Lehigh vs. Cornell Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Nov. 5

The Lehigh Mountain Hawks (0-1) host the Cornell Big Red (1-0) at Stabler Arena, beginning at 7 p.m. ET on Thursday, November 5, 2026. The Big Red are 1.5-point underdogs in the game. The matchup has an over/under of 159.5 points.

In its last outing on Monday, Lehigh suffered a 92-67 loss to Saint Louis. Caleb Thomas scored a team-best 12 points for Lehigh in the loss. In its most recent matchup on Monday, Cornell secured an 86-85 victory against Pepperdine. Jacob Beccles recorded 19 points, two rebounds and four assists for Cornell.

Lehigh vs. Cornell Odds and Game Time

• When: Thursday, November 5, 2026 at 7 p.m. ET
• Where: Stabler Arena in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
• Spread favorite: Lehigh -1.5
• Moneyline favorite: Lehigh -116
• Moneyline underdog: Cornell -106
• Over/Under: 159.5 points

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Betting the Over/Under: Lehigh vs. Cornell

• Lehigh played eight games with more than 159.5 points scored, its current matchup's over/under, last year.
• A total of 16 Cornell's games last season (out of 26) had more than 159.5 total points scored.
• The two teams averaged a combined 1.7 more points per game (161.2) a season ago than this matchup's total of 159.5 points.
• Opponents of the two teams averaged a combined 2.3 fewer points per game (157.2) last season than this matchup's over/under of 159.5 points.
• Lehigh's average point total in matchups last year was 146.5, 13 points less than the over/under in this game.
• The average point total for Cornell in 2025 was 12.4 points higher than this game's over/under.

Betting the Spread: Lehigh vs. Cornell

• Lehigh won 18 games against the spread last season, while failing to cover 15 times.
• The Mountain Hawks were 5-6 ATS last season when playing as at least 1.5-point favorites.
• Cornell covered 11 times in 26 games with a spread last season.
• When playing as at least 1.5-point underdogs last year, the Big Red had an ATS record of 3-6.
• Lehigh was 10-5 against the spread, and 8-4 overall, at home last year.
• At home last year, Lehigh was 5-1 ATS as a 1.5-point favorite or more.
• On the road last season, Cornell was 8-8 overall and 9-7 against the spread.
• Last season, as a 1.5-point underdog or more on the road, Cornell was 7-1 ATS.

Betting the Moneyline: Lehigh vs. Cornell

• Lehigh won 54.5% of the games last season in which it was the moneyline favorite (6-5).
• The Mountain Hawks had a record of 6-5 in games they played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -116 or shorter (54.5%).
• Based on this matchup's moneyline, Lehigh has an implied win probability of 53.7%.
• Cornell won two of the 10 games it played as underdogs last season.
• The Big Red entered 10 games last season as an underdog by -106 or more and were 2-8 in those contests.
• Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that Cornell has a 51.5% chance to win.

Dunkel Index Prediction for Lehigh vs. Cornell

• Pick ATS: Cornell (+ 1.5)
• Pick OU: Under (159.5)
  
• Prediction: Cornell 81 - Lehigh 73