Dartmouth Big Green vs Yale Bulldogs Prediction, 1/30/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Dartmouth Big Green vs Yale Bulldogs

Date: Friday, January 30, 2026

Location: John J. Lee Amphitheater in New Haven, CT

TV: ESPN+

The Yale Bulldogs (15-3) are hosting the Dartmouth Big Green (9-9) at John J. Lee Amphitheater on Friday.

The Dartmouth Big Green faced off with Columbia and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 79-69 in their last contest. When it comes to fouls, the Big Green finished with 18 while Columbia recorded 16 fouls. They also knocked down 11 out of their 27 attempts from 3-point range. Columbia ended up going 71.4% at the free throw line by converting 20 of 28 shots. In addition, Columbia had 39 rebounds (9 offensive, 30 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Columbia totaled 14 dimes and had 8 steals in the game. In regard to the defense, Dartmouth let their opponent shoot 42.1% from the field on 24 out of 57 shooting. They also recorded 13 assists for the matchup while forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and having 6 steals. Pertaining to getting rebounds, they earned a total of 29 with 6 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Big Green knocked down 13 of their 19 attempts for a rate of 68.4%. Dartmouth ended the contest having earned a 37.9% field goal percentage (22 out of 58) and converted 12 of 28 shots from distance.

Brandon Mitchell-Day is one player who was a major factor in this contest. He finished with 20 points on 7 of 16 shooting. He played for 34 mins and also grabbed 11 rebounds. He finished the game shooting 43.8% from the field and dished out 1 assist.

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Dartmouth heads into this one with a record of 9-9 this season. They cough up possession 12.6 times per contest and as a team they are committing 15.9 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Dartmouth is collecting 37.8 rebounds per contest and has accumulated 264 dimes so far this season, which ranks 281st in the country in terms of passing the ball. The Big Green are hitting 38.3% on 3-point shots (196 of 512) and 71.2% from the free throw line. They have an average of 78.4 points per contest (137th in Division 1) on 45.2% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Big Green are able to force 9.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 17.8 fouls. They are 49th in the country in giving up assists with 234 conceded on the year. Big Green defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 42.8% (490 of 1,146) and they concede 35.2 rebounds per game as a team. They are conceding 30.3% on 3-point shots and they rank 216th in college hoops in points per game allowed (74.9).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Yale Bulldogs went home victorious with a score of 77-60 when they played Penn. When discussing cleaning up the glass, Yale permitted Penn to pull down 26 in total (7 on the offensive side). They finished the game shooting 28.0% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 7 of 25 and walked away from this one shooting 11 of 18 at the free throw line (61.1%). The Bulldogs allowed Penn to knock down 21 of 55 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 38.2% for the matchup. At the conclusion of this game, the Bulldogs walked away from this one shooting 28 for 61 from the field which gave them a percentage of 45.9%. When discussing 3-pointers, Yale knocked down 7 of 17 tries (41.2%). They were able to knock down 14 of those for a rate of 87.5%. Penn earned 22 personal fouls in this game which took the Bulldogs to the charity stripe for 16 tries. They turned the ball over 12 times, while recording 4 steals in this contest. The Bulldogs corralled 25 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive boards for a total of 37 in this game.

Nick Townsend ended up being a factor for the Bulldogs for the contest. He tallied 17 points in his 35 minutes on the court and had 3 dimes for the game. He converted 5 out of 9 for this contest for a field goal rate of 55.6%, and totaled 9 rebounds.

Yale has a win-loss record of 15-3 this year. As an offensive unit, the Bulldogs are hitting on 50.3% from the field, which has them ranked 18th in college. Yale has accounted for 1,525 pts for the campaign (84.7 per game) and they collect 35.9 boards per contest. Their rate of earning assists is at 16.8 times per contest (48th in college) and they turn it over 9.4 times per game. The Bulldogs are responsible for committing 16.3 fouls per game and they hit 77.6% from the free throw line.

The Bulldogs on the defensive end are ranked 122nd in D-1 in points allowed per contest with 71.4. They are forcing their opponents into 11.4 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 42.6% from the floor (120th in Division 1). The Yale defense surrenders 33.5% from downtown (167 of 499) and their opposition knocks down 70.0% of their free throw attempts. They have given up 12.7 dimes and 30.8 rebounds per game, which ranks them 130th and 28th in D-1.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Yale

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