Cornell vs. Columbia Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Jan. 5

The Cornell Big Red (7-6, 0-0 Ivy League) host the Columbia Lions (11-3, 0-0 Ivy League) at Newman Arena, starting at 5 p.m. ET on Monday, January 5, 2026. The Lions are 2.5-point underdogs in the game. The over/under is set at 169.5 in the matchup.

Cornell heads into this contest following a 133-65 victory over Alfred State on Friday. In the win, Gioacchino Panzini paced Cornell with 26 points. In its most recent matchup on Wednesday, Columbia earned a 106-51 win against Penn State-Abington. In Columbia's win, Gerard O'Keefe led the way with 19 points (adding one rebound and three assists).

Cornell vs. Columbia Odds and Game Time

• When: Monday, January 5, 2026 at 5 p.m. ET
• Where: Newman Arena in Ithaca, New York
• Spread favorite: Cornell -2.5
• Moneyline favorite: Cornell -145
• Moneyline underdog: Columbia +122
• Over/Under: 169.5 points

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Betting the Over/Under: Cornell vs. Columbia

• Cornell and its opponents have combined to hit the over on Monday's over/under of 169.5 points eight times this season.
• This season, just two Columbia games have ended with more combined points than Monday's over/under of 169.5.
• The Big Red average 94.2 points per game against the Lions' 81.3, totaling 6.0 points over the matchup's total of 169.5.
• The 152.6 points per game these two teams allow their opponents to score on average this season are 16.9 fewer than the 169.5 total in this contest.
• This season, the average over/under for Cornell's games is 179.7 points, 10.2 more than the total of 169.5 points set for this contest.
• The over/under for this contest is 21.1 points more than the average over/under in Columbia's games this season (148.4 points).

Betting the Spread: Cornell vs. Columbia

• Cornell has four wins against the spread in 11 games this year.
• This season, the Big Red have an ATS record of 3-2 in their five games as a favorite of 2.5 points or more.
• Columbia has played 12 games, with nine wins against the spread.
• The Lions have covered the spread once this season when underdogs by 2.5 points or more (in two chances).
• At home, as a 2.5-point favorite or greater, Cornell is winless ATS (0-2).
• In away games, Columbia is 4-3 overall and 4-3 against the spread.
• This year, as 2.5-point underdogs or more on the road, Columbia is 3-2 ATS.

Betting the Moneyline: Cornell vs. Columbia

• Cornell has been the moneyline favorite in five games this season and picked up the win in all of them.
• The Big Red have been at least a -145 moneyline favorite five times this season and won each of those games.
• The implied probability of a win from Cornell, based on the moneyline, is 59.2%.
• Columbia was defeated in the one game it played as the moneyline underdog this season.
• The Lions have played as an underdog of +122 or more just one time this year and came away with a loss in that game.
• Columbia has an implied victory probability of 45% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.