Yale (20-9) vs Cornell (22-6)
Game Info: Saturday, March 16, 2024 at 2:00 pm (Francis S. Levien Gymnasium)
Betting Odds: Yale -1 -- Over/Under: 151.5 Click Here for the Latest Odds
Where to Watch: ESPNEWS
The Cornell Big Red and the Yale Bulldogs meet Saturday in the college basketball Ivy League Tournament Semifinals at Levien Gymnasium. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Cornell vs. Yale Prediction.
Cornell Team Preview
The Cornell Big Red come into the conference tournament as the 3-seed, finishing the year 22-6 overall including an 11-3 mark in Ivy League Conference Play. Chris Manon leads the Big Red in scoring with 12.6 PPG along with 4 RPG and 3 APG this season. Nazir Williams has 11.7 PPG with 3.8 RPG and 3.2 APG as the only other double-digit scorer for Cornell so far this season. Isaiah Gray has 9.3 PPG with 3.8 RPG and a team-high 3.2 APG to lead Cornell in assists while Sean Hansen has 9.3 PPG with 3.6 RPG and Guy Ragland Jr. has 9 PPG with a team-high 5.2 RPG to lead Cornell on the glass this season. As a team, Cornell is averaging 83 PPG on 49.3% shooting from the field, 34.9% from three and 72.5% from the foul line.
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Yale Team Preview
The Yale Bulldogs come into the conference tournament as the 2-seed, ending the year with a 20-9 overall mark including an 11-3 conference record. Danny Wolf leads the Bulldogs in scoring and rebounding with 14.4 PPG and 9.7 RPG while Bez Mbeng has 11.8 PPG with 3.9 RPG and a team-high 4.2 APG to lead the Bulldogs in the assist department this season. John Poulakidas has 13 PPG and Matt Knowling has 11.8 PPG with 5 RPG to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for Yale up to this point in the year. August Mahoney also has 9.9 PPG as well for Yale this season. As a team, Yale is averaging 75.8 PPG on 47.2% shooting from the field, 34.9% from three and 71.9% from the foul line this season.
Cornell vs. Yale Prediction
I’m on Yale in this one. I just trust Yale in this spot a lot more than I do the Big Red, because Yale has plenty of big game experience. Cornell has issues on the defensive glass and they give up a ton of free throws and in a tight game like this, those shots at the charity stripe could prove to be the difference. I’ll side with Yale but there’s much better options on the board.
Chris’s Pick Yale -1
AUTHOR: Chris Ruffolo
