Princeton vs. Pennsylvania
College Basketball Pick: Penn -2 (January 30th 2012)
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The biggest rivalry in the Ivy League continues tonight with Princeton heading to Philadelphia to take on the Quakers at the Palestra. It has been a very quiet month for the Tigers as they have played only four games in all of January and have not played a game in 16 days due to exams. They are 3-1 in January but any sort of rhythm has been lost because of the time off and this is not a good time for that. This is just the second time since 1996 that these teams have played in January.

While Penn has seen limited action in January as well, it has played six games and is coming off a big win in its last game nine days ago. The Quakers defeated Big Five rival St. Josephs to make it three straight victories as well as making it four wins in their last five home games. Penn is off to a 2-0 start in the Ancient Eight and after dominating this series for a while, Penn has fallen the last five meetings against the Tigers. With this being the best team over that span, it will be payback time.

The Quakers should have a significant edge on the defensive side of the ball. Princeton is shooting only 42.4 percent on the season while Penn has held 12 of its 19 opponents to 45 percent shooting or less from the floor including seven at 40 percent or lower. This is a big improvement from last year when the Quakers held just 14 of their 28 opponents below 45 percent shooting, and only eight below 40 percent. Princeton shot 48.8 percent from the floor at the Palestra last year so Penn is much better off now.

The Quakers are 8-2 ATS over their last 10 games while going 7-1 ATS in their last eight games following a game where they covered the spread. Penn falls into a great situation as well as we play on home teams where the line is +3 to -3 that are coming off a win as a home underdog going up against an opponent that is coming off a road win. This situation is 53-24 ATS (68.8 percent) since 1997. We take advantage of the short number with the home team. 3* (744) Penn Quakers. If you enjoyed this Princeton vs. Penn college basketball picks for January 30th 2012, be sure to purchase Matt Fargo premium predictions today at Touthouse.com

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