Cornell Big Red (15-6) vs. Pennsylvania Quakers (12-11)
February 4, 2023 6:00 pm EDT
The Line: Pennsylvania Quakers -1.5 / Cornell Big Red +1.5; Over/Under: +161
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The Cornell Big Red and Penn Quakers meet Saturday in college basketball action at The Palestra. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.
The Cornell Big Red Betting Preview
The Cornell Big Red are averaging 84.9 points on 48.6 percent shooting and allowing 74.2 points on 45.7 percent shooting. Greg Dolan is averaging 13.2 points and 3.9 rebounds, while Nazir Williams is averaging 12.9 points and 3.1 assists. Chris Manon is the third double-digit scorer and Guy Ragland Jr. is grabbing 4.5 rebounds. The Cornell Big Red are shooting 37.5 percent from beyond the arc and 74.4 percent from the free throw line. The Cornell Big Red are allowing 33.5 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 31.1 rebounds per game.
The Penn Quakers Betting Preview
The Penn Quakers are averaging 73.6 points on 45.8 percent shooting and allowing 71.4 points on 41.9 percent shooting. Jordan Dingle is averaging 23.8 points and 2.4 assists, while Clark Slajchert is averaging 14.4 points and 2.9 rebounds. Max Martz is the third double-digit scorer and Nick Spinoso is dishing 3.4 assists. The Penn Quakers are shooting 35.5 percent from beyond the arc and 74.9 percent from the free throw line. The Penn Quakers are allowing 31.6 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 33.2 rebounds per game.
Cornell vs Penn Trends
The Big Red are 9-4-1 ATS in their last 14 road games and 15-7-1 ATS in their last 23 games overall. The Quakers are 3-1-1 ATS in their last 5 Saturday games and 18-8 ATS in their last 26 home games. The over is 4-1 in Big Red last 5 overall. The under is 4-1 in Quakers last 5 overall. The home team is 5-2 ATS in the last 7 meetings.
Randy’s Free Pick
You can make a case for either side here, as they’re both playing good ball. I guess the Pennsylvania Quakers have the edge because they’re at home. However, it’s Cornell that’s made bettors happy this season, and the Big Red have won 8 of the last 10 meetings against the Quakers. Give me Cornell and the free bucket.
