Cornell Big Red vs Yale Bulldogs Prediction, 3/16/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cornell Big Red vs Yale Bulldogs

Date: Saturday, March 16, 2024

Location: Francis S. Levien Gymnasium in New York, NY

TV: ESPN+

The Yale Bulldogs (20-9) are hosting the Cornell Big Red (22-6) at Francis S. Levien Gymnasium on Saturday.

The Cornell Big Red stepped onto the hardwood against Columbia and went home with a win by a final score of 98-76 in their last game. Cornell finished the contest having earned a 55.1% field goal percentage (38 out of 69) and knocked down 14 of their 33 shots from 3-point land. From the charity stripe, the Big Red made 8 of their 11 shots for a rate of 72.7%. In regard to pulling down rebounds, they compiled 37 with 10 of them being offensive. They also recorded 28 dimes in this contest in addition to forcing 12 turnovers and getting 9 steals. When talking about defense, Cornell allowed their opponent to shoot 45.9% from the field on 28 out of 61 shooting. Columbia recorded 25 dimes and had 7 steals in the matchup. Moreover, Columbia collected 23 rebounds (5 offensive, 18 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Columbia finished 72.2% from the charity stripe by making 13 of their 18 attempts. They made 7 of 21 tries from beyond the perimeter. In the matter of personal fouls, the Big Red walked away with 15 and Columbia finished the game with 10 personal fouls.

Cooper Noard is one guy who came through for this contest. He recorded 17 points on 6 of 10 shooting. He played 22 mins played and also collected 1 rebound. He walked away from this one shooting 60.0% from the floor and also totaled 2 dimes.

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Cornell comes into this game with a win-loss mark of 22-6 so far this season. They are turning it over 12.5 times per game and as a basketball team they are committing 18.2 fouls per contest. As a unit, Cornell is pulling down 35.6 rebounds per game and has accounted for 503 assists on the campaign, which ranks 47th in the country in terms of passing the rock. The Big Red are connecting on 34.9% on three-point attempts (288 of 825) and 72.5% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 83.0 points per game (15th in Division 1) while hitting 49.3% from the floor.

Defensively, the Big Red are forcing 13.6 turnovers per contest while drawing 16.1 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 33.0% on 3-pointers and they are 258th in college hoops in PPG allowed (74.4). Big Red defense is allowing an opponent FG percentage of 44.1% (748 of 1,698) and they relinquish 34.8 rebounds per contest as a squad. They are currently ranked 123rd in college hoops in giving up assists to their opponents with 393 surrendered for the year.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Yale Bulldogs took a loss by a score of 84-81 when they faced Brown. The Bulldogs were able to corral 19 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive rebounds for a total of 24 in this game. They gave up possession of the ball 9 times, while earning 8 steals in this matchup. Brown was called for 16 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Bulldogs to the free throw line for 11 shots. They were able to convert 9 of the free throw tries for a clip of 81.8%. Pertaining to 3-pointers, Yale made 10 of 25 attempts (40.0%). At the conclusion of this game, the Bulldogs finished the game shooting 31 out of 59 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 52.5%. The Bulldogs allowed Brown to knock down 29 out of 62 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 46.8% for the game. They went 40.0% from distance by hitting 10 out of 25 and ended up going 16 of 21 at the free throw line (76.2%). When talking about rebounding, Yale permitted Brown to pull down 36 overall (15 offensive).

August Mahoney ended up having an impact for the Bulldogs in this contest. He made 5 out of 9 for the matchup for a rate of 55.6%, and had 2 rebounds. He earned 16 points in his 33 minutes on the hardwood and added 1 assist in this game.

Yale has a win-loss mark of 20-9 so far this year. The Bulldogs are committing 15.1 fouls per contest and they connect on 71.9% from the free throw line. They are getting an assist 15.1 times per game (61st in Division 1) and they turn the ball over 9.5 times per game. Yale has earned 2,199 points so far this year (75.8 per game) and they collect 36.7 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Bulldogs are connecting on 47.2% from the floor, which ranks them 49th in the country.

The Yale defense gives up 33.6% from downtown (228 of 678) and their opposition knocks down 74.6% of their foul shots. They allow 13.7 assists and 32.2 boards every game, which has them ranked 256th and 42nd in college basketball. The Bulldogs defensively are ranked 48th in the country in PPG given up with 67.1. They are able to force 11.1 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 41.8% from the field (67th in college basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Cornell

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