Harvard Crimson vs Dartmouth Big Green Prediction, 2/7/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Harvard Crimson vs Dartmouth Big Green

Date: Saturday, February 7, 2026

Location: Leede Arena in Hanover, NH

TV: ESPN+

The Harvard Crimson (12-9) are headed to Leede Arena on Saturday where they will take on the Dartmouth Big Green (10-10).

The Harvard Crimson faced off with Yale and went home with a win by a final score of 67-65 in their last contest. In the matter of personal fouls, the Crimson finished with 13 and Yale had 12 personal fouls. They also buried 8 of 20 tries from 3-point range. Yale ended up going 81.8% from the free throw line by knocking down 9 of 11 shots. Additionally, Yale collected 29 boards (9 offensive, 20 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Yale doled out 14 assists and had 4 steals for this contest. With regard to the defense, Harvard allowed the other team to shoot 42.9% from the floor on 24 out of 56 shooting. They also distributed 13 assists for the matchup in addition to forcing the other team into 5 turnovers and getting 3 steals. In terms of pulling down boards, they compiled a total of 24 with 4 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Crimson knocked down 15 of their 18 tries for a percentage of 83.3%. Harvard finished the contest with a 46.8% FG percentage (22 of 47) and made 8 of their 17 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Robert Hinton is a player who was a major contributor for the game. He racked up 26 points on 9 out of 16 shooting. He saw the court for 39 minutes and collected 2 rebounds. He walked away from this one shooting 56.3% from the field and totaled 3 assists.

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Harvard heads into this contest with a record of 12-9 so far this year. They are averaging 71.3 pts per game (297th in Division 1) while going 47.2% from the floor. The Crimson are shooting 37.3% on 3-point shots (162 of 434) and 80.6% from the free throw line. As a unit, Harvard is grabbing 31.0 boards per game and has totaled 289 assists for the campaign, which has them ranked 280th in the country in terms of passing the rock. They cough up possession 10.9 times per game and as a team are committing 14.2 personal fouls per game.

Defensively, the Crimson are forcing 11.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 14.8 fouls. They are 72nd in college in giving up assists with 272 relinquished on the year. The Crimson are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 44.6% (519 of 1,163) and they surrender 31.7 boards per contest as a unit. They concede 32.6% from beyond the arc and they are 56th in D-1 in points per game allowed (68.6).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Dartmouth Big Green took home the win by a final score of 77-70 when they faced Brown. The Big Green pulled down 27 defensive boards and 4 offensive boards for a total of 31 for the game. They gave up possession 12 times, while getting 6 steals for the matchup. Brown had 22 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Big Green to the charity stripe for a total of 28 shots. They were able to make 24 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 85.7%. With respect to three-point attempts, Dartmouth knocked down 7 out of 26 attempts (26.9%). When all was said and done, the Big Green went 23 out of 52 from the field which gave them a rate of 44.2%. The Big Green allowed Brown to make 25 of their 71 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 35.2% in the game. They wrapped up this game 29.6% from distance via 8 of 27 and ended up shooting 12 out of 17 at the free throw line (70.6%). In regard to rebounds, Dartmouth permitted Brown to snag 42 in total (16 on the offensive side).

Kareem Thomas ended up being a major contributor for the Big Green in this contest. He buried 3 out of 8 for the contest giving him a field goal percentage of 37.5%, and totaled 4 rebounds. He scored 17 points in his 38 mins of playing time and accumulated 1 assist for the matchup.

Dartmouth has a record of 10-10 for the year. The Big Green have committed 15.8 fouls per game and they hit 72.0% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 14.4 times per game (161st in the country) and they turn the ball over 12.5 times per contest. Dartmouth has accumulated 1,557 points this year (77.9 per contest) and they grab 37.1 rebounds per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Big Green are shooting 45.2% from the floor, which has them ranked 192nd in the nation.

The Dartmouth defense allows 31.0% on shots from behind the 3-point line (157 of 506) and their opponents are knocking down 73.0% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have relinquished 13.1 assists and 35.6 boards per game, which is ranked 163rd and 245th in D-1. The Big Green on the defensive end are ranked 222nd in the country in points given up per game with 75.1. They are able to force 9.7 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 42.9% from the floor (126th in D-1).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Harvard

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