Yale vs. Pennsylvania betting: College basketball preview for Feb. 21

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The Pennsylvania Quakers (13-10, 6-4 Ivy League) will try to continue a four-game winning streak when they visit the Yale Bulldogs (20-4, 8-2 Ivy League) at 2 p.m. ET on Saturday, February 21, 2026 as 9.5-point underdogs. The Bulldogs have also won four games in a row. The over/under is set at 150.5 in the matchup.

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Yale vs. Pennsylvania betting lines

  • Yale moneyline odds to win: -493
  • Pennsylvania moneyline odds to win: +360
  • Spread: Yale (-9.5)
  • Total: 150.5

Yale statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Yale has done a better job covering the spread in road games (5-5-0) than it has at home (3-5-0).
  • When it comes to point totals, the Bulldogs hit the over less often in home games, as they’ve eclipsed the total four times in eight opportunities this season (50%). In road games, they have hit the over seven times in 10 opportunities (70%).
  • Yale has played worse as a moneyline favorite at home, putting up a home record of 6-2, compared to going 8-1 on the road.

Recent trends

  • The Bulldogs have seen a downturn in scoring recently, putting up 80.5 points per game in their last 10 outings, 2.8 points fewer than the 83.3 they’ve scored this season.
  • Yale’s points-allowed average over its past 10 games (70.8) is 0.7 fewer points per game than the team is allowing over the entire season (71.5).
  • The Bulldogs’ 9.2 made three-pointers per-game average in their last 10 games are more than the 8.9 they average on the season, but those 10 games have seen a lower percentage of shots made, 41.1% compared to their season-long percentage of 41.8% from beyond the arc.

Yale betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 10-12-0 (Home: 3-5-0; Away: 5-5-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 9.5+: 3-6-0 (As Favorite: 9-11-0; As Underdog: 1-1-0)
  • O-U-P: 13-9-0 (Home: 4-4-0; Away: 7-3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 17-3 (Home: 6-2; Away: 8-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-1 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-1)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
50.0 (18th in nation) 43.7 (156th) 32.4 (164th) 27.8 (27th) 16.4 (50th) 8.9 (11th)

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Pennsylvania statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Against the spread, Pennsylvania has had better results away (8-2-0) than at home (6-5-0).
  • Quakers games have gone above the over/under 9.1% of the time at home (one of 11), and 40% of the time on the road (four of 10).
  • In 2025-26 as moneyline underdogs, the Quakers have a better winning percentage at home (.500, 2-2 record) than away (.333, 3-6).

Recent trends

  • The Quakers are averaging 74.1 points per contest over their last 10 games, which is 2.5 fewer points than their average for the season (76.6).
  • While Pennsylvania is surrendering 74.6 points per game in 2025-26, it has bettered that mark in its previous 10 games, allowing 72.2 points per contest.
  • Over their past 10 games, the Quakers are making 6.9 three-pointers per game, 0.9 fewer threes than their season average (7.8). They also own a worse three-point percentage over their previous 10 games (36.5%) compared to their season average (38.0%).

Pennsylvania betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 14-8-0 (Home: 6-5-0; Away: 8-2-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 9.5+: 2-2-0 (As Favorite: 4-4-0; As Underdog: 10-4-0)
  • O-U-P: 6-16-0 (Home: 1-10-0; Away: 4-6-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 7-0 (Home: 7-0; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 5-9 (Home: 2-2; Away: 3-6)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
44.5 (223rd in nation) 45.6 (264th) 32.7 (148th) 32.0 (236th) 14.2 (159th) 10.4 (113th)
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