Dartmouth Big Green vs Cornell Big Red Prediction, 3/15/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Dartmouth Big Green vs Cornell Big Red

Date: Saturday, March 15, 2025

Location: Pizzitola Sports Center in Providence, RI

TV: ESNPNEWS

The Cornell Big Red (17-10) will take on the Dartmouth Big Green (14-13) at Pizzitola Sports Center on Saturday.

The Dartmouth Big Green took the court against Harvard and ended up losing by a score of 66-58 in their last contest. In the matter of personal fouls, the Big Green ended up finishing with 11 and Harvard recorded 17 personal fouls. They knocked down 6 out of their 21 attempts from distance. Harvard shot 76.9% when shooting free throws by burying 10 of 13 attempts. Furthermore, Harvard grabbed 28 boards (6 offensive, 22 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Harvard doled out 14 assists and had 14 steals for this contest. Regarding defending, Dartmouth allowed the other team to shoot 40.3% from the floor on 25 out of 62 shooting. They also dished out 10 assists in the matchup in addition to creating 7 turnovers and having 3 steals. When discussing grabbing rebounds, they compiled a total of 35 with 4 of them being of the offensive variety. When they shot from the free throw line, the Big Green buried 13 of their 16 attempts for a percentage of 81.3%. Dartmouth wrapped up the contest with a 41.7% field goal percentage (20 out of 48) and converted 5 of 20 3-pointers.

Cade Haskins is one guy who was a contributor for the contest. He notched 12 points on 4 out of 9 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 22 mins and snagged 1 rebound. He ended up going 44.4% from the field but wasn't able to get an assist.

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Dartmouth heads into this contest with a mark of 14-13 so far this year. They are averaging 77.6 pts per contest (86th in the country) while connecting on 43.9% from the floor. The Big Green are connecting on 35.6% on three-point attempts (277 of 777) and 74.4% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Dartmouth is collecting 38.1 rebounds per contest and has totaled 433 dimes so far this season, which is 193rd in the nation in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 11.6 times per contest and as a team are committing 14.9 fouls every game.

Defensively, the Big Green are able to force 10.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 17.4 fouls. They are currently ranked 53rd in D-1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 370 surrendered for the year. Big Green defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 42.6% (734 of 1,725) and they surrender 36.4 boards per game as a squad. They are giving up 29.4% on 3-point attempts and they rank 162nd in college in points per game allowed (71.3).

The last time they took the court, the Cornell Big Red walked away with a victory by a final of 100-81 against Columbia. The Big Red were able to corral 30 defensive rebounds and 4 offensive rebounds totaling 34 in the matchup. They also turned the ball over 8 times, while recording 6 steals for the game. Columbia was called for 18 fouls for the contest which took the Big Red to the charity stripe for 16 shots. They were able to knock down 13 of the free throw tries for a rate of 81.3%. With regard to shots from distance, Cornell knocked down 13 of 33 tries (39.4%). Overall, the Big Red finished shooting 37 out of 67 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 55.2%. The Big Red allowed Columbia to bury 30 of their 64 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 46.9% in this matchup. They finished 24.0% from three-point range by connecting on 6 out of 25 and ended up going 15 out of 22 at the free throw line (68.2%). Regarding how they cleaned up the glass, Cornell permitted Columbia to snag 32 in total (6 on the offensive side).

Nazir Williams was important for the Big Red in the matchup. He scored 26 points in his 26 minutes of playing time and had 4 assists in this matchup. He converted 9 out of 14 in the game giving him a rate of 64.3%, and earned 6 rebounds.

Cornell has a mark of 17-10 for the year. As an offense, the Big Red are shooting 49.8% from the field, which has them ranked 4th in college. Cornell has tallied 2,296 points for the campaign (85.0 per game) and they pull in 35.1 rebounds per contest. Their rate of earning assists is at 19.3 times per contest (2nd in the nation) and they turn it over 12.1 times per contest. The Big Red have committed 16.4 fouls per contest while shooting 75.0% from the charity stripe.

The Cornell defense allows 33.7% on shots from 3-point land (220 of 653) and opponents are converting on 69.2% of their free throw shots. They have conceded 15.3 assists and 34.3 boards per contest, which is ranked 329th and 184th in college hoops. The Big Red on the defensive end are ranked 316th in college in PPG allowed with 77.3. They are forcing their opponents into 11.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 44.9% from the floor (252nd in college hoops).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Dartmouth

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