Cornell Big Red (12-4) vs Yale Bulldogs (10-4)
Game Info: Friday, January 13, 2023 at 5:00 pm (Newman Arena at Bartels Hall)
Betting Odds: Cornell Big Red -1 -- Over/Under: 145.5 Click Here for the Latest Odds
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The Yale Bulldogs and Cornell Big Red face off on Friday in a college basketball showdown at the Newman Arena. When these two teams faced off last February it was Cornell that secured the 71-65 victory.
Yale comes into this game with an 11-5 record overall and they have gone 9-5 against the spread. In the last game against Harvard, it was a lower scoring game, but Yale was able to secure the victory. EJ Jarvis had a strong game finishing with 18 points and eight rebounds. Yale is averaging 74.4 points while their defense is giving up 58.3 points per game. The defense is ranked 9th in the league, and they need the defense to be strong again in this game. Matt Knowling is averaging 15.8 points while shooting 62 percent from the field and 33.3 percent from behind the three point line.
On the other side of this matchup is Cornell who sits with a 12-4 record and they have gone 10-4 against the spread. In the last game against Princeton, Cornell scored only 68 points and that led to the seven point defeat. Cornell is averaging 83.3 points while their defense is giving up 71.8 points per game. The offense is ranked 12th in college basketball and they need to get the offense back on the right track. Greg Dolan is averaging 13.4 points while shooting 53.7 percent from the field and 54.5 percent from behind the three point line.
Cornell is 8-2-1 against the spread in their last 11 games vs. a team with a winning straight-up record. The under is 6-1-1 in Cornell’s last eight games following an against the spread loss. The over is 4-1 in Cornell’s last five home games. The under is 4-1 in Cornell’s last five games against a team with a winning percentage above .600.
Cornell can really push the pace and they are going to have no issue running up the score in this game. Cornell is averaging 83.3 points per game and they are going to get over that number here. This game is going to be a shootout, and that will lead to this game going over the total.