Princeton Pennsylvania Betting – Quakers Look To Upset Princeton In Ivy Finale Sunday
Although the Pennsylvania Quakers are no longer in contention for an Ivy League title, they will still play a huge part in determining where that conference title goes this week. After consecutive road games at Harvard and Dartmouth, the Quakers will host the Princeton Tigers in their season finale, with the latter gunning for an Ivy League championship sports betting bonus banner.
Princeton Tigers @ Pennsylvania Quakers
- Tuesday March 8, 2011- 7:00 PM ET
- Palestra, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Online Sports Betting Odds: Princeton – 7.5
The Quakers will have played three games in five nights by the time this one is over, but if they have anything left in the tank it will be gassed to stop the Tigers’ run. Princeton barely held on for a 62-59 overtime win in the first meeting of the season between these teams, that ending in the middle of a four-game losing streak for the Quakers that included three straight overtime losses.
College Basketball Betting Preview: Princeton
The Tigers have impressed with 10 wins in 11 games against conference opponents to open up a marginal lead over the Harvard Crimson for the top spot. Although they play Dartmouth on Friday, the fact that they have to travel for their showdown with Harvard the following day could be taxing. That will leave the finale against the Quakers with at least a margin of importance, their third straight game away from home to close out the regular season. Ian Hummer has been the team’s best scoring threat with an average of 14 points per game, but it’s Kareem Maddox that has been the most complete player. Maddox has averaged 13.8 points per game and leads the team in rebounding with an average of 7.2 boards per game.
College Basketball Betting Preview: Pennsylvania
The Quakers have a similar schedule to Princeton in that they will play consecutive road games before returning home to take on the Tigers. A streak of three straight wins came to an end against Cornell and with consecutive games against Harvard and Dartmouth it won’t be a surprise to see Pennsylvania emerge around .500 through those two contests. Jack Eggleston has been the team’s biggest threat all year, and will need to counter Maddox in the post. The senior forward has averaged 13 points and a team-high 8.2 rebounds this season, and provides the banging inside that opens things up on the outside for the Quakers’ shooters.
College Basketball Betting: Outlook & Pick
Maddox and company will be looking to finish their season on a high, but fatigue will come into play for this game. It will be the Tigers’ third straight road game over the span of just five nights, and that is taxing on any team never mind at the college basketball betting level. Princeton will get the job done on the road, but it will be a close game.
Princeton Pennsylvania Betting Pick: Pennsylvania
