Dartmouth Big Green vs Duke Blue Devils Prediction, 11/6/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Dartmouth Big Green vs Duke Blue Devils

Date: Monday, November 6, 2023

Location: Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, NC

TV: ESPN

The Duke Blue Devils (27-9 last year) will compete against the Dartmouth Big Green (10-18 last season) at Cameron Indoor Stadium on Monday.

The Dartmouth Big Green stepped onto the hardwood against Harvard and walked away with a win by a score of 87-82 in their last game. Regarding fouls, the Big Green left the arena with 18 and Harvard accumulated 14 fouls. They also made 10 out of their 24 attempts from long range. Harvard finished the game at 60.0% from the charity stripe by burying 6 of 10 tries. Additionally, Harvard pulled down 23 rebounds (8 offensive, 15 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Harvard recorded 17 dimes and had 12 steals in the matchup. Regarding the defense, Dartmouth allowed the other team to go 52.4% from the field on 33 out of 63 shooting. They also doled out 19 dimes for the game as well as forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and getting 9 steals. In terms of pulling down rebounds, they earned a total of 31 with 7 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Big Green buried 11 of their 14 tries for a percentage of 78.6%. Dartmouth walked away from the game having earned a 60.0% FG percentage (33 of 55) and knocked down 10 out of their 23 shots from downtown.

Dame Adelekun is a player who was a factor in the matchup. He ended up going 66.7% from the floor and recorded 5 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 22 minutes and collected 8 rebounds. He was able to score 19 points on 8 of 12 shooting.

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Dartmouth will play this game after finishing with a mark of 10-18 last year. They lost possession via turnover 14.4 times per contest and as a squad committed 17.0 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a squad, Dartmouth pulled in 34.9 rebounds per contest and earned 360 assists throughout last season, which was 317th in the nation in terms of passing. The Big Green hit on 33.3% on 3-point shots (228 of 685) and 69.9% from the free throw line. They had an average of 71.4 pts per game (184th in D-1) while connecting on 44.2% from the floor.

When they were on the defensive end, the Big Green forced their opponents into 12.4 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 17.2 personal fouls. They gave up 33.1% from 3-point land and they were 250th in college hoops in PPG allowed (72.4). The Big Green defensively gave up an opponent shooting percentage of 44.1% (736 of 1,669) and they conceded 35.5 boards per contest as a group. They were ranked 16th in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 324 relinquished last season.

The last time they took the court, the Duke Blue Devils walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 65-52 against Tennessee. The Blue Devils were able to pull down 22 defensive rebounds and 3 offensive rebounds for a total of 25 for this game. They also gave up possession of the ball 14 times, while recording 3 steals for the game. Tennessee was called for 11 personal fouls for the game which took the Blue Devils to the free throw line for a total of 7 shots. They were able to bury 4 of the free throw tries for a rate of 57.1%. In terms of three-point shots, Duke buried 6 out of their 22 tries (27.3%). Overall, the Blue Devils finished shooting 21 out of 49 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 42.9%. The Blue Devils permitted Tennessee to convert 23 of their 57 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 40.4% for the game. They shot 42.9% from beyond the arc by shooting 9 of 21 and ended up going 10 out of 13 from the free throw line (76.9%). In relation to rebounds, Duke permitted Tennessee to pull down 30 in all (10 on the offensive side).

Tyrese Proctor was important for the Blue Devils in this game. He totaled 16 points in his 37 minutes on the court and had 6 assists in the game. He converted 6 of 13 in this matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 46.2%, and tallied 2 rebounds.

Duke had a mark of 27-9 last year. When it comes to executing on offense, the Blue Devils shot 45.2% from the field, which was ranked 139th in the country. Duke had 2,592 points last year (72.0 per game) and they collected 38.7 boards per game. They earned an assist 14.6 times per game (73rd in Division 1) and they coughed up possession 12.0 times per contest. The Blue Devils committed 15.3 fouls per contest and they went 76.6% from the charity stripe.

The Blue Devils on the defensive end were ranked 31st in college basketball in PPG surrendered with 63.6. They were able to force 10.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and let teams shoot 40.6% from the field (28th in college hoops). The Duke defense gave up 30.5% on shots from distance (226 of 741) and opponents connected on 76.3% of their foul shots. They allowed 11.4 dimes and 30.8 boards every game, which ranked them 81st and 20th in Division 1.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Dartmouth

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