Cornell Big Red vs Albany Great Danes Prediction, 12/21/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cornell Big Red vs Albany Great Danes

Date: Sunday, December 21, 2025

Location: Broadview Center in Albany, NY

TV: ESPN+

Broadview Center is the location where the Albany Great Danes (4-9) will try to beat the Cornell Big Red (5-5) on Sunday.

The Cornell Big Red faced off with Samford and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 93-90 in their last game. Cornell wrapped up the game having earned a 42.1% field goal percentage (32 of 76) and converted 13 of their 37 3-pointers. At the charity stripe, the Big Red buried 13 of their 19 shots for a rate of 68.4%. In regard to pulling down boards, they earned 38 with 15 of them being of the offensive variety. They also doled out 19 assists in this contest as well as forcing 11 turnovers and earning 7 steals. In reference to defense, Cornell allowed their opponent to shoot 55.2% from the field on 32 of 58 shooting. Samford recorded 18 dimes and had 4 steals in this matchup. On top of that, Samford had 33 rebounds (5 offensive, 28 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Samford went 69.7% at the charity stripe by burying 23 of their 33 attempts. They also knocked down 6 out of their 21 attempts from long range. In regard to fouls, the Big Red finished with 26 while Samford accounted for 17 fouls.

Cooper Noard is one player who was a factor in this matchup. He ended up shooting 50.0% from the floor and also distributed 1 assist. He played for 30 mins and also snagged 2 boards. He racked up 23 points on 9 out of 18 shooting.

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Cornell enters this matchup with a record of 5-5 so far this season. They are averaging 91.1 pts per game (15th in D-1) while going 49.5% from the field. The Big Red are shooting 40.6% on 3-point shots (139 of 342) and 72.8% from the free throw line. As a team, Cornell is collecting 36.6 rebounds per contest and has racked up 213 assists for the year, which ranks 21st in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 13.8 times per contest and as a group are committing 20.8 fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Big Red are forcing their opponents into 12.9 turnovers every game while drawing 18.2 fouls. They are conceding 36.3% on 3-point shots and they are 353rd in college in points per game from their opponents (85.8). The Big Red are allowing a FG percentage of 47.6% (303 of 637) and they surrender 35.1 rebounds per contest as a team. They are ranked 160th in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 149 relinquished so far this year.

When they last played, the Albany Great Danes walked away with a victory by a final of 71-55 against Stony Brook. Regarding team rebounding, Albany permitted Stony Brook to pull down 26 in all (5 offensive). They finished 24.0% from 3-point land by connecting on 6 of 25 and walked away from this one shooting 9 of 13 from the free throw line (69.2%). The Great Danes allowed Stony Brook to bury 20 of 61 attempts from the field which had them shooting 32.8% in this contest. When the final whistle blew, the Great Danes shot 27 out of 53 from the field which gave them a rate of 50.9%. Pertaining to shots from beyond the perimeter, Albany knocked down 9 out of 23 attempts (39.1%). They were able to make 8 of them for a rate of 44.4%. Stony Brook was called for 16 personal fouls in this contest which took the Great Danes to the free throw line for 18 attempts. They gave up possession 12 times, while earning 4 steals in the matchup. The Great Danes were able to snag 34 defensive boards and 4 offensive rebounds for a total of 38 for the contest.

Amir Lindsey was important for the Great Danes for the matchup. He scored 24 points in his 40 minutes of playing time and had 6 assists for this contest. He buried 8 out of 15 in the game giving him a field goal percentage of 53.3%, and had 6 rebounds.

Albany has a win-loss record of 4-9 so far this season. The Great Danes have committed 18.5 fouls per game and they shoot 61.2% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 15.8 times per game (112th in college) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 13.0 times per contest. Albany has scored 982 points on the campaign (75.5 per game) and they collect 36.1 boards per game. As an offensive unit, the Great Danes are hitting on 46.8% from the field, which is 121st in the country.

The Great Danes defensively are ranked 248th in Division 1 in points given up per game with 76.2. They are forcing 12.0 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 44.7% from the field (251st in D-1). The Albany defense concedes 31.7% on shots from behind the 3-point line (91 of 287) and opponents are converting on 71.4% of their foul shots. They have conceded 14.5 assists and 35.5 total rebounds per game, which ranks them 263rd and 233rd in the nation.

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Cornell

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