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Game time: January 9, 2024 at 6:00 PM ET

Venue: Newman Arena — Ithaca, NY

Article updated Jan 9, 6:35 AM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

The Columbia Lions are traveling to play the Cornell Big Red at the Newman Arena at Bartels Hall stadium on Tuesday, 1/9/2024 @ 6:00pm EST. Cornell is the betting favorite

Game outlook

The Columbia Lions are traveling to play the Cornell Big Red at the Newman Arena at Bartels Hall stadium on Tuesday, 1/9/2024 @ 6:00pm EST. Cornell is the betting favorite opening at -12 and the current line is Cornell -10.5.

Lions vs Big Red Prediction for Tonight's Game

Based on recent trends and head to head stats, the Scorecaster predicts Big Red to win tonight's game by 10 points. This model factors in recent against the spread (ATS) trends and scoring which predicts the Columbia Lions to cover the 10.5 point spread and the total to go under 168.5 points.

PREDICTED SCORE: Columbia 69 to Cornell 79

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the Columbia Lions and Cornell Big Red, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Curated Picks & Predictions

The SportsJaw community predicts Columbia Lions to cover the spread (51%)

Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that Cornell will win straight-up is 86%.

From the lines set by Sportsbooks, they predict the score to be COLUM 73.75, CORNL 94.75.

OddsShark predicts Cornell will win, columbia will cover, and the total will go under.

65% picked Cornell Big Red on Covers.com

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Columbia Key Betting Stats

With a power ranking of 176, Columbia is ranked #90 in offense (scoring an average of 78.58 per game), #122 in defense (allowing an average of 68.92 points to be scored against them per game) and are 9-4 (5-5 ATS) this season.

Offensively, the Lions hit an average of 46.48% of their field goals (ranked #99) and 79.06% of their free throws (ranked #7) and makes an average of 36.98% of their three pointers ranked #57 in the NCAAB). They average 36.58 rebounds per game (ranked # 181) and average 17.33 offensive assists and 12.25 turnovers per game (ranked # 28 and 179 respectively).

Defensively speaking, Columbia allows an average of 40.68% field goals (ranked #77) and 72.49% free throws (ranked #263 in the NCAAB) The Lions allow an average of 29.27% of the three pointers (ranked #49) and averages 34.25 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 34.25) Finally, the Lions average 13.33 defensive assists and 14.00 turnovers per game (ranked # 230 and 86 respectively).

Cornell Key Betting Stats

Cornell Big Red has a power ranking of 200 and are #25 for offense (scoring an average of 84.23 per game), #330 for defense (giving up an average of 78.31 points per game) and 10-3 (5-7 ATS) overall. Columbia went 3-0 (2-1 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against Cornell.

For offense, the Big Red hit an average of 50.45% of their field goals (ranked #12) and 71.37% of their free throws (ranked #167) and makes an average of 33.61% of their three pointers (ranked #184 in the NCAAB). They average 36.00 rebounds per game (ranked # 208) and average 18.00 offensive assists and 14.54 turnovers per game (ranked # 18) and 330 respectively).

On defense, Cornell allows an average of 44.98% field goals (ranked #282) and 60.63% free throws (ranked #1 in the NCAAB) The Big Red allow an average of 33.33% of the three pointers (ranked #209) and averages 35.38 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 35.38) Finally, the Big Red average 14.62 defensive assists and 14.15 turnovers per game (ranked # 306 and 77 respectively).

Betting Summary

Columbia has a slight advantage in regards to ball control (factoring in rebounds and turnovers).

The Scorecaster model predicts the Columbia Lions to cover the 10.5 point spread and the total to go under 168.5 points.

For the best predictions available, make sure to checkout the best bets made by our certified NCAAB experts.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NCAAB Predictions

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SportsJaw published this archived preview from its original game-day article. Its prediction and quoted lines are preserved as written.

About our editorial process

SportsJaw Lions vs Big Red archived game preview contains historical odds and availability that may no longer be current. View history of past Lions vs Big Red matchups or learn how our predictions work.

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Columbia Lions+500 → +480Moved
  • Moneyline · Cornell Big Red-750 → -640Moved
  • Spread · Columbia Lions+12 (-110) → +11 (-110)Moved
  • Spread · Cornell Big Red-12 (-110) → -11 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Over163.5 (-110) → 168.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under163.5 (-110) → 168.5 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

Columbia Lions
16-12 matchup record · 4-5-1 ATS · 6-4-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Cornell Big Red
15-13 matchup record · 4-6-0 ATS · 6-4-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2024-01-09T11:35:10.061Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the Columbia Lions and Cornell Big Red, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Recent head-to-head

  • 2023-03-04Columbia Lions 73 · Cornell Big Red 87
  • 2023-01-16Cornell Big Red 102 · Columbia Lions 85
  • 2022-03-05Cornell Big Red 78 · Columbia Lions 64
  • 2022-02-09Columbia Lions 75 · Cornell Big Red 88
Final result

Matchup pick recap

Cornell Big Red defeated Columbia Lions 91-79

Cornell Big Red defeated Columbia Lions 91-79 on January 9, 2024, a 12-point decision in the series. Cornell Big Red's strongest period was the 2nd half, when it outscored its opponent 43-35. Against SportsJaw's recorded Columbia Lions +11 (-110) spread, Cornell Big Red covered, while the 170 combined points finished over the recorded total of 168.5.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • JtgarciaSpread · Columbia Lions +12 (-110)Push
  • Kentc_Total · Over 163.5 (-110)Win
  • MrmisterTotal · Over 163.5 (-110)Win