Princeton Tigers vs Yale Bulldogs Prediction, 3/15/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Princeton Tigers vs Yale Bulldogs

Date: Saturday, March 15, 2025

Location: Pizzitola Sports Center in Providence, RI

TV: ESPN

The Princeton Tigers (19-10) are on their way to Pizzitola Sports Center on Saturday where they will attempt to beat the Yale Bulldogs (20-7).

The Princeton Tigers faced off with Penn and earned the victory with a final of 95-71 in their last game. Princeton finished the contest having earned a 59.3% field goal percentage (35 of 59) and converted 18 of their 33 shots from beyond the arc. At the charity stripe, the Tigers knocked down 7 of 10 attempts for a rate of 70.0%. When it comes to hauling in rebounds, they collected a total of 28 with 3 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 24 assists for the matchup in addition to forcing the opposition into 11 turnovers and getting 8 steals. When talking about the defense, Princeton allowed their opponent to shoot 49.1% from the field on 27 of 55 shooting. Penn recorded 14 dimes and had 6 steals for the contest. Furthermore, Penn grabbed 21 boards (3 offensive, 18 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Penn went 84.6% at the free throw line by knocking down 11 of 13 tries. They knocked down 6 out of their 17 shots from three-point range. In regard to personal fouls, the Tigers ended up finishing with 13 and Penn racked up 11 personal fouls.

Blake Peters is one player who was a major contributor in this game. He finished shooting 64.3% from the floor but had no dimes when the game ended. He played for 34 mins played and grabbed 2 boards. He accounted for 25 points on 9 out of 14 shooting.

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Princeton comes into this contest with a record of 19-10 so far this season. They average 74.2 points per game (166th in the country) while hitting 43.5% from the field. The Tigers are shooting 35.8% on 3-pointers (306 of 854) and 70.8% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Princeton is grabbing 34.0 boards per contest and has racked up 436 assists on the season, which ranks 189th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 10.5 times per game and as a team they commit 15.5 fouls per game.

On defense, the Tigers have forced 12.2 turnovers every game while drawing 15.1 personal fouls. They are surrendering 35.9% on shots from downtown and they are 206th in D-1 in PPG from their opponents (72.5). Tigers defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 45.6% (744 of 1,631) and they concede 33.7 rebounds per game as a unit. They are ranked 78th in college in allowing assists to the opposition with 385 conceded so far this year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Yale Bulldogs took home the win by a final score of 70-61 when they played Brown. When talking about how they cleaned up the glass, Yale permitted Brown to pull down 35 in total (14 on the offensive side). They went 30.0% from three-point range by going 9 out of 30 and finished the contest at 12 out of 16 from the free throw line (75.0%). The Bulldogs permitted Brown to make 20 of 59 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 33.9% for this contest. When all was said and done, the Bulldogs ended up going 23 for 53 from the field which gave them a rate of 43.4%. Regarding shooting from distance, Yale made 8 of 18 attempts (44.4%). They were able to make 16 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 72.7%. Brown earned 21 fouls in this matchup which got the Bulldogs to the free throw line for 22 tries. They also coughed up the ball 6 times, while earning 8 steals for the matchup. The Bulldogs were able to collect 22 defensive boards and 5 offensive boards totaling 27 in this matchup.

John Poulakidas pitched in for the Bulldogs in this game. He earned 27 points in his 30 minutes of playing time and accumulated 1 assist for the contest. He converted 11 of 17 in this game for a field goal rate of 64.7%, and totaled 1 rebound.

Yale has a win-loss record of 20-7 for the season. The Bulldogs are committing 16.4 fouls per contest and they hit 73.5% from the free throw line. Their rate of earning assists is at 16.7 times per contest (26th in Division 1) and they are giving up possession 10.3 times per game. Yale has accounted for 2,219 pts this season (82.2 per contest) and they snag 39.3 boards per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Bulldogs are shooting 49.1% from the floor, which ranks them 14th in college.

The Bulldogs are ranked 108th in the nation in PPG given up with 69.7. They are able to force 11.4 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 40.1% from the floor (19th in the nation). The Yale defense allows 32.9% on shots from beyond the arc (248 of 753) and their opposition knocks down 75.0% of their shots from the free throw line. They have surrendered 13.9 assists and 31.7 total boards per game, which is 255th and 35th in D-1.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Yale

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