Yale Bulldogs vs Princeton Tigers Prediction, 3/13/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Yale Bulldogs vs Princeton Tigers

Date: Sunday, March 13, 2022

Location: Lavietes Pavilion in Allston, MA

TV: ESPN2

Odds/Point Spread: Yale (+3)

The Princeton Tigers (23-5) welcome the Yale Bulldogs (18-11) at Lavietes Pavilion on Sunday. Princeton opens this game as 3-point favorites. The total is set at 145.

The Yale Bulldogs took the court against Penn and walked away with a win by a score of 67-61 in their last contest. In relation to personal fouls, the Bulldogs walked away with 13 and Penn racked up 16 personal fouls. They also converted 8 of their 26 attempts from 3-point land. Penn went 63.6% from the free throw line by converting 7 of their 11 tries. Additionally, Penn grabbed 33 rebounds (7 offensive, 26 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Penn earned 12 assists and had 4 steals in this game. In regard to defense, Yale allowed their opponent to shoot 39.7% from the floor on 23 of 58 shooting. They also doled out 9 assists for the game as well as forcing the opposition into 5 turnovers and getting 3 steals. When it comes to hauling in boards, they earned 32 with 5 of them being of the offensive sort. From the free throw line, the Bulldogs made 6 of their 12 attempts for a percentage of 50.0%. Yale finished having earned a 48.1% field goal percentage (26 of 54) and knocked down 9 of their 21 three-point attempts.

Azar Swain is one guy who played a role in this contest. He scored 25 points on 9 of 15 shooting. He played 35 mins and also collected 2 rebounds. He went 60.0% from the floor but wasn't able to get a dime.

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Yale will take the court with a record of 18-11 this year. They are turning it over 12.8 times per contest and as a team they commit 17.6 fouls per contest. As a unit, Yale is snagging 35.9 rebounds per contest and has earned 347 dimes this year, which has them ranked 296th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. The Bulldogs are connecting on 33.0% from downtown (202 of 613) and 73.7% from the free throw line. They average 72.6 pts per game (141st in the nation) while hitting 44.4% from the floor.

On defense, the Bulldogs are able to force 13.3 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 17.8 fouls. They are 70th in D-1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 343 surrendered for the campaign. Bulldogs are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 42.3% (714 of 1,686) and they surrender 35.6 rebounds per contest as a squad. They give up 30.3% on shots from downtown and they rank 177th in Division 1 in points per game from their opponents (69.0).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Princeton Tigers walked away with a victory by a final of 77-73 against Cornell. In regard to cleaning the glass, Princeton allowed Cornell to snag 34 overall (7 offensive). They finished 40.0% from beyond the arc by going 8 of 20 and finished the game at 1 of 3 from the free throw line (33.3%). The Tigers allowed Cornell to convert 32 of their 66 tries from the floor which had them shooting 48.5% for this game. When the game finished, the Tigers ended up going 30 out of 58 from the field which had them sitting at 51.7%. In reference to 3-point shots, Princeton buried 11 of their 25 attempts (44.0%). They were able to knock down 6 of those for a percentage of 54.5%. Cornell committed 14 personal fouls for this contest which took the Tigers to the charity stripe for 11 attempts. They also gave up possession of the ball 8 times, while getting 5 steals in the game. The Tigers earned 25 defensive boards and 4 offensive rebounds for a total of 29 for the game.

Jaelin Llewellyn ended up being a factor for the Tigers in the game. He earned 23 points in his 34 minutes on the hardwood and had 2 dimes for this game. He converted 9 out of 15 for the game for a rate of 60.0%, and totaled 4 rebounds.

Princeton has a record of 23-5 so far this year. As an offense, the Tigers are shooting 49.1% from the field, which is ranked 7th in the country. Princeton has totaled 2,252 points on the season (80.4 per game) and they pull down 35.8 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 15.7 times per game (31st in the country) and they are losing possession via turnover 10.2 times per contest. The Tigers commit 14.1 personal fouls per contest and they connect on 64.5% from the free throw line.

The Princeton defense gives up 32.5% on 3-pointers (176 of 541) and opponents are making 71.7% of their free throw shots. They have given up 10.6 dimes and 33.5 boards every game, which has them ranked 38th and 120th in college hoops. The Tigers are ranked 193rd in college basketball in points allowed per game with 69.5. They are forcing their opponents into 11.6 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 44.9% from the floor (277th in D-1).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Yale (+3)

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