Cornell Big Red vs Army Black Knights Prediction, 12/8/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cornell Big Red vs Army Black Knights

Date: Sunday, December 8, 2024

Location: Christl Arena in West Point, NY

TV: ESPN+

The Army Black Knights (5-3) will try to defeat the Cornell Big Red (5-3) at Christl Arena on Sunday.

The Cornell Big Red played Colgate and went home with a win by a final score of 84-57 in their last contest. Cornell walked away from the game having earned a 57.9% field goal percentage (33 out of 57) and made 13 out of their 27 three-point attempts. From the charity stripe, the Big Red knocked down 5 of 7 shots for a rate of 71.4%. In regard to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 28 with 4 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 26 dimes for this contest as well as creating 13 turnovers and having 7 steals. Pertaining to the defense, Cornell let their opponent shoot 42.9% from the floor on 24 of 56 shooting. Colgate recorded 14 dimes and had 7 steals in the matchup. Additionally, Colgate collected 25 rebounds (5 offensive, 20 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Colgate ended up going 80.0% at the free throw line by making 4 of their 5 shots. They buried 5 of their 20 attempts from distance. In reference to personal fouls, the Big Red ended up with 10 and Colgate recorded 10 personal fouls.

Nazir Williams is a guy who was a major factor in the matchup. He accumulated 22 points on 9 of 13 shooting. He saw the court for 26 minutes and snagged 3 rebounds. He walked away from this one shooting 69.2% from the field and also recorded 1 assist.

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Cornell heads into this one with a win-loss record of 5-3 for the season. They turn it over 13.6 times per game and as a squad are committing 17.4 fouls every game. As a team, Cornell is pulling down 36.4 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 161 assists on the campaign, which is 15th in college basketball in terms of passing the rock. The Big Red are shooting 33.6% on three-point shots (83 of 247) and 73.8% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 81.9 points per contest (69th in the nation) while going 47.7% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Big Red are able to force 12.3 turnovers every game and they draw 17.1 personal fouls. They are 169th in college basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 107 conceded this year. The Big Red defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 41.3% (212 of 513) and they concede 36.9 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They are giving up 29.4% on 3-pointers and they rank 259th in D-1 in points per game from their opponents (74.4).

When they last stepped on the court, the Army Black Knights walked away with a victory by a final of 103-100 when they faced Le Moyne. When talking about rebounds, Army allowed Le Moyne to collect 50 in all (14 offensive). They finished shooting 25.8% from behind the 3-point line by going 8 out of 31 and walked away from this one shooting 22 out of 24 at the free throw line (91.7%). The Black Knights allowed Le Moyne to make 35 of 87 tries from the floor which had them shooting 40.2% for this contest. When the final whistle blew, the Black Knights finished shooting 35 for 87 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 40.2%. When talking about shots from 3-point land, Army converted 10 out of their 39 tries (25.6%). They were able to convert 23 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 79.3%. Le Moyne committed 25 fouls for the contest which took the Black Knights to the free throw line for 29 shots. They also turned the ball over 11 times, while earning 9 steals for the matchup. The Black Knights were able to pull down 34 defensive rebounds and 14 offensive rebounds for a total of 48 for this game.

Jalen Rucker ended up having an impact for the Black Knights for this contest. He made 11 of 29 in the game for a field goal percentage of 37.9%, and had 13 rebounds. He scored 34 points in his 50 minutes on the hardwood and had 5 dimes for the contest.

Army has a mark of 5-3 for the campaign. As an offense, the Black Knights are shooting 46.2% from the floor, which has them ranked 137th in the nation. Army has accounted for 671 pts this season (83.9 per contest) and they average 40.8 rebounds per contest. They are earning an assist 18.4 times per game (17th in the country) and they turn the ball over 10.9 times per game. The Black Knights are committing 14.6 personal fouls every game and they shoot 69.7% from the charity stripe.

The Army defense gives up 30.0% on shots from 3-point land (64 of 213) and their opponents are connecting on 74.1% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have relinquished 14.8 assists and 37.8 total boards per game, which is 297th and 303rd in D-1. The Black Knights on the defensive end are ranked 275th in Division 1 in points given up per game with 75.0. They are able to force 12.1 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 42.3% from the field (167th in the country).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Army

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