Cornell vs. Columbia Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - March 8

The Cornell Big Red (16-10, 8-5 Ivy League) battle the Columbia Lions (12-14, 1-12 Ivy League) on March 8, 2025 at Newman Arena. The Lions are underdogs by a 10.5-point margin as they enter the matchup losers of three in a row with a 6-4 record in their last 10 games. The over/under for the matchup is 170.5.

In its last matchup on Sunday, Cornell secured a 102-70 victory over Princeton. Cooper Noard scored a team-leading 19 points for Cornell in the victory. Columbia enters this contest after a 92-87 loss to Pennsylvania on Saturday. Columbia got a team-best 21 points from Kenny Noland in the loss.

Cornell vs. Columbia Odds and Game Time

• When: Saturday, March 8, 2025 at 2 p.m. ET
• Where: Newman Arena in Ithaca, New York
• Spread favorite: Cornell -10.5
• Moneyline favorite: Cornell -610
• Moneyline underdog: Columbia +440
• Over/Under: 170.5 points

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Betting the Over/Under: Cornell vs. Columbia

• Cornell and its opponents have combined to outscore Saturday's total of 170.5 points six times this season.
• This season, six games Columbia has played finished with a combined score higher than 170.5 points.
• The Big Red average 84.5 points per game against the Lions' 78.3, amounting to 7.7 points under the game's point total of 170.5.
• The 154.5 points per game these two teams allow their opponents to score combined this season are 16.0 less than the 170.5-point total in this contest.
• On average, the over/under in Cornell's games is 8.9 fewer points than the over/under of 170.5 in this matchup.
• The over/under for this matchup is 14.9 points more than the average over/under in Columbia's games this season (155.6 points).

Betting the Spread: Cornell vs. Columbia

• Against the spread, Cornell is 14-10-0 this year.
• The Big Red have been favored by 10.5 points or more three times this season and covered the spread in one of them.
• Columbia has played 24 games, with eight wins against the spread.
• This year, the Lions have just one against the spread win in three games as an underdog of 10.5 points or more.
• Cornell is 5-6 against the spread, and 6-5 overall, at home this season.
• At home, as a 10.5-point favorite or greater, Cornell has one win ATS (1-2).
• In away games, Columbia has two wins against the spread and are 3-8 overall.
• Columbia is winless ATS (0-1) as 10.5-point underdogs or more away from home.

Betting the Moneyline: Cornell vs. Columbia

• Cornell has entered the game as moneyline favorites 16 times this season and won 10, or 62.5%, of those games.
• The Big Red have played as a favorite of -610 or more twice this season and split those games.
• Cornell has a 85.9% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• Columbia has been chosen as moneyline underdogs in nine games this year and has walked away with the win one time (11.1%) in those games.
• This season, the Lions have been victorious one time in three chances when named as an underdog of at least +440 or worse on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies Columbia has an 18.5% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.