Yale vs. Cornell Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Feb. 27

The Yale Bulldogs (21-4, 9-2 Ivy League) face the Cornell Big Red (12-12, 5-6 Ivy League) on February 27, 2026 at Newman Arena. The Bulldogs are favored by 3.5 points as they enter the matchup winners of five in a row and are 9-1 in their last 10 games. The matchup's over/under is set at 165.5.

Yale is coming off of a 74-70 victory over Pennsylvania in its most recent game on Saturday. In the win, Isaac Celiscar led Yale with 16 points. Cornell's last contest on Saturday ended in a 73-54 loss to Harvard. Anthony Nimani scored a team-best 18 points for Cornell in the loss.

Yale vs. Cornell Odds and Game Time

• When: Friday, February 27, 2026 at 6 p.m. ET
• Where: Newman Arena in Ithaca, New York
• Spread favorite: Yale -3.5
• Moneyline favorite: Yale -169
• Moneyline underdog: Cornell +138
• Over/Under: 165.5 points

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Betting the Over/Under: Yale vs. Cornell

• Five of Yale's games this season have gone over Friday's over/under of 165.5 points.
• In Cornell's 22 games this season, 12 finished with more combined points than Friday's point total of 165.5.
• The Bulldogs average 83.0 points per game against the Big Red's 88.8, amounting to 6.3 points over the matchup's total of 165.5.
• This game's over/under is 10.4 fewer points than the 155.1 these two teams combine to give up per game in 2024.
• On average, the over/under in Yale's games is 11.1 fewer points than the over/under of 165.5 in this matchup.
• The over/under for this game is 7.0 points lower than the average over/under in Cornell's games this season (172.5 points).

Betting the Spread: Yale vs. Cornell

• In Yale's 23 games this year, it has 10 wins against the spread.
• The Bulldogs are 9-12 ATS when favored by 3.5 points or more this season.
• Cornell has played 22 games, with nine wins against the spread.
• The Big Red have been underdogs by 3.5 points or more six times this season and covered the spread once.
• At home this year, Cornell has one win against the spread and is 3-4 overall.
• At home, Cornell has one win ATS (1-6) as a 3.5-point underdog or more.
• Yale is 8-2 overall, and 5-5 against the spread, on the road.
• As 3.5-point favorites or more on the road, Yale is 5-4 ATS.

Betting the Moneyline: Yale vs. Cornell

• Yale has won 18, or 85.7%, of the 21 games it has played as the moneyline favorite this season.
• The Bulldogs have entered 21 games this season favored by -169 or more and are 18-3 in those contests.
• Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that Yale has a 62.8% chance to win.
• Cornell has been victorious in one of the eight contests it has been chosen as a moneyline underdog in this season.
• This season, the Big Red have been a moneyline underdog of -169 or more six times, losing every contest.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies Cornell has a 42% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.