Cornell vs. Brown Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Feb. 28

The Cornell Big Red (13-12, 6-6 Ivy League) host the Brown Bears (9-16, 3-9 Ivy League) at Newman Arena, beginning at 6 p.m. ET on Saturday, February 28, 2026. The Bears are 9.5-point underdogs in the game. The matchup has an over/under set at 158.5 points.

Last time out, Cornell won on Friday 72-69 over Yale. In the win, Jake Fiegen paced Cornell with 17 points. Brown lost its most recent matchup 80-62 against Columbia on Friday. Brown got a team-leading 18 points from Landon Lewis in the loss.

Cornell vs. Brown Odds and Game Time

• When: Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 6 p.m. ET
• Where: Newman Arena in Ithaca, New York
• Spread favorite: Cornell -9.5
• Moneyline favorite: Cornell -667
• Moneyline underdog: Brown +400
• Over/Under: 158.5 points

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Betting the Over/Under: Cornell vs. Brown

• Cornell and its opponents have hit the over on this game's total (158.5 points) 14 times this season.
• Four of Brown's games have ended with a combined score higher than 158.5 points this season.
• Together, the two teams combine for 158.6 points per game, 0.1 points more than the point total of 158.5 for this matchup.
• The 152.1 points per game these two teams surrender to opponents combined this season are 6.4 less than the 158.5-point total in this contest.
• On average, Cornell has seen a 171.2-point over/under in its games this season, 12.7 more points than the over/under in this matchup.
• A difference of 19.2 points separates this contest's over/under (158.5 points) and the average over/under in Brown's games (139.3) this season.

Betting the Spread: Cornell vs. Brown

• Cornell has played 23 games, with 10 wins against the spread.
• This season, the Big Red are winless ATS when entering a game as a favorite of 9.5 points or more.
• Against the spread, Brown is 12-11-0 this year.
• The Bears have always covered the spread this season when underdogs by 9.5 points or more in three chances.
• Cornell has covered the spread twice at home, and is 4-4 overall there, this year.
• At home, Cornell is winless ATS (0-2) as a 9.5-point favorite or more.
• This season on the road, Brown is 7-5 against the spread and 3-9 overall.

Betting the Moneyline: Cornell vs. Brown

• Cornell has entered the game as moneyline favorites 14 times this season and won nine, or 64.3%, of those games.
• The Big Red have played as a favorite of -667 or more once this season and won that game.
• The implied probability of a win from Cornell, based on the moneyline, is 87%.
• Brown has come away with two wins in the 16 contests it has been listed as the moneyline underdog this season.
• The Bears have won all of their three games in which they were named as at least a +400 moneyline underdog.
• Brown has an implied victory probability of 20% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.