Pennsylvania vs. Dartmouth prediction: Dartmouth favored to win men's college basketball matchup [1/17/2026]

Dartmouth will face Pennsylvania, in what is expected to be a close men's college basketball game, at Edward Leede Arena on Saturday, beginning at 3:00 PM ET.

Based on updated simulations, Dimers' proven college basketball model gives Dartmouth a slight edge with a 54% win probability over Pennsylvania.

This article offers a closer look at Saturday's Pennsylvania vs. Dartmouth matchup, including an expanded look at the predicted score, best bets and picks.

Pennsylvania vs. Dartmouth prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using powerful machine learning and data, we have simulated the result of Saturday's NCAA basketball game between Pennsylvania and Dartmouth 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our famous predictive model gives Dartmouth a 54% chance of beating Pennsylvania. Our predicted final score has Dartmouth winning 81-80.

According to our model, Pennsylvania (+1.5) has a 52% chance of covering the spread, while the 162.5-point over/under has a 52% chance of staying under.

Pennsylvania vs. Dartmouth odds

We have researched the best men's college basketball odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

All odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

Pennsylvania vs. Dartmouth picks and best bet

After matching our predictions against the best current odds, we can reveal our picks for each of the major markets. Plus, find our best bet for the game below: