Princeton Tigers vs Penn Quakers Prediction, 2/7/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Princeton Tigers vs Penn Quakers

Date: Saturday, February 7, 2026

Location: The Palestra in Philadelphia, PA

TV: ESPNU

The Palestra is the site where the Penn Quakers (10-10) will attempt to defeat the Princeton Tigers (8-14) on Saturday.

The Princeton Tigers stepped onto the hardwood against Columbia and walked away with a win by a score of 80-68 in their last contest. Princeton finished with a 57.1% FG percentage (28 out of 49) and converted 8 of their 15 3-point shots. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Tigers knocked down 16 of their 21 tries for a rate of 76.2%. When talking about hauling in rebounds, they earned 27 with 5 of them being offensive. They also recorded 17 assists in this game while forcing the other team into 5 turnovers and getting 1 steal. In terms of defending, Princeton allowed the other team to shoot 39.7% from the floor on 27 out of 68 shooting. Columbia recorded 13 assists and had 6 steals for the matchup. Additionally, Columbia totaled 28 rebounds (11 offensive, 17 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Columbia finished 41.2% at the free throw line by making 7 of their 17 tries. They also converted 7 of 28 tries from 3-point land. When it comes to personal fouls, the Tigers finished with 17 and Columbia totaled 16 personal fouls.

Jack Stanton is one player who played a role for the contest. He racked up 21 points on 6 out of 8 shooting. He was on the court for 39 mins played and grabbed 3 rebounds. He went 75.0% from the field and dished out 4 dimes.

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Princeton comes into this game with a mark of 8-14 for the year. They turn it over 11.0 times per contest and as a group are committing 16.7 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Princeton is collecting 34.2 boards per game and has accumulated 287 dimes for the season, which has them ranked 290th in college hoops in terms of passing the ball. The Tigers are shooting 33.9% on shots from distance (194 of 572) and 74.8% from the free throw line. They average 69.9 pts per contest (319th in Division 1) while hitting 41.9% from the field.

Defensively, the Tigers have forced 9.8 turnovers per game and they draw 16.5 fouls. They currently rank 85th in college hoops in giving up assists with 279 conceded for the season. The Tigers are allowing a field goal percentage of 44.5% (559 of 1,255) and they concede 34.4 rebounds per game as a team. They relinquish 30.8% on shots from beyond the arc and they are ranked 139th in college hoops in opponents PPG (72.0).

When they last stepped on the court, the Penn Quakers walked away with a victory by a final of 91-81 when they played Cornell. The Quakers corralled 23 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards for a total of 30 for the contest. They turned it over 13 times, while getting 9 steals for the matchup. Cornell earned 26 personal fouls for this game which got the Quakers to the free throw line for 30 tries. They were able to knock down 22 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 73.3%. Pertaining to shooting from beyond the arc, Penn converted 9 of their 19 tries (47.4%). When the final whistle blew, the Quakers went 30 out of 54 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 55.6%. The Quakers permitted Cornell to make 28 out of their 62 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 45.2% for this contest. They went 42.4% from 3-point land by going 14 out of 33 and finished the contest at 11 of 19 from the free throw line (57.9%). In regard to team rebounding, Penn permitted Cornell to collect 24 in total (8 on the offensive glass).

Michael Zanoni was important for the Quakers for the matchup. He made 6 out of 9 in the matchup for a rate of 66.7%, and earned 1 rebound. He earned 19 points in his 39 minutes on the court and earned 1 assist for the game.

Penn has a mark of 10-10 on the season. The Quakers have committed 16.7 personal fouls every game and they hit 69.4% from the free throw line. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 14.4 times per game (162nd in college hoops) and they turn the ball over 11.3 times per contest. Penn has totaled 1,542 pts for the campaign (77.1 per game) and they snag 36.4 boards per game. As an offense, the Quakers are hitting on 44.7% from the field, which ranks them 228th in the country.

The Quakers on defense are ranked 234th in college hoops in PPG given up with 75.6. They are able to force 11.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 45.6% from the field (268th in college). The Penn defense concedes 32.6% on shots from beyond the arc (157 of 481) and their opponents are making 68.9% of their foul shots. They concede 14.5 assists and 35.3 total rebounds per game, which is ranked 261st and 225th in college.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Princeton

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