Cornell Big Red (16-9) vs. Yale Bulldogs (17-6)
February 25, 2023 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: Yale Bulldogs -7.5 / Cornell Big Red +7.5; Over/Under: +155.5
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The Cornell Big Red and Yale Bulldogs meet Saturday in college basketball action at the John J. Lee Amphitheater. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.
The Cornell Big Red Betting Preview
The Cornell Big Red are averaging 84.8 points on 48.4 percent shooting and allowing 75.6 points on 46.5 percent shooting. Greg Dolan is averaging 13.6 points and 3.8 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 4.4 rebounds. The Cornell Big Red are shooting 36.7 percent from beyond the arc and 73.2 percent from the free throw line. The Cornell Big Red are allowing 34.6 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 30.8 rebounds per game.
The Yale Bulldogs Betting Preview
The Yale Bulldogs are averaging 74.9 points on 47.3 percent shooting and allowing 61.4 points on 39.4 percent shooting. Matt Knowling is averaging 14.5 points and 4.8 rebounds, while EJ Jarvis is averaging 10.5 points and 5.3 rebounds. John Poulakidas is the third double-digit scorer and August Mahoney is dishing 1.5 assists. The Yale Bulldogs are shooting 33.6 percent from beyond the arc and 68.5 percent from the free throw line. The Yale Bulldogs are allowing 32.4 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 35.9 rebounds per game.
Cornell vs Yale Trends
The Big Red are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 road games and 1-6 ATS in their last 7 games overall. The Bulldogs are 4-0-1 ATS in their last 5 Saturday games and 5-1-1 ATS in their last 7 games overall. The over is 4-1 in Big Red last 5 road games. The under is 20-8-1 in Bulldogs last 29 overall. The underdog is 4-1 ATS in the last 5 meetings.
Randy’s Free Pick
The Cornell Big Red enter this contest playing subpar ball, and this isn’t the game where they get back on track. The Yale Bulldogs win at home by an average of 25 points while shooting 51.5 percent from the field. Yale is 14-8-1 ATS on the season and wins in the favorite role by an average of 13.6 points. I’ll lay the chalk.
