Colgate (2-6) vs Cornell (4-3)
Game Info: Wednesday, December 4, 2024 at 7:00 pm (Cotterell Court)
The Line: Betting Odds: Colgate +2 / Cornell -2 — Over/Under: 153
The Cornell Big Red and the Colgate Raiders meet Wednesday in college basketball action from the Cotterell Court. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Cornell vs. Colgate prediction.
Cornell Recap
The Cornell Big Red come into this game looking to bounce back from an 82-72 loss at the hands of Syracuse last time out. After this game, Cornell will take on Army, California, Illinois State, Siena, and Columbia.
Big Red Looking For Consistency
Jake Fiegen leads Cornell in scoring with 13.7 PPG while AK Okereke has 11.3 PPG with a team-high 4.3 APG to lead the Big Red in assists. Nazir Williams has 10.5 PPG with 4.7 RPG and 3.7 APG up to this point in the year. Cooper Noard has 11.6 PPG while Guy Ragland Jr. has 10 PPG with a team-high 7.1 RPG to lead Cornell on the glass and to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for Cornell so far this season. As a team, Cornell is averaging 81.6 PPG on 46.5% shooting from the field, 32% from three, and 73.9% from the foul line this season.
Why the Cornell Big Red will win
- Cornell has won each of its last nine games against the Patriot League.
- Colgate has lost 10 of its last 11 games against non-conference opponents.
Colgate Recap
The Colgate Raiders come into this one looking to rebound from an 82-78 loss to Sam Houston last time out. After this game, the Raiders will square off against Northeastern on the road.
Raiders Drop Back-To-Back Games
Brady Cummins leads the Raiders in scoring with 10.9 PPG along with 4 RPG while Nicolas Louis-Jacques has 10.5 PPG as the only other double-digit scorer for Colgate so far this season. Jeff Woodward has 9.8 PPG with 5.5 RPG and 3 APG in 4 games so far this season while Parker Jones has 9.6 PPG and 4.9 RPG. As a team, Colgate is averaging 67.4 PPG on 43.8% shooting from the field, 32.2% from three, and 65.3% from the foul line this season.
Why the Colgate Raiders will win
- Colgate has won 28 of its last 29 night games at Wesley M. Cotterell Court.
- Cornell has lost each of its last seven Wednesday road games against non-conference opponents.
Cornell vs. Colgate Prediction
I’m on Cornell here. The Big Red do have the stronger strength of schedule coming into this game, but they’ve been getting crushed defensively over the course of the season and the big thing to stopping Cornell is that you have to force turnovers. The Big Red play at the fastest pace offensively in the country, and when you play that fast, mistakes are made and you have to be able to take advantage, but Colgate doesn’t do that. I just think that Cornell can make enough shots to get the cover on the road here so give me the Big Red.