The Cornell Big Red (17-10, 7-7 Ivy League) travel to face the Yale Bulldogs (20-7, 10-4 Ivy League) after losing five consecutive road games.
Saturday’s matchup between the Bulldogs and the Big Red sees the Bulldogs as a strong, 6.5-point favorite. The over/under for the game is set at 149.
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Yale Betting Line, Matchup Info Vs. Cornell
- When: Saturday, March 11, 2023 at 11:00 AM ET
- Where: Jadwin Gymnasium in Princeton, New Jersey
- How to Watch on TV: ESPNU
- Spread Favorite: Yale -6.5
- Moneyline Favorite: Yale -286
- Moneyline Underdog: Cornell +223
- Over/Under: 149 points
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Yale Betting Trends
- The Bulldogs have put together a 16-8-1 ATS record so far this year.
- Yale is 6-5-1 ATS this season when playing as at least 6.5-point favorites.
- The Bulldogs have won in 15, or 78.9%, of the 19 contests they have been named as odds-on favorites in this year.
- This year, Yale has won 10 of 12 games when listed as at least -286 or better on the moneyline.
- Bulldogs games have hit the over nine out of 25 times this season.
- In eight of 25 games this season, Yale and its opponents have scored more than 149 points.
- The Bulldogs have an average point total of 139.2 in their contests this year, 9.8 fewer points than this game’s over/under.
Yale Top Performers
| Name | GP | PTS | REB | ASST | STL | BLK | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Knowling | 21 | 14.5 | 5.0 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| John Poulakidas | 27 | 11.9 | 3.0 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 2.1 |
| EJ Jarvis | 27 | 11.7 | 5.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 0.5 |
| August Mahoney | 27 | 10.3 | 3.0 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Bez Mbeng | 27 | 10.1 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 1.0 |
Yale Season Stats
- Yale averages 76.5 points per game (63rd in college basketball) while giving up 62.7 per contest (22nd in college basketball). It has a +374 scoring differential overall and outscores opponents by 13.8 points per game.
- The 36.3 rebounds per game the Bulldogs average rank 26th in college basketball, and are 6.8 more than the 29.5 their opponents record per contest.
- The Bulldogs’ points-per-game average in Ivy League tilts (76.5 per game) equals their season average.
- In conference matchups, Yale surrenders more points per game (68.4) than its season average (62.7).
- With 6.6 threes per game in Ivy League matchups this year, the Bulldogs are draining 0.8 fewer threes per game in conference games compared to their season average (7.4 per game). That said, they are making a higher percentage of their shots from beyond the arc in conference matchups (37.3%) compared to overall (35.5%).
- In home games, Yale is averaging 12.0 more points per game (83.2) than it is in road games (71.2).
- In 2022-23, the Bulldogs are giving up 58.8 points per game at home. When playing on the road, they are allowing 66.7.
Yale Recent And Upcoming Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Score | Home/Away | Spread |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2/11/2023 | Columbia | W 99-68 | Home | -19.5 |
| 2/17/2023 | Pennsylvania | L 66-64 | Away | -3 |
| 2/18/2023 | Princeton | W 93-83 | Away | +2 |
| 2/25/2023 | Cornell | W 76-58 | Home | -7 |
| 3/4/2023 | Brown | W 84-75 | Away | -4.5 |
| 3/11/2023 | Cornell | – | Home | -6.5 |
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Cornell Betting Trends
- Cornell has compiled a 13-12-0 record against the spread this season.
- The Big Red have been an underdog by 6.5 points or more four times this year, and covered the spread in two of those contests.
- Cornell has entered the game as underdogs nine times this season and won three of those games.
- The Big Red have been at least a +223 moneyline underdog four times this season, but was upset in each of those games.
- Cornell’s games have gone over the point total 13 out of 25 times this year.
- The Big Red have played 16 games this season that finished with a combined score higher than 149 points.
- The average over/under for Cornell’s contests this season is 158.4, 9.4 more points than this game’s total.
Cornell Top Performers
| Name | GP | PTS | REB | ASST | STL | BLK | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Dolan | 27 | 13.5 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 1.7 |
| Nazir Williams | 24 | 13.1 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| Chris Manon | 27 | 11.0 | 3.6 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| Guy Ragland Jr. | 26 | 9.3 | 4.5 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.4 |
| Isaiah Gray | 27 | 9.0 | 3.0 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
Cornell Season Stats
- The Big Red’s +178 scoring differential (outscoring opponents by 6.6 points per game) is a result of putting up 82.5 points per game (sixth in college basketball) while giving up 75.9 per outing (327th in college basketball).
- Cornell pulls down 31.9 rebounds per game (242nd in college basketball), compared to the 32.3 of its opponents.
- In 2022-23, the Big Red have scored 80.4 points per game in Ivy League play, and 82.5 overall.
- Cornell has conceded 3.2 more points per game in Ivy League action (79.1) than overall (75.9).
- The Big Red make fewer 3-pointers in Ivy League play (9.8 per game) than overall (10.8), and have a lower 3-point percentage in conference games (34.2%) than overall (35.7%).
- At home Cornell is scoring 84.5 points per game, 3.9 more than it is averaging away (80.6).
- The Big Red give up 70.6 points per game at home, and 80.8 on the road.
Cornell Recent And Upcoming Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Score | Home/Away | Spread |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2/11/2023 | Brown | L 80-66 | Away | -2 |
| 2/17/2023 | Dartmouth | W 95-83 | Home | -10 |
| 2/18/2023 | Harvard | L 73-56 | Home | -5.5 |
| 2/25/2023 | Yale | L 76-58 | Away | +7 |
| 3/4/2023 | Columbia | W 87-73 | Home | -16.5 |
| 3/11/2023 | Yale | – | Away | +6.5 |
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