Cornell Big Red vs Delaware Blue Hens Prediction, 12/1/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cornell Big Red vs Delaware Blue Hens

Date: Thursday, December 1, 2022

Location: Bob Carpenter Center in Newark, DE

TV: Hulu Live TV

The Delaware Blue Hens (3-3) will compete against the Cornell Big Red (5-1) at Bob Carpenter Center on Thursday.

The Cornell Big Red faced off with Monmouth and notched a win by a score of 81-63 in their last game. Cornell wrapped up the game with a 51.7% FG percentage (31 out of 60) and converted 14 out of their 35 shots from distance. From the charity stripe, the Big Red made 5 of their 9 tries for a rate of 55.6%. When it comes to grabbing rebounds, they earned 32 with 7 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 23 dimes for the matchup while creating 20 turnovers and getting 12 steals. In relation to defense, Cornell let their opponent shoot 37.5% from the field on 24 of 64 shooting. Monmouth totaled 12 assists and had 13 steals for the game. Moreover, Monmouth collected 33 boards (11 offensive, 22 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Monmouth finished 75.0% at the free throw line by converting 9 of their 12 attempts. They made 6 of their 21 shots from beyond the arc. When it comes to fouls, the Big Red finished with 15 while Monmouth accumulated 10 fouls.

Chris Manon is a guy who was a factor for the contest. He shot 62.5% from the floor and also earned 2 assists. He played 17 minutes played and also totaled 3 boards. He accounted for 12 points on 5 out of 8 shooting.

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Cornell will play this contest with a win-loss mark of 5-1 for the season. They currently have an average of 85.7 pts per contest (15th in the country) while hitting 51.1% from the field. The Big Red are shooting 38.7% on three-point attempts (77 of 199) and 67.0% from the free throw line. As a unit, Cornell is grabbing 39.5 rebounds per game and has earned 128 dimes on the season, which ranks 27th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. They cough up possession 16.3 times per contest and as a basketball team they are committing 15.0 personal fouls per contest.

Defensively, the Big Red are able to force 16.2 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 15.7 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 214th in college hoops in giving up assists with 90 surrendered so far this season. The Big Red defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 39.3% (157 of 399) and they surrender 35.5 rebounds per game as a group. They are giving up 30.6% on 3-point attempts and they are ranked 162nd in D-1 in PPG allowed (67.8).

When they last played, the Delaware Blue Hens walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 86-73 against Penn. The Blue Hens corralled 17 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive boards for a total of 29 in this contest. They turned the ball over 9 times, while getting 1 steal in the game. Penn committed 17 personal fouls in this matchup which took the Blue Hens to the charity stripe for a total of 15 tries. They were able to knock down 10 of those for a rate of 66.7%. In terms of shots from downtown, Delaware knocked down 9 of their 30 attempts (30.0%). When the game finished, the Blue Hens walked away from this one shooting 27 out of 64 from the field which gave them a percentage of 42.2%. The Blue Hens allowed Penn to bury 33 out of their 58 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 56.9% for this game. They went 47.6% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 10 of 21 and ended up going 10 out of 12 at the free throw line (83.3%). When it comes to rebounds, Delaware allowed Penn to get 30 in total (6 offensive).

Jameer Nelson was important for the Blue Hens in the matchup. He had 30 points in his 40 minutes on the court and tallied 5 dimes in this matchup. He buried 10 out of 21 in the matchup for a field goal percentage of 47.6%, and had 2 rebounds.

Delaware has a win-loss record of 3-3 on the season. When it comes to offense, the Blue Hens are shooting 42.3% from the field, which is ranked 276th in the nation. Delaware has tallied 430 points on the season (71.7 per contest) and they collect 36.2 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 11.2 times per contest (311th in college basketball) and they are turning it over 12.2 times per game. The Blue Hens commit 17.0 fouls every game and they shoot 72.1% from the charity stripe.

The Blue Hens are ranked 231st in D-1 in points given up per game with 70.8. They are able to force 13.5 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 45.1% from the floor (281st in college basketball). The Delaware defense allows 35.8% on 3-pointers (44 of 123) and their opponents are converting on 67.0% of their foul shots. They give up 15.0 assists and 35.8 total rebounds per game, which ranks 315th and 246th in college hoops.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Cornell

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