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Hofstra @ Princeton

NCAAB · · Jadwin Gymnasium

PRIN

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Our pick
HOFHofstra Pride
62% to win
ModelHOF 62%PRIN 38%

No betting line yet, so no market chance to compare.

Not a promise: a 62% pick still loses about 4 times in 10.

The line

MarketAZMango
SpreadNo line yetHOF -3.3
Totaln/a139.1
Moneylinen/aHOF -160
PRIN +160 fair

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5,000 simulated games

Typical score
PRIN 73, HOF 77
8 in 10 games
HOF by 17 to PRIN by 11
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Advantages Why Hofstra can win

  1. Season-long ratings: betting lines have rated Hofstra about 5.7 points stronger over recent games.
  2. Net rating (points per 100 possessions): Hofstra 59th (+9.3), Princeton 276th (-7.6) of 365.
  3. Recent scoring margins: worth about 3.2 points to Hofstra in our ratings.
  4. Hofstra's offense (112.9 points per 100 possessions, 85th in Division I) meets a Princeton defense that ranks 260th.
  5. Team matchup: no unit-against-unit mismatch clearly favors Hofstra. The nearest thing to one: their shooting efficiency (173rd of 365) meets the Princeton shooting defense (216th), close to even, so this is more about execution than one area to exploit.
  6. Star matchup: no key position favors Hofstra, so they need their depth to beat the other side's stars, with German Plotnikov (9.4 pts, 3.3 reb, 0.8 ast, Game Score 7.2) leading the way.
  7. Simulation: Hofstra win 3,080 of 5,000 simulated games.

Disadvantages Why Hofstra may not

  1. Home court: Princeton play at home, worth about 3 points in college basketball, more than in the NBA.
  2. Range of outcomes: in the worst 10% of simulations Hofstra lose by 11 or more.
  3. Strength of schedule: Princeton 142nd (+0.2), Hofstra 230th (-0.5) of 365.
  4. Defensive rebounding (share of misses): Princeton 79th (71.5%), Hofstra 204th (69.0%) of 365.
  5. Team matchup: a strength Hofstra may not get to use. Their offensive rebounding (55th of 365) meets the Princeton defensive rebounding (79th), one of the better units at stopping it, which can take away their plan to crash the glass for second chances.
  6. Star matchup: Best player against best player, Jackson Hicke (Princeton: 15.2 pts, 5.2 reb, 2.4 ast, Game Score 11.4) has the edge on German Plotnikov (Hofstra: 9.4 pts, 3.3 reb, 0.8 ast, Game Score 7.2); at forward, Malik Abdullahi (Princeton: 9.5 pts, 5.6 reb, 1.4 ast, Game Score 7.6) has the edge on Silas Sunday (Hofstra: 5.1 pts, 6.8 reb, 0.7 ast, Game Score 5.9).
  7. Upset odds: Princeton win 1,920 of 5,000 simulations (38%). A 62% pick still loses about 4 times in 10.

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Who's out

HOF Hofstra

  • Nobody listed out or questionable.

PRIN Princeton

  • Nobody listed out or questionable.

Regulars who sat out a team's last game count as likely out (box scores). Also checked: who played in recent games, ESPN team rosters, ESPN and CBS Sports news. Players out or doubtful are never counted as a strength.

Side by sideRankings

HOFPRIN
0-0Record0-0
+9.3 59Net rating-7.6 276
112.9 85Offensive rating103.7 272
103.6 66Defensive rating111.4 260
-0.5 230Strength of schedule+0.2 142
51.4% 173Effective FG%49.6% 257
46.3% 13Opponent eFG%52.0% 216
16.1 145Turnovers per 10017.1 204
34.7% 55Offensive rebound %27.2% 290
37.1% 263-point %33.9% 174
65.9 321Pace65.0 346

Small numbers are ranks among 365 Division I teams (1 = best; pace 1 = fastest). Ratings are points per 100 possessions; strength of schedule is the average rating of opponents faced (2025-26 season and this season so far).

Last 4 meetings

  • Princeton 74 @ Hofstra 67Nov 10, 2023
  • Hofstra 83 @ Princeton 77Nov 7, 2022
  • Princeton 77 @ Hofstra 81Dec 1, 2021
  • Hofstra 87 @ Princeton 72Dec 19, 2019

What if?

Hofstra62%
38%Princeton

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