Yale vs Penn College Basketball ATS Pick & Prediction 2/17/23

Vincent Senick on February 18th, 2023

A fun Ivy League battle is scheduled for Friday night when the Yale Bulldogs (17-6, 7-3 in Ivy League) visit the Penn Quakers (14-11, 6-4). Yale sits at the top of the Ivy League standings and Penn is clinging on to the last conference tournament spot in fourth place. Below is my college basketball betting pick for Yale vs Penn.

Yale vs Penn Betting Pick

ℹ️ The Pick:	Yale -2.5
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This game will be played at The Palestra at 7:00 p.m. ET on Friday, February 17, 2023.

Why Bet Yale -2.5

✅ Yale is 4-0-1 ATS in their last five games played.

✅ The Bulldogs are 6-0 in their last six games overall.

✅ Penn is 1-4 in their last five games against Yale.

NCAABB

Feb 17, 2023 07:00 PM

Yale Bulldogs

Pennsylvania Quakers

Spread Pick Consensus

N/A YALE

PENN N/A

Moneyline Pick Consensus

-158

+130

N/A YALE

PENN N/A

Total Pick Consensus

141.0/

141.0/

N/A UN

OV N/A

Team Stats Per Game

Offense/Defense

YALE	Team Stats Per Game	PENN
82.1	PTS GM	72.9
60.7	FGA	59.7
.493	FG%	.446
.385	3PT%	.394
11.1	ORB	12.4
2.73	DRB	2.63
38.4	TRB	38.7
20.1	FTA	14.6
.726	FT%	.753
18.9	AST	14.7
3.4	BLK	3.1
10.6	TO	10
18.8	PF	16.1

Defense/Offense

YALE	Team Stats Per Game	PENN
71.4	PTS GM	62.6
56.1	FGA	55.9
.410	FG%	.381
.327	3PT%	.275
9.3	ORB	11.6
2.21	DRB	2.25
31.4	TRB	34.1
22.2	FTA	19.9
.761	FT%	.658
12.6	AST	11.6
3.5	BLK	1.5
11.4	TO	11.3
18.2	PF	15

Advanced Game Stats

Offense/Defense

YALE	Advanced Game Stats	PENN
69.2	Pace	64.6
118.6	Off.Rate	112.8
.331	FTr	.245
.329	3PAr	.370
.584	TS%	.547
55.0	TRB%	53.2
63.2	AST%	55.3
7.7	STL%	9.1
11.3	BLK%	10.1
.556	eFG%	.518
13.1	TOV%	13.0
33.4	ORB%	35.5
.241	TF/FGA	.184

Defense/Offense

YALE	Advanced Game Stats	PENN
69.2	Pace	64.6
103.1	Off.Rate	96.8
.396	FTr	.356
.463	3PAr	.449
.536	TS%	.479
45.0	TRB%	46.8
54.8	AST%	54.5
9.7	STL%	7.6
8.6	BLK%	4.0
.486	eFG%	.443
14.6	TOV%	14.7
25.4	ORB%	30.6
.301	TF/FGA	.234

Betting Trends

YALE	Betting Trends	PENN
OVERALL		OVERALL
3-0-0	Win/Loss/Tie	3-0-0
3-0-0	ATS W/L/P	2-1-0
79.67	Avg Score	82
59.33	Avg Opp Score	74.33
AWAY		HOME
2-1-0	Win/Loss/Tie	3-0-0
2-1-0	ATS W/L/P	2-1-0
74	Avg Score	83
68	Avg Opp Score	73

YALE	Betting Trends	PENN
OVERALL		OVERALL
5-0-0	Win/Loss/Tie	5-0-0
4-0-1	ATS W/L/P	4-1-0
79.2	Avg Score	81
61.2	Avg Opp Score	68.6
AWAY		HOME
3-2-0	Win/Loss/Tie	4-1-0
3-2-0	ATS W/L/P	2-2-0
71.6	Avg Score	80.4
62	Avg Opp Score	70.4

YALE	Betting Trends	PENN
OVERALL		OVERALL
7-3-0	Win/Loss/Tie	6-4-0
4-5-1	ATS W/L/P	5-4-1
75.4	Avg Score	75.2
67.5	Avg Opp Score	70.3
AWAY		HOME
5-5-0	Win/Loss/Tie	7-3-0
6-4-0	ATS W/L/P	5-4-0
69.4	Avg Score	80.7
65.1	Avg Opp Score	72

Head to Head

DATE	TM	LN	ML	SC
01/21/2023	PENN YALE	143.5 -7.0	+244 -312	63 70
03/12/2022	PENN YALE	144.5 -3.0	+130 -157	61 67
02/18/2022	PENN YALE	145.0 -4.0	+156 -190	72 81
01/22/2022	YALE PENN	146.0 1.0	-113 -108	68 76
02/28/2020	PENN YALE	140.0 -8.5	+365 -490	73 76
02/15/2020	YALE PENN	138.5 6.0	-238 +195	61 69
03/08/2019	YALE PENN	148.0 -1.0	-109 -109	66 77
02/09/2019	PENN YALE	148.5 -5.0	+190 -220	65 78
03/10/2018	YALE PENN	143.0 -5.5	+205 -245	57 80
03/02/2018	PENN YALE	143.0 2.5	-145 +125	79 80

Teams Last 10

DATE	TM	LN	ML	SC
03/24/24	YALE SDST	230.9 -10.4	+349 -427	99 148
03/22/24	YALE AUBRN	215.5 -21.5	+925 -1509	120 117
03/17/24	BROWN YALE	137.5 -7.5	+277 -356	61 62
03/16/24	CORNEL YALE	43.6 -0.7	+33 -40	16 20
03/02/24	HARVRD YALE	127.0 -10.5	+435 -638	55 73
03/01/24	DART YALE	216.0 -31.8	+2241 -6329	91 130
02/24/24	YALE COLMB	220.1 11.5	-499 +387	129 117
02/23/24	YALE CORNEL	85.9 -1.6	+70 -85	34 36
02/17/24	YALE PRNCE	152.8 -4.4	+164 -205	68 80
02/16/24	YALE PENN	52.5 0.8	-92 +74	29 23

DATE	TM	LN	ML	SC
03/09/24	PRNCE PENN	56.3 1.0	-113 +89	42 33
03/02/24	COLMB PENN	136.6 -3.2	+133 -163	66 77
03/01/24	CORNEL PENN	256.7 12.0	-323 +264	142 132
02/24/24	PENN HARVRD	218.6 -4.6	+202 -245	107 114
02/23/24	PENN DART	74.1 1.7	-126 +102	45 38
02/17/24	BROWN PENN	153.3 -6.0	+218 -275	78 70
02/16/24	YALE PENN	52.5 0.8	-92 +74	29 23
02/10/24	PENN PRNCE	43.4 -3.4	+140 -208	22 24
02/03/24	PENN YALE	117.2 -11.4	+580 -1001	49 63
02/02/24	PENN BROWN	228.9 -1.6	+163 -199	99 114

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Yale Bulldogs

Last time out, Yale hosted the Columbia Lions and dominated in a 99-68 win. This game was tied with nine minutes left in the first half, but it was all Bulldogs after that. Yale led by just five at the half but put on an impressive show in the second half. The Bulldogs led by as many as 33 points, trailed by five, and covered the -19.5-point spread.

Matt Knowling had 22 points, seven rebounds, and three assists on the night. EJ Jarvis added 17 points, five rebounds, one assist, one steal, and two blocks in the victory.

Through 23 games, Yale is scoring 76.0 points per game, shooting 48.2% from the field, and assisting on 15.3 made shots. The Bulldogs are allowing 61.3 points, grabbing 38.7 rebounds, blocking 4.2 shots, and stealing the ball 6.4 times.

Penn Quakers

Penn visited the Harvard Crimson and left with a comfortably 80-72 victory. The Quakers started this game strong and carried that momentum for all 40 minutes. Trailing by 10 points at the half, the Crimson could never get back into the game and sputtered along to another loss. Penn led by as many as 12 points, trailed by one, and won outright as +1.5-point road underdogs.

Jordan Dingle had 25 points and five rebounds in the game. Lucas Monroe added nine points, 10 rebounds, two assists, three steals, and two blocks in the win.

After 25 games, Penn is scoring 74.6 points per game, shooting 46.0% from the field, and assisting on 15.4 made shots. The Quakers are allowing 71.8 points, grabbing 37.4 rebounds, blocking 3.1 shots, and stealing the ball 5.4 times.