Central Connecticut beat Dartmouth 78-71

By Hardwood Bricks staff · Sun, Nov 8, 2026

Central Connecticut beat Dartmouth 78-71 on the road in Hanover.

Cromwell, Connecticut, native Victor Payne Jr. led Central Connecticut with 17 points and 5 3-pointers. Cameron McNamee had 20 points and 4 3-pointers for Dartmouth. Brooklyn, New York, native Ashton Reynolds led all players with 8 rebounds for Central Connecticut.

Central Connecticut covered the closing spread. Our model missed the final margin by 28.1 points.

Scoring · Central Connecticut: Victor Payne Jr. 17, James Jones 15, Ashton Reynolds 13, Raphel Laurent 10, Jhace Johnson 9, Jayden Mott 8, Elijah Parker 4, Brayden Jackson 2. Dartmouth: Cameron McNamee 20, Anton Strelnikov 15, Cam Hiatt 9, Ben Brown 5, Patrick Tivnan Jr. 5, Acen Jimenez 5, Landon Williams 4, Dan Civello 4, Nikola Abusara 2, Ernas Valauskas 2.

What the model said

Projected that morning with only earlier games

CCSU 62, DART 83model score

-21.1model spread (home)

144.4model total

28.1points off the final margin

FavoriteDART -8.512.6 Lost Over 140.53.9 Won

OverUnderFavoriteUnderdogThe colored fill is the gap between the model and the market: a full chip means 6 points or more. The number on each chip is that gap.

Leans are against the DraftKings closing line ESPN carries. Season record on the ratings page.

Line and result

	Spread (home)	Total	ML home	ML away	Source
Close	-8.5	140.5	-395	310	DraftKings via ESPN

Margin -7 (home) ATS CCSU covered Total 149 → over

Travel and rest coming in

Team	Rest days	Miles in	Road streak	Time zone
CCSU	2	199	3	same
DART	non-NEC team, not tracked

Rest is full days off between games. Miles are an estimate from the travel model (see the travel page).

Team stats

Stat	CCSU	DART
FG	29-58	25-65
FG%	50	38
3PT	9-22	7-32
3P%	41	22
FT	11-13	14-20
FT%	85	70
Rebounds	33	33
Offensive rebounds	9	15
Defensive rebounds	24	18
Assists	13	9
Steals	6	11
Blocks	1	3
Turnovers	13	14
Points off turnovers	16	11
Fast break points	2	4
Points in paint	36	36
Fouls	17	13
Largest lead	7	7
Possessions (est.)	68.2	73.5
Points per 100 possessions	114.4	96.6

Possessions = FGA − OREB + TO + 0.475 × FTA.

Central Connecticut Blue Devils

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	PF
James Jones G	39	15	7-12	1-3	0-0	5	7	0	1	1	0	1
Jhace Johnson G	34	9	3-8	3-6	0-0	1	4	7	2	1	1	1
Raphel Laurent G	34	10	2-9	0-2	6-8	0	6	1	3	1	0	1
Jayden Mott F	32	8	3-7	0-1	2-2	0	2	1	1	0	0	3
Ashton Reynolds G	29	13	5-9	0-2	3-3	2	8	1	1	2	0	3
Victor Payne Jr.	27	17	6-9	5-8	0-0	0	2	1	2	1	0	4
Elijah Parker	15	4	2-2	0-0	0-0	1	4	2	0	0	0	3
Brayden Jackson	13	2	1-2	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	3	0	0	1
Rashawn Tibby	1	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Matt Goodwin	1	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Carson Gretz	DNP
Jacori Ervin	DNP
Colin Langdon	DNP
Daniel James	DNP
David Smith	DNP
Roddy Jones	DNP

Dartmouth Big Green

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	PF
Cam Hiatt G	30	9	2-4	1-1	4-4	3	5	1	0	1	0	1
Landon Williams G	30	4	2-7	0-3	0-0	2	4	2	2	0	1	0
Cameron McNamee G	30	20	6-12	4-10	4-6	1	6	0	1	1	0	4
Nikola Abusara G	20	2	1-7	0-1	0-0	1	2	1	2	3	0	0
Dan Civello C	13	4	2-5	0-3	0-0	1	2	1	0	0	2	3
Ben Brown	25	5	1-6	1-6	2-2	2	2	0	0	1	0	2
Anton Strelnikov	24	15	6-12	0-1	3-4	2	5	3	5	1	0	1
Patrick Tivnan Jr.	15	5	2-2	0-0	1-4	0	3	0	0	1	0	1
Acen Jimenez	15	5	2-3	1-2	0-0	2	2	0	3	2	0	1
Ernas Valauskas	15	2	1-6	0-4	0-0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0
Tyler Garrett	8	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jake Pollack	DNP
Shanon Simango	DNP
CJ Aldrich III	DNP