Dartmouth vs Cornell Prediction 1/31/25 College Basketball Picks

The Dartmouth Big Green are visiting the Cornell Big Red on Friday, January 31st at the Newman Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Dartmouth Big Green vs Cornell Big Red Prediction. We will examine:

The Cornell Big Red’ recent form and player performance

The Dartmouth Big Green’s recent form and player performance

Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Cornell Big Red

Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Dartmouth Big Green

Recent betting trends in games played between Dartmouth Big Green and Cornell Big Red

A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for the Dartmouth Big Green vs Cornell Big Red game

Cornell Big Red Preview

The Cornell Big Red have an 11-6 record this season and are sitting in second place in the Ivy. The Big Red are coming off an 85-76 win over Princeton. The Big Red are 8-6-1 against the spread, and 10-4-1 in over/under while having a 4-4 home record.

Offensively, Cornell is averaging 86.5 points per game, which ranks 4th in the nation. Defensively, they are allowing 77.1 points per game (315th). The Big Red shoot 51.5% from the field, which is the best in the nation, and 37.5% from beyond the arc (39th). The Big Red shoot 74.3% from the free throw line (93rd) and are grabbing 34.8 rebounds per game (236th).

Nazir Williams leads Cornell scoring this season, with an average of 15.2 points, 4.4 rebounds, and 3.6 assists, while AK Okereke adds 12.6 points, 4.1 rebounds, and 4.2 assists per game.  

Dartmouth Big Green Preview

The Dartmouth Big Green have an 8-9 record this season and are sitting in the 4th place in the Ivy. The Big Green are coming off an 84-83 win over Brown. The Big Green are 10-5 against the spread, and 8-7 in over/under while having a 3-6 road record.

Offensively, Dartmouth is averaging 78.8 points per game, which ranks 82nd nationally. Defensively, they allow 73.8 points per game, which is 248th in the nation. The Big Green shoot 43.6% from the field (249th) and 36.4% from beyond the arc (62nd). The Big Green shoot 73.6% from the free-throw line (119th) and are grabbing 36.9 rebounds per game (129th).

Ryan Cornish leads Dartmouth in scoring this season, with an average of 16.7 points, 5.1 rebounds, and a team-high 3.6 assists, while Connor Amundsen adds 11.8 points and 3.4 assists per game.

Why the Cornell Big Red will win

• Cornell has won each of its last 10 Friday home games.
• Dartmouth has lost each of its last seven road night games against the Ivy League.
• Dartmouth has lost the first half in each of its last 13 road games against the Ivy League.

Why the Dartmouth Big Green will win

• The road team has won nine of Cornell’s last 10 games.
• Cornell has lost four of its last five home games.

Total Points Facts

• Fifty-four of Dartmouth’s last 56 night games against Conference opponents have produced a total of 163 or fewer points.
• Thirteen of the last 16 night games between Dartmouth and Cornell have produced a total of 163 or fewer points.

Matchup/League Facts

• Cornell ranks 1st among Division 1 teams for field goal percentage this season (51.5%).
• Cornell ranks 1st among Division 1 teams for effective field goal percentage this season (60.4%).
• Dartmouth ranks 9th among Division 1 teams for three-point field goals made per game this season (10.6).
• Dartmouth ranks T15th among Division 1 teams for opponent free throws made per game this season (10.4).

Dartmouth Big Green vs Cornell Big Red Head-to-Head

Cornell has won their last four meetings against Dartmouth, but both teams are 5-5 against the spread in their last 10 meetings. Over is 4-0 in their 4 meetings in Cornell, and in their most recent meeting last season, Cornell won 89-80 at home, not covering the spread, as the game went over the point total.

Dartmouth Big Green vs Cornell Big Red Prediction

In this Dartmouth Big Green vs Cornell Big Red Prediction, Cornell is coming as a -10.5 home favorites. Cornell is rightfully favored, as they have been the better team this season. Both teams have been covering spreads lately and they are involved in some higher-scoring games, as they are 10-2 to the over in their last 12 games combined, as both teams rank near the bottom 100 of the nation defensively. Expect another high-scoring affair and take the over.