DARTMOUTH (5-17, 1-7 Ivy) at COLUMBIA (13-9, 4-4 Ivy)

The losses are starting to pile up for Dartmouth; it’s dropped five in a row and 10 of its last 11. During its current losing streak, the margin of defeat has not dipped below nine points. The Big Green hasn’t come close to figuring it out lately, and there’s no reason to think its luck changes tonight.

Pick: Columbia 73, Dartmouth 63

PRINCETON (19-4, 7-0 Ivy) at YALE (12-10, 5-3 Ivy)

Yale took the Crimson down to the wire last Friday, so the Bulldogs can clearly compete with the best, which Princeton is as of now. But the Tigers, despite their undefeated conference record, are not immune to an upset. Four of Princeton’s seven victories have been by four points or less, and you can only win like that for so long before it catches up to you.

The Bulldogs are the second toughest matchup left on the Tigers’ schedule, so a win would be a huge boon to Princeton’s title chances. Perhaps it’s the optimist in me, but I think Yale defends its home court, avenges the four-point loss in January, and hands Princeton its first league defeat.

Pick: Yale 74, Princeton 73

DARTMOUTH at CORNELL

Round two of the most irrelevant matchup in the league. Dartmouth got the best of the Big Red last time, but Cornell has a little momentum on its side now, having won two of its last three and almost beating Princeton last Saturday.

The Big Red is the much better team, and it’s actually beginning to shape up into a winner. I see the home team with an easy victory.

Pick: Cornell 70, Dartmouth 59

PENN at YALE

Penn is freefalling right now. The Quakers have lost four straight, three of them in overtime. It’s actually painful to watch because I like this Penn team a lot. Zack Rosen, Jack Eggleston, and Tyler Bernardini can match up with the top three players on any team (though their skill sets overlap a little—they don’t complement one another as well as some of their Big Three counterparts). Miles Cartwright is one of the most promising freshmen in the Ivies. Jerome Allen is the best-dressed coach in the league. There’s a lot to like, and yet the whole is less than the sum of its parts.

I have to see a reason to believe in a Quaker turnaround before I pick them. Yale is the clear No. 3 in the Ivies right now, and it should defend the Amphitheater.

Pick: Yale 67, Penn 63