 points per game (176th in the nation) while hitting 44.5% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Big Green have forced 9.7 turnovers per game while drawing 17.3 personal fouls. They surrender 31.7% on 3-point shots while they are 217th in the country in PPG allowed (74.9). Big Green are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 43.8% (658 of 1,504) and they relinquish 35.5 rebounds per game as a squad. They rank 57th in college hoops in giving up assists to their opponents with 333 conceded so far this year.

In their last game, the Princeton Tigers took a loss by a score of 80-71 when they faced Brown. In regard to team rebounding, Princeton permitted Brown to collect 24 in all (4 offensive). They wrapped up this game 38.9% from three-point range by going 7 of 18 and ended up shooting 13 of 20 from the charity stripe (65.0%). The Tigers permitted Brown to make 30 out of 49 attempts from the field which had them sitting at 61.2% for the game. When this game wrapped up, the Tigers ended up shooting 20 for 50 from the floor which gave them a rate of 40.0%. In regard to 3-point shots, Princeton converted 9 out of 26 attempts (34.6%). They were able to make 22 of those for a clip of 75.9%. Brown was called for 21 fouls for the matchup which took the Tigers to the charity stripe for 29 attempts. They also turned it over 13 times, while earning 8 steals for this game. The Tigers were able to collect 17 defensive boards and 12 offensive boards for a total of 29 for the game.

Jackson Hicke was important for the Tigers in this matchup. He converted 7 out of 15 in the matchup giving him a rate of 46.7%, and had 8 rebounds. He tallied 26 points in his 37 minutes on the hardwood and had 2 assists in this matchup.

Princeton has a mark of 8-18 on the year. When it comes to offensive execution, the Tigers are hitting on 42.0% from the floor, which ranks them 327th in college. Princeton has 1,798 points this year (69.2 per game) and they average 33.7 boards per contest. They are earning an assist 12.8 times per contest (268th in the country) and they are giving up possession 10.8 times per game. The Tigers are committing 16.4 fouls per game and they connect on 74.9% from the charity stripe.

The Tigers are ranked 146th in Division 1 in PPG allowed with 72.7. They are forcing their opponents into 9.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 45.8% from the floor (275th in Division 1). The Princeton defense concedes 32.2% on shots from 3-point land (194 of 602) and their opponents are connecting on 72.0% of their free throw shots. They allow 13.2 dimes and 33.8 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is ranked 160th and 140th in Division 1.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Dartmouth

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