Yale vs. Cornell Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Ivy League Tournament

The No. 1 seed Yale Bulldogs (23-5, 11-3 Ivy League) are favored by 3.5 points in their Ivy League Tournament matchup against the No. 4 seed Cornell Big Red (15-12, 8-6 Ivy League) on Saturday at Newman Arena, beginning at 11 a.m. ET on ESPNU. The winner will move one step closer to earning an automatic spot in the NCAA Tournament bracket. The matchup has an over/under of 163.5.

In its last time out, Yale won on Saturday 78-53 against Princeton. Nick Townsend scored a team-leading 17 points for Yale in the victory. Cornell enters this matchup following a 111-90 victory over Dartmouth on Saturday. Jake Fiegen scored 22 points in Cornell's win, leading the team.

Yale vs. Cornell Odds and Game Time

• When: Saturday, March 14, 2026 at 11 a.m. ET
• Where: Newman Arena in Ithaca, New York
• Spread favorite: Yale -3.5
• Moneyline favorite: Yale -177
• Moneyline underdog: Cornell +143
• Over/Under: 163.5 points

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• TV Channel: ESPNU
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Betting the Over/Under: Yale vs. Cornell

• This season, eight of Yale's 26 games have gone over Saturday's total of 163.5 points.
• This season, 15 of Cornell's games have ended with a combined score higher than 163.5 points.
• The total for the contest of 163.5 is 6.9 points fewer than the combined points per game averages for the Bulldogs (81.5) and Big Red (88.9).
• The 153.4 points per game these two teams surrender to opponents on average this season are 10.1 fewer than the 163.5 over/under in this contest.
• This season the average over/under for Yale's games is 151.6 points, 11.9 lower than the over/under of 163.5 points set for this contest.
• A difference of 8.6 points separates the average over/under in Cornell's games (172.1 points) and this game's over/under (163.5).

Betting the Spread: Yale vs. Cornell

• Against the spread, Yale is 11-15-0 this year.
• So far this season, the Bulldogs have been installed as favorites by a 3.5-point margin or more 24 times and are 10-14 ATS in those matchups.
• Cornell has 11 wins against the spread in 25 games this year.
• This year, the Big Red have just two against the spread wins in seven games as an underdog of 3.5 points or more.
• Yale is 4-6 against the spread, and 8-2 overall, at home.
• At home, as a 3.5-point favorite or more, Yale is 4-6 ATS.
• This year in away games, Cornell is 9-7 against the spread and 8-8 overall.
• As 3.5-point underdogs or more away from home, Cornell is 4-0 ATS.

Betting the Moneyline: Yale vs. Cornell

• Yale has entered the game as moneyline favorites 24 times this season and won 20, or 83.3%, of those games.
• The Bulldogs have entered 24 games this season favored by -177 or more and are 20-4 in those contests.
• The bookmakers' moneyline implies a 63.9% chance of a victory for Yale.
• Cornell has won in two of the nine contests it has been named as the moneyline underdog this year.
• The Big Red have a win-loss record of 1-6 with odds of +143 or worse this year.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies Cornell has a 41.2% chance of walking away with the win.