The Cornell Big Red (7-6, 0-0 Ivy League) host the Columbia Lions (11-3, 0-0 Ivy League) after winning four straight home games. The Big Red are favored by only 2.5 points in the matchup, which begins at 5 p.m. ET on Monday, January 5, 2026. The matchup has an over/under of 169.5.
Cornell vs. Columbia Odds
Cornell odds to win: -145 Columbia odds to win: +121 Spread: Cornell (-2.5) Total: 169.5Cornell vs. Columbia Promo Codes
Game Time and Information
Date: Monday, January 5, 2026 Time: 5 p.m. ET TV: ESPN+ Where: Ithaca, New York Venue: Newman ArenaWho Will Win Cornell vs. Columbia?
Cornell and Columbia Betting Trends, Records Against the Spread
Cornell is 3-2 against the spread when favored by 2.5 points or more this season.
In games it has played as at least a 2.5-point underdog this season, Columbia is 1-1 against the spread.
The Big Red and Lions average 6.0 more points between them than the total of 169.5 for this matchup.
Opponents of the two teams average a combined 16.9 fewer points per game (152.6) than this game’s over/under of 169.5 points.
The average over/under Cornell has had set in matchups this season is 10.2 more points than this outing’s point total.
The average over/under in Lions games this year is 21.1 fewer points than the point total of 169.5 in this outing.
The Big Red have gone 4-7-0 ATS this season.
The Lions have a 9-3-0 record against the spread this season.
Cornell Stats & Insights
Cornell outscores opponents by 8.7 points per game (scoring 94.2 per game to rank sixth in college basketball while giving up 85.5 per outing to rank 354th in college basketball) and has a +112 scoring differential overall.
Cornell averages 34.2 rebounds per game (128th in college basketball) while conceding 31.1 per contest to its opponents. It outrebounds opponents by 3.1 boards per game.
The Big Red make 14.8 three-pointers per game (first in college basketball) while shooting 42.0% from beyond the arc (third-best in college basketball). They are making 5.7 more threes per contest than their opponents, who drain 9.1 per game while shooting 37.0%.
Cornell averages 110.2 points per 100 possessions on offense (14th in college basketball), and allows 100.1 points per 100 possessions (330th in college basketball).
The Big Red score 107.0 points per game in home games, compared to 88.4 points per game when playing on the road, a difference of 18.6 points per contest.
Columbia Stats & Insights
Columbia puts up 81.3 points per game (103rd in college basketball) while allowing 67.1 per outing (49th in college basketball). It has a +198 scoring differential and outscores opponents by 14.2 points per game.
Columbia grabs 39.3 rebounds per game (13th in college basketball) while conceding 25.6 per contest to opponents. It outrebounds opponents by 13.7 boards per game.
Columbia knocks down 8.6 three-pointers per game (124th in college basketball) while shooting 37.6% from deep (36th in college basketball). It is making 2.1 more threes than its opponents, who drain 6.5 per game at 30.3%.
Columbia’s 102.9 points per 100 possessions on offense rank 83rd in college basketball, and the 85.0 points it concedes per 100 possessions rank 44th in college basketball.
At home the Lions are scoring 85.4 points per game, 8.3 more than they are averaging away (77.1).
Cornell Key Players to Watch
The Big Red scoring leader is Cooper Noard, who averages 19.2 per contest to go with 3.6 rebounds and 1.7 assists.
Cornell’s leading rebounder is Kasper Sepp averaging 5.4 boards per game and its best passer is Jacob Beccles, averaging 3.0 assists per game.
Noard makes more threes per game than any other member of the Big Red, knocking down shots from beyond the arc at a clip of 2.8 per contest.
Adam Tsang Hinton is Cornell’s leader in steals and blocks, racking up 1.1 steals and 0.6 blocks per game.
Columbia Key Players to Watch
The Lions’ Kenny Noland averages enough points (16.6 per game) and assists (3.8 per game) to sit atop the squad’s leaderboards.
Blair Thompson’s stat line of 5.4 rebounds, 10.4 points and 1.5 assists per game secures the top spot on the Columbia rebounding leaderboard.
Noland is the top scorer from the three-point line for the Lions, hitting 2.6 threes per game.
Columbia’s leader in steals is Thompson (1.1 per game), and its leader in blocks is Ryan Soulis (1.1 per game).
Cornell vs. Columbia Prediction
Pick ATS: Columbia (+2.5) Pick OU: Under (169.5) Prediction: Columbia 83, Cornell 81How to Bet on Cornell vs. Columbia
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