Basketball Game Preview: Yale Bulldogs vs. Olive Wildcats

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Previous Games

01/20/24 - Away	66-38 W
12/08/23 - Away	58-32 W
01/23/23 - Neutral	62-44 W
01/21/23 - Neutral	65-44 W
01/25/20 - Neutral	51-41 W
+ 3 more games

Yale is 7-1 against Olive since December of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Yale Bulldogs will host the Olive Wildcats at 1:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.

Yale lost 57-32 to Hominy on Monday. The matchup marked the Bulldogs' lowest-scoring game so far this season.

Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Olive took on Shidler on Tuesday. Olive took a hard 63-44 fall against Shidler. The Wildcats have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Olive's loss dropped their record down to 4-10. As for Yale, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost nine of their last 12 contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-11 record this season.

Everything came up roses for Yale against Olive when the teams last played back in January of 2024, as the team secured a 66-38 victory. Does Yale have another victory up their sleeve, or will Olive turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.