The Yale Bulldogs (17-6, 7-3 Ivy League) will try to continue a six-game winning run when they visit the Pennsylvania Quakers (14-11, 6-4 Ivy League) on February 17, 2023. The Quakers have taken five games in a row.
Friday’s game between the Bulldogs and the Quakers features the Bulldogs as 3-point favorites. The matchup has a point total of 142.5.
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Yale Betting Line, Matchup Info Vs. Pennsylvania
- When: Friday, February 17, 2023 at 7:00 PM ET
- Where: The Palestra in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- How to Watch on TV: ESPNW
- Spread Favorite: Yale -3
- Moneyline Favorite: Yale -158
- Moneyline Underdog: Pennsylvania +130
- Over/Under: 142.5 points
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Yale Betting Trends
- The Bulldogs have put together a 13-7-1 ATS record so far this year.
- Yale has been favored by 3 points or more 13 times this season, and covered the spread in seven of those contests.
- The Bulldogs have won in 13, or 81.2%, of the 16 contests they have been named as odds-on favorites in this year.
- Yale has yet to enter a game this year with shorter moneyline odds than -158.
- So far this season, seven out of the Bulldogs’ 21 games have hit the over.
- Yale and its opponents have gone over 142.5 combined points in six of 21 games this season.
- The average point total in Bulldogs matchups this year is 137.3, 5.2 fewer points than this game’s over/under.
Yale Top Performers
| Name | GP | PTS | REB | ASST | STL | BLK | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Knowling | 20 | 14.9 | 5.2 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| EJ Jarvis | 23 | 10.7 | 5.2 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 0.4 |
| John Poulakidas | 23 | 10.7 | 3.2 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 2.0 |
| August Mahoney | 23 | 10.0 | 3.0 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 1.8 |
| Bez Mbeng | 23 | 8.9 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
Yale Season Stats
- Yale is outscoring opponents by 14.7 points per game with a +339 scoring differential overall. It puts up 76.0 points per game (79th in college basketball) and gives up 61.3 per outing (12th in college basketball).
- The Bulldogs prevail in the rebound battle by an average of 7.5 boards. They are grabbing 37.0 rebounds per game (26th in college basketball) compared to their opponents’ 29.5 per outing.
- The Bulldogs are posting 75.4 points per game this year in conference contests, which is 0.6 fewer points per game than their season average (76.0).
- Yale is surrendering 67.5 points per game this season in conference contests, which is 6.2 more points allowed per game than its overall average (61.3).
- In Ivy League tilts, the Bulldogs drain fewer threes per game (6.5) than their season average (7.4). Conversely, they own a better three-point percentage in conference matchups (37.8%) compared to overall (35.3%).
- Offensively Yale has played better when playing at home this year, posting 83.9 points per game, compared to 68.7 per game on the road.
- In home games, the Bulldogs are surrendering 5.6 fewer points per game (58.9) than when playing on the road (64.5).
Yale Recent And Upcoming Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Score | Home/Away | Spread |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/21/2023 | Pennsylvania | W 70-63 | Home | -7 |
| 1/28/2023 | Princeton | W 87-65 | Home | -3 |
| 2/3/2023 | Harvard | W 68-57 | Away | -2.5 |
| 2/4/2023 | Dartmouth | W 72-53 | Away | -8.5 |
| 2/11/2023 | Columbia | W 99-68 | Home | -19.5 |
| 2/17/2023 | Pennsylvania | – | Away | -3 |
| 2/18/2023 | Princeton | – | Away | – |
| 2/25/2023 | Cornell | – | Home | – |
| 3/4/2023 | Brown | – | Away | – |
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Pennsylvania Betting Trends
- Pennsylvania has compiled a 13-9-2 record against the spread this season.
- The Quakers have covered the spread four times this year (4-4-1 ATS) when playing as at least 3-point underdogs.
- Pennsylvania has won three of the 10 games it has played as underdogs this season.
- The Quakers have not been a bigger underdog this season than the +130 moneyline set for this game.
- Pennsylvania and its opponents have combined to hit the over 14 out of 24 times this year.
- The Quakers and their opponents have combined to score more than 142.5 points in 13 of 24 games this season.
- Pennsylvania’s games this year have had a 146.4-point total on average, 3.9 more points than this matchup’s over/under.
Pennsylvania Top Performers
| Name | GP | PTS | REB | ASST | STL | BLK | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Dingle | 23 | 24.0 | 3.8 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 2.8 |
| Clark Slajchert | 22 | 13.4 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.4 |
| Max Martz | 24 | 10.5 | 4.2 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Nick Spinoso | 25 | 8.3 | 5.5 | 3.4 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| George Smith | 18 | 5.6 | 3.3 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
Pennsylvania Season Stats
- The Quakers put up 74.6 points per game (116th in college basketball) while allowing 71.8 per outing (237th in college basketball). They have a +71 scoring differential and outscore opponents by 2.8 points per game.
- Pennsylvania is 39th in the nation at 35.9 rebounds per game. That’s 3.7 more than the 32.2 its opponents average.
- In Ivy League games, the Quakers have averaged 0.6 more points (75.2) than overall (74.6) in 2022-23.
- In conference action, Pennsylvania is allowing more points (71.9 per game) than it is overall (71.8) in 2022-23.
- From beyond the arc, the Quakers are draining 7.2 treys in conference games (compared to 8.3 for the season), and shooting 35.5% in conference (versus 35.6% overall).
- In 2022-23 Pennsylvania is scoring 9.8 more points per game at home (79.7) than on the road (69.9).
- In 2022-23 the Quakers are giving up 0.9 fewer points per game at home (71.3) than on the road (72.2).
Pennsylvania Recent And Upcoming Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Score | Home/Away | Spread |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/23/2023 | Hartford | W 76-52 | Away | -15.5 |
| 1/28/2023 | Harvard | W 83-68 | Home | -3 |
| 2/3/2023 | Columbia | W 74-65 | Home | -14 |
| 2/4/2023 | Cornell | W 92-86 | Home | -1.5 |
| 2/11/2023 | Harvard | W 80-72 | Away | +2 |
| 2/17/2023 | Yale | – | Home | +3 |
| 2/18/2023 | Brown | – | Home | – |
| 2/25/2023 | Dartmouth | – | Home | – |
| 3/4/2023 | Princeton | – | Away | – |
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