The Tigers will be trying to slam the Cornell Big Red on Friday when the teams tip off at Jadwin Gymnasium in college betting action.
The Tigers are 20-5 so far on the season, and 10-7 ATS vs. the number. The Big Red, meanwhile, are 7-17 and 8-8 ATS. OVER/UNDER bettors have seen Princeton go 9-7 and the Big Red go 8-8 on the totals.
View Cornell vs Princeton Odds and Stats.
Betting Line:
Bettors looking to side with Princeton in this one will find them as 10.5-point favorites.
Power Rankings / Prediction:
The Tigers sit at No. 113 in the current college hoops power poll here at Odds Shark, while the Big Red sit at No. 263 on the same chart. The computers running our scores simulations have concluded that the Tigers will win this game 74-65.
How They Match Up:
Rating these schools in several key categories is important for handicappers and Princeton has the nation's No. 167-rated offensive output, at 69.2 PPG. The visiting Big Red defense ranks No. 242 allowing on average 70.2 PPG. The Tigers FG% has averaged 46% so far, more than the Big Red marksmen have achieved on the year, 41% per game.
Comparing how these foes stack up statistically, Cornell owns the country's No. 228-rated mark, allowing 72.9 points per game on the highway. Princeton, on the other hand, rates No. 206 in scoring at home.
Cornell won its last outing, a 96-76 result against Dartmouth on February 19. They covered in that game as a 12.5-point favorite. Cornell cruised to victory on Saturday, running Dartmouth out of the gym and running up a 96-76 score at Newman Arena.
Princeton lost its last outing, a 75-65 result against Brown on February 19. They failed to cover in that game as a 7.5-point favorite. Kareem Maddox scored 19 points in a futile effort to lead the Tigers to a win (they lost 75-65 to Brown at Pizzitola Sports Center on Saturday).
Cornell Big Red Trends:
When playing on Friday are 4-6
Before playing Pennsylvania are 7-3
After playing Dartmouth are 6-4
After a win are 4-6
Princeton Tigers Trends:
When playing on Friday are 6-1
Before playing Columbia are 6-4
After playing Brown are 5-5
After a loss are 7-3
A few Big Red at Tigers trends to consider:
Cornell is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Princeton
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cornell's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cornell's last 6 games when playing on the road against Princeton
Cornell is 5-10 SU in its last 15 games when playing on the road against Princeton
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Princeton's last 5 games when playing Cornell
Princeton is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Princeton is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Princeton's last 7 games
Next up:
Cornell at Pennsylvania, Saturday, February 26
Princeton home to Columbia, Saturday, February 26
