The Columbia Lions will be at Newman Arena at The Fieldhouse to play the Cornell Big Red in an Ivy League matchup. The game begins at 4:00 pm ET on Saturday, Jan. 23 and will air on ES3.
This is the second game of the season between these two teams, with the Lions winning the first matchup 74-70. Rosenberg had a stellar game with 14 points, four rebounds, two assists, two steals, and one three-pointer.
Cornell, a three-point underdog, will look to capitalize at home against Columbia. The matchup has an estimated Over/Under (O/U) of 145 points. The Big Red enter the game with records of 7-8 Straight Up (SU) and 4-4 Against The Spread (ATS).
On the other side, the Lions have been a poor bet so far, with a disappointing record of 3-5 ATS. Their SU record, 12-6, hasn’t been quite as bad. Columbia has a good SU record over the last 10 games (8-2), but has a 1-3 record ATS.
Following the Lions’ latest win over Cornell, their SU record is now 7-3 over Cornell in their most recent meetings. The Big Red lead the matchup ATS with a record of 5-4-1. During their latest five matchups, neither team ever held the advantage in field goals, rebounds, or three-pointers.
Predictions: SU Winner – Colum, ATS Winner – Colum, O/U – Over
Notes
Cornell is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games.
Cornell is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home.
Cornell is 4-1-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Columbia.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cornell’s last 5 games when playing Columbia.
Cornell is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Columbia.
Columbia is a perfect 1-0 SU against conference rivals, while Cornell is a winless 0-1 SU against its foes.
Ranked 32nd, the Columbia Lions have an offensive rating of 114.4. The Cornell Big Red rank 218th with a defensive rating of just 104.5.
The Cornell Big Red average a field goal percentage of 42.7% this season. The Columbia Lions have split their games this season (5-5) when opponents have a FG% of 42.7% or greater.
The Cornell Big Red and the Columbia Lions both rank higher in average effective field goal percentage when compared to their field goal percentages. Cornell is 247th and 184th in the nation for FG% and eFG% respectively, while Columbia is 134th and 49th in these categories.
Columbia ranks 57th in assists, recording 15.8 per game. Cornell performs worse at 294th with 11.6 assists per game.
The Cornell Big Red make an average of 7.8 steals per game. When the Columbia Lions allow 7 or more steals, they are a winning 3-1.
