Pennsylvania vs Cornell Prediction 2/28/25 College Basketball Picks

The Penn Quakers and the Cornell Big Red meet Friday in college basketball action from the Newman Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Penn vs. Cornell prediction.

Matchup History

The Cornell Big Red won the first meeting between these two teams this season by a final score of 86-76 on the road back on January 18th, 2025. The win made it three in a road head-to-head for Cornell in this matchup.

Penn Recap

The Penn Quakers come into this game looking to bounce back from a 79-78 loss at the hands of Harvard last time out to sit at 7-17 on the year. After this game, Penn will continue on the road to take on Columbia.

Quakers Lose 6 Of Last 7

Ethan Roberts leads the Quakers in scoring with 17.4 PPG along with 5.8 RPG and 2.1 APG while Nick Spinoso has 13.2 PPG with team-highs of 6.4 RPG and 3.1 APG to lead the Quakers in rebounding and assists. Sam Brown has 12.3 PPG with 3.4 RPG and 2.2 APG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Penn so far this season. As a team, Penn is averaging 68.9 PPG on 41.7% shooting from the field, 32.6% from three, and 68.1% from the foul line this season.

Why the Penn Quakers will win

• Penn has won 15 of its last 17 night games against Cornell.
• Cornell has lost four of its last five games.

Cornell Recap

The Cornell Big Red come into this game looking to add on to their 85-81 win over Brown last time out to improve to 14-10 on the year. After this game, Cornell will welcome Princeton to town.

Big Red Snap Four-Game Losing Streak

Nazir Williams leads the Big Red in scoring with 14.6 PPG along with 4.4 RPG and 3.4 APG while AK Okereke has 13.1 PPG with 4 RPG and a team-high 4.1 APG to lead the Big Red in assists so far this season. Cooper Noard has 13.2 PPG with 3.1 RPG and Jake Fiegen has 10.5 PPG with 3.8 RPG while Guy Ragland Jr. has 10.3 PPG with a team-high 5.5 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 83.5 PPG on 49% shooting from the field, 36.1% from three, and 75.1% from the foul line this season.

Why the Cornell Big Red will win

• Penn has lost each of its last nine road games after coming off overtime.
• Cornell has won each of its last 11 Friday home games.

Total Points Facts

• Each of Penn’s last 15 road games has produced a total of 154 or fewer points.
• Each of the last seven games between Penn and Cornell at Newman Arena at Bartels Hall has produced a total of 157 or fewer points.

Penn vs. Cornell Prediction

I’m on Cornell here. These are two teams that have had their fair share of struggles in a lot of their recent games, but the thing here is that Penn continues to have issues and Cornell finally snapped out of their funk, but the Big Red also have far more trustworthy offense in a position like this. I just don’t think that the Quakers can hang around with the Big Red for a full 40 minutes and I expect Cornell to pull away over the course of the second half. Give me the Big Red laying the points at home in this one.