Princeton vs. Hofstra Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Nov. 5
05 November 2026

The Princeton Tigers (1-0) host the Hofstra Pride (1-0) at Jadwin Gymnasium, beginning at 7 p.m. ET on Thursday, November 5, 2026. The Tigers are 1.5-point favorites in the game. The matchup's over/under is 139.5.
Princeton is coming off of a 78-46 win against Carnegie Mellon in its last outing on Monday. In the victory, Dalen Davis led Princeton with 16 points. Hofstra is coming off of a 97-51 victory over Saint Joseph's (L.I.) in its most recent outing on Monday. Trey Boyd III's team-leading 18 points paced Hofstra in the win.
Princeton vs. Hofstra Odds and Game Time
- When: Thursday, November 5, 2026 at 7 p.m. ET
- Where: Jadwin Gymnasium in Princeton, New Jersey
- Spread favorite: Princeton -1.5
- Moneyline favorite: Princeton -134
- Moneyline underdog: Hofstra +109
- Over/Under: 139.5 points
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Betting the Over/Under: Princeton vs. Hofstra
- Out of 28 games last season, Princeton had 16 with more than 139.5 points scored, its current matchup's point total.
- Hofstra played 19 games last season (55.9% of chances) in which the teams combined to score more than 139.5 points.
- The Tigers and the Pride combined to average 4.6 more points per game a season ago than the over/under of 139.5 set for this game.
- Opponents of these two teams averaged a combined 138.7 points per game last season, 0.8 fewer than the over/under for this game.
- The average point total for Princeton's games last year was 1.1 more points than the over/under of 139.5 in this matchup.
- Hofstra's games in 2025 averaged a total of 142.2 points, 2.7 more than the point total in this matchup.
Betting the Spread: Princeton vs. Hofstra
- Princeton won 15 games against the spread last season, while failing to cover 13 times.
- When playing as at least 1.5-point favorites last season, the Tigers had an ATS record of 4-2.
- Hofstra put together a 20-14-0 ATS record last year.
- The Pride were 6-4 ATS last year when playing as at least 1.5-point underdogs.
- Princeton was 7-4 against the spread, and 7-4 overall, at home last year.
- As a 1.5-point favorite or greater at home last season, Princeton was 4-2 ATS.
- On the road last season, Hofstra was 9-8 overall and 10-7 against the spread.
- Last season, as a 1.5-point underdog or more away from home, Hofstra was 4-4 ATS.
Betting the Moneyline: Princeton vs. Hofstra
- Princeton finished with a 5-1 record in games it was favored on the moneyline last season (winning 83.3% of those games).
- When playing as a moneyline favorite with odds of -134 or shorter, the Tigers had a record of 5-1 (83.3%).
- Princeton has a 57.3% chance to win this matchup based on the moneyline's implied probability.
- Hofstra won four of the 10 games it played as underdogs last season.
- The Pride had a record of 3-6 in games where sportsbooks had them as underdogs of at least +109 on the moneyline.
- The oddsmakers' moneyline implies a 47.8% chance of a victory for Hofstra.
