Sacred Heart vs Dartmouth Prediction College Basketball Picks 11/9/24

The Sacred Heart Pioneers and the Dartmouth Big Green meet Saturday in college basketball action from Leede Arena. Here’s a Sacred Heart vs Dartmouth prediction. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best Sacred Heart vs Dartmouth pick. We will examine:

The Sacred Heart Pioneers’ recent form and player performance

The Dartmouth Big Green’s recent form and player performance

Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Sacred Heart Pioneers

Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Dartmouth Big Green

Recent betting trends in games played between Sacred Heart and Dartmouth

A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for the Sacred Heart vs Dartmouth game

Sacred Heart Pioneers Betting Preview

The Pioneers opened up their season with a matchup versus Temple. Sacred Heart was within one point at the break but eventually fell 81-70. Tanner Thomas was the top team scorer with 22 points, while Bryce Johnson doubled up on 10 points and 11 rebounds.

In game two versus UConn, Sacred Heart faced an even more lopsided matchup. The Pioneers were down 46-31 by halftime and fell 92-56 after a 46-25 second half. Amiri Stewart led the team with 13 points. Johnson added 10 points and five rebounds as the only other double-digit scorer.

Dartmouth Big Green Betting Preview

Over on the Dartmouth side, they had a forgettable season last year with a 6-21 overall record and a 2-12 mark in Ivy League play. The Big Green finished in last place with that effort, one game behind Penn at 3-11. Their final game was a win over Harvard, however.

The Big Green had a pretty routine opener versus Lyndon on Monday. Dartmouth jumped out to a 62-17 halftime edge and hit a 67-30 run from there for a 129-47 blowout. Tops in scoring was Cade Haskins with 32 points and five boards. Ben Brown chipped in 17 points as well. Dartmouth will meet Albany, Boston U, and Marist after this game.

Why the Dartmouth Big Green will win

• Sacred Heart has lost 10 of its last 12 away games when playing with a rest disadvantage.
• Dartmouth has won five of its last six home games against non-conference opponents.
• Dartmouth has won the first half in five of its last six games against non-conference opponents at Leede Arena.

Why the Sacred Heart Pioneers will win

• Dartmouth has lost eight of its last nine-day games.
• Sacred Heart has won each of its last three games against the Ivy League.

Sacred Heart vs Dartmouth Prediction

I’ll lean toward Sacred Heart. The Pioneers have had a couple of tough matchups so far, but Dartmouth should be much closer to their wheelhouse. After experiencing UConn in a game in which Sacred Heart shot just 33.9 percent from the field and got out-rebounded 47-25, Saturday’s matchup should feel a lot easier.

As for Dartmouth, they did well against an overwhelmed opponent in their opener and didn’t have many issues. The Green will be able to control this one if they can keep Sacred Heart off the boards in general, but in the end, I think the Pioneers can power out a cover. Should be a fun matchup.