Cornell vs Dartmouth 1/2/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Dartmouth Big Green will travel to Newman Arena to take on the Cornell Big Red this Sunday afternoon in College Basketball action.

The Dartmouth Big Green lost their 7^th straight game and dropped to 3-8 on the season after being defeated by the CSU Bakersfield Roadrunners, 61-57, on December 21^st. Dartmouth led by a 31-26 margin at halftime, however, the Big Green offense struggled in the 2^nd half and could not regain the lead after CSU Bakersfield took a 57-56 lead with 2:24 left in regulation. Dartmouth shot 38.0% from the field & 34.4% from beyond the arc while allowing CSU Bakersfield to shoot 45.3% from the field & 25.0% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Big Green was Brendan Barry who had 19 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block, & 2 steals.

On the season, Dartmouth is averaging 68.8 ppg on 41.9% shooting from the field. The Big Green are averaging 10.1 three-pointers per game on 36.0% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Dartmouth has been led by Brendan Barry (14.9 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 2.0 apg, 1.5 spg), Aaryn Rai (11.9 ppg, 7.4 rpg, 2.2 apg, 1.1 spg), Taurus Samuels (9.8 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 2.1 apg), & Garrison Wade (7.1 ppg, 4.5 rpg).

Defensively, Dartmouth is allowing their opponents to average 70.6 ppg on 45.2% shooting from the field. The Big Green have a rebound margin of -5.4 and a turnover margin of 1.2.

The Cornell Big Red lost their 2^nd straight game and dropped to 8-3 on the season after being defeated by the Syracuse Orange, 80-68, this past Wednesday. Cornell struggled offensively against Syracuse and could not fight back after an 11-0 Orange run gave Syracuse a 62-43 lead with 10:20 left in regulation. Cornell shot 35.4% from the field & 32.6% from beyond the arc while allowing Syracuse to shoot 56.1% from the field & 30.0% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Big Red was Keller Boothby who had 20 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, & 1 steal.

On the season, Cornell is averaging 86.3 ppg on 48.2% shooting from the field. The Big Red are averaging 11.4 three-pointers per game on 37.1% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Cornell has been led by Jordan Jones (12.7 ppg, 2.9 rpg), Keller Boothby (10.5 ppg, 4.3 rpg), Chris Manon (8.5 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 1.7 apg, 1.6 spg), & Sarju Patel (8.3 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 1.4 apg).

Defensively, Cornell is allowing their opponents to an average of 74.9 ppg on 40.9% shooting from the field. The Big Red have a rebound margin of 6.0 and a turnover margin of -0.8.

The Big Green are just 6-13 ATS in their last 19 games vs. Cornell, however, are 3-0-1 ATS in their last 4 games overall. The Big Red are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games vs. a team with a losing straight up record and 9-1 ATS in their last 10 games overall.

Dartmouth comes into this game ranked just 253^rd in scoring offense & 224^th in scoring defense, however, the Big Green have been solid in terms of hitting the three-pointer as they come into this matchup ranked 24^th in three-pointers made per game & 76^th in 3P-FG%. Cornell has been led by their offense which ranks 5^th in scoring offense & 30^th in FG%, however, the Big Red have had trouble keeping opponents off the scoreboard as they come into this game ranked 302^nd in scoring defense.

Dartmouth hasn’t picked up a win since November, however, the Big Green have been very competitive during their losing streak which includes OT losses at FGCU & Stanford and a just a 6-point loss at California. Cornell is a team that can score the basketball, however, they can struggle defensively, and as I think the Big Green will be able to keep this one competitive behind their three-point shooting, I think the play here is to take Dartmouth and the points. Good Luck!