Michigan State vs Cornell Prediction 12/29/25 College Basketball Picks Today

The Cornell Big Red and the Michigan State Spartans meet Monday in college basketball action from the Breslin Center. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Cornell Big Red vs. Michigan State Spartans prediction.

Cornell Big Red Recap

The Cornell Big Red come into this game looking to bounce back from a 93-90 loss at the hands of Samford last time out to sit at 5-5 this season. After this game, Cornell will head home for a game against subdivision Alfred State.

Big Red Lose 3 In A Row

Cooper Noard leads the Big Red in scoring with 20.6 PPG along with 3.7 RPG while Jake Fiegen has 14.3 PPG with 4.7 RPG. Adam Hinton has 14 PPG with 3.1 RPG and 2.5 APG to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for Cornell so far this season. Jacob Beccles has 7.2 PPG with 3 RPG and 3.1 APG while Josh Baldwin has 6.1 PPG with 4 RPG and 3.1 APG of his own this season. Kaspar Sepp also has 5.6 PPG with 5.8 RPG to lead the Big Red in rebounding. As a team, Cornell is averaging 90.4 PPG on 49.4% shooting from the field, 41.6% from three and 72.7% from the foul line this season.

Why the Cornell Big Red will win

• Cornell has won four of its last five night games following a road win.

Michigan State Spartans Recap

The Michigan State Spartans come into this game looking to add on to their 79-70 win over Oakland last tie out to sit at 11-1 this season. After this game, Michigan State will head on the road for a game against Nebraska.

Spartans Win 3 In A Row

Jaxon Kohler leads the Spartans in scoring and rebounding with 13.9 PPG and 10.3 RPG while Jeremy Fears Jr. has 10.8 PPG with 3.1 RPG and a team-high 9.2 APG to lead the Spartans in assists so far this season. Coen Carr’s added 11.6 PPG with 4.9 RPG and Carson Cooper’s chipped in 10.5 PPG with 7 RPG to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for Michigan State so far this season. As a team, Michigan State is averaging 78 PPG on 46.1% shooting from the field, 35.7% from three and 74.1% from the foul line this season.

Why the Michigan State Spartans will win

• Michigan State has won each of its last 15 night games against non-Conference opponents at Jack Breslin Student Events Center.
• Cornell has lost four of its last five road night games against non-Conference opponents.

Total Points Facts

• Each of Cornell’s last nine games have produced a total of 158+ points.
• Eighteen of Michigan State’s last 19 games have produced a total of 151 or fewer points.

Cornell Big Red vs. Michigan State Spartans Prediction

I’m on Cornell and the points here. Michigan State just isn’t a team that blows out inferior competition, and while the Spartans are the better team and should win this game easily, I still think that this is just a case of too many points. I think Cornell keeps this one respectable and this one finishes within the number. Give me Cornell and the points.