Cornell Big Red vs Baylor Bears Prediction, 1/2/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cornell Big Red vs Baylor Bears

Date: Tuesday, January 2, 2024

Location: Foster Pavilion in Waco, TX

TV: BIG12|ESPN+

Foster Pavilion is the site where the Baylor Bears (10-2) will try to defeat the Cornell Big Red (9-2) on Tuesday.

The Cornell Big Red faced off with Robert Morris and notched a win by a score of 90-85 in their last contest. Cornell wrapped up the contest with a 57.1% field goal percentage (32 out of 56) and buried 6 of their 23 shots from 3-point land. From the free throw line, the Big Red buried 20 of their 22 shots for a rate of 90.9%. In the matter of grabbing rebounds, they compiled 29 with 6 of them being offensive. They also distributed 17 assists in the matchup while creating 18 turnovers and earning 13 steals. In relation to defense, Cornell let their opponent shoot 49.2% from the field on 31 of 63 shooting. Robert Morris recorded 18 assists and had 8 steals in the game. On top of that, Robert Morris had 31 rebounds (14 offensive, 17 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Robert Morris walked away from this one shooting 47.8% at the charity stripe by knocking down 11 of 23 shots. They also made 12 out of their 27 tries from long range. When discussing fouls, the Big Red ended up walking away with 17 while Robert Morris recorded 15 fouls.

Chris Manon is one player who played a role for the game. He finished the game at 88.9% from the field and distributed 4 dimes. He saw the court for 20 mins played and grabbed 6 rebounds. He racked up 20 points on 8 out of 9 shooting.

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Cornell enters this matchup with a record of 9-2 this season. They average 85.4 points per outing (20th in Division 1) on 50.4% from the field. The Big Red are shooting 34.0% on shots from downtown (107 of 315) and 72.1% from the free throw line. As a unit, Cornell is pulling down 37.1 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 200 dimes so far this year, which ranks 57th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 15.0 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 18.5 fouls per contest.

When they are on defense, the Big Red are forcing 14.4 turnovers per game and they draw 18.0 personal fouls. They are ranked 203rd in the nation in giving up assists to the opposition with 157 surrendered on the season. The Big Red defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 44.7% (311 of 695) and they concede 34.5 boards per contest as a team. They relinquish 32.6% on shots from beyond the arc and they are ranked 320th in Division 1 in PPG allowed (77.8).

The last time they took the court, the Baylor Bears walked away with a victory by a final of 107-48 against MVSU. The Bears were able to collect 22 defensive boards and 4 offensive boards for a total of 26 in this matchup. They also turned the ball over 9 times, while earning 12 steals in this contest. MVSU committed 11 personal fouls for the contest which took the Bears to the charity stripe for 8 attempts. They were able to knock down 6 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 75.0%. When it comes to three-point attempts, Baylor buried 19 of 30 tries (63.3%). When the final whistle blew, the Bears finished shooting 41 for 61 from the floor which had them sitting at 67.2%. The Bears allowed MVSU to knock down 20 of 48 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 41.7% for this contest. They went 33.3% from distance by connecting on 4 out of 12 and finished the game at 4 of 8 from the charity stripe (50.0%). When discussing rebounding, Baylor allowed MVSU to get 20 overall (6 on the offensive glass).

Ja'Kobe Walter was important for the Bears in the matchup. He converted 9 out of 14 for this game for a rate of 64.3%, and accounted for 4 rebounds. He tallied 26 points in his 23 mins on the court and had 5 dimes in this matchup.

Baylor has a win-loss record of 10-2 this year. The Bears are committing 16.3 fouls every game and they hit 73.3% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 16.7 times per game (41st in the country) and they are turning it over 12.4 times per game. Baylor has scored 1,061 points this year (88.4 per game) and they collect 36.5 boards per contest. When it comes to offense, the Bears are hitting on 52.3% from the floor, which has them ranked 4th in the country.

The Bears defensively are ranked 122nd in college basketball in PPG surrendered with 68.5. They have forced 13.5 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 43.2% from the field (215th in college hoops). The Baylor defense allows 31.3% on shots from beyond the perimeter (70 of 224) and their opponents are connecting on 73.9% of their shots from the free throw line. They concede 12.6 dimes and 28.6 boards per game, which ranks them 178th and 5th in those defensive categories.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Baylor

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