Cornell Big Red vs Dartmouth Big Green Prediction, 1/1/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cornell Big Red vs Dartmouth Big Green

Date: Sunday, January 1, 2023

Location: Edward Leede Arena in Hanover, NH

TV: Youtube TV

The Dartmouth Big Green (4-10) are welcoming the Cornell Big Red (10-3) at Edward Leede Arena on Sunday.

The Cornell Big Red faced Binghamton and notched a win by a score of 86-70 in their last game. Cornell ended the contest having earned a 51.7% field goal percentage (30 of 58) and buried 8 of 21 3-pointers. From the free throw line, the Big Red buried 18 of 23 shots for a rate of 78.3%. In terms of grabbing boards, they compiled 25 with 8 of them being offensive. They also doled out 12 assists for the matchup while forcing the opposition into 20 turnovers and getting 16 steals. When talking about the defense, Cornell allowed the other team to go 53.6% from the floor on 30 out of 56 shooting. Binghamton earned 11 assists and had 2 steals in this contest. Additionally, Binghamton pulled down 31 boards (10 offensive, 21 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Binghamton finished the game shooting 58.3% at the free throw line by converting 7 of 12 attempts. They also buried 3 out of their 15 shots from distance. When talking about personal fouls, the Big Red ended up finishing with 15 and Binghamton finished the game with 19 personal fouls.

Nazir Williams is someone who was a major factor in this game. He ended up going 80.0% from the floor and earned 2 assists. He played 27 mins and also grabbed 2 rebounds. He finished with 23 points on 8 of 10 shooting.

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Cornell will take the court with a record of 10-3 for the season. They are turning it over 12.5 times per game and as a team are committing 15.0 fouls per contest. As a unit, Cornell is snagging 36.9 boards per contest and has 266 assists on the campaign, which has them ranked 5th in college basketball in terms of passing. The Big Red are connecting on 37.2% on 3-point shots (155 of 417) and 69.1% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 84.8 pts per contest (12th in college hoops) while hitting 49.2% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Big Red are forcing their opponents into 15.5 turnovers per contest while drawing 15.4 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 33.7% on shots from distance and they are 265th in the nation in PPG allowed (72.4). The Big Red defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 44.4% (359 of 809) and they surrender 34.4 rebounds per contest as a group. They currently rank 312th in college basketball in allowing assists with 201 relinquished on the year.

In their last game, the Dartmouth Big Green walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 68-57 against UMass. When it comes to rebounding, Dartmouth permitted UMass to get 43 in total (15 on the offensive side). They shot 26.9% from distance by going 7 of 26 and ended up going 19 of 28 from the free throw line (67.9%). The Big Green allowed UMass to convert 21 out of 60 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 35.0% in this contest. When the final whistle blew, the Big Green finished the game shooting 17 out of 54 from the field which gave them a percentage of 31.5%. In reference to shooting from downtown, Dartmouth buried 7 of their 20 tries (35.0%). They were able to convert 16 of the free throw tries for a rate of 59.3%. UMass committed 20 fouls for this game which got the Big Green to the free throw line for 27 attempts. They also gave up possession of the ball 16 times, while recording 7 steals in this game. The Big Green were able to collect 20 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards for a total of 30 in this game.

Jaren Johnson was important for the Big Green in this game. He buried 3 out of 9 in the matchup for a field goal rate of 33.3%, and totaled 4 rebounds. He recorded 13 points in his 34 minutes on the court and accounted for 2 dimes in the game.

Dartmouth has a win-loss record of 4-10 on the year. As an offense, the Big Green are shooting 42.2% from the floor, which has them ranked 286th in the nation. Dartmouth has totaled 965 pts for the year (68.9 per contest) and they grab 36.7 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 13.3 times per contest (209th in the country) and they are giving up possession 15.3 times per game. The Big Green are responsible for committing 15.4 personal fouls every game and they shoot 67.7% from the free throw line.

The Big Green on the defensive side of the court are 146th in college basketball in points given up per game with 67.5. They are able to force 13.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 41.8% from the floor (136th in college hoops). The Dartmouth defense gives up 30.7% on three-point shots (80 of 261) and their opposition knocks down 70.2% of their free throw shots. They have given up 10.2 assists and 36.9 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks 33rd and 299th in those categories.

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Cornell

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