Cornell Big Red vs Lafayette Leopards Prediction, 11/13/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cornell Big Red vs Lafayette Leopards

Date: Thursday, November 13, 2025

Location: Kirby Sports Center in Easton, PA

TV: ESPN+

The Cornell Big Red (0-2) are hitting the road to Kirby Sports Center on Thursday where they will take on the Lafayette Leopards (1-2).

The Cornell Big Red stepped onto the hardwood against Illinois State and ended up losing by a score of 76-65 in their last contest. Cornell walked away from the contest with a 35.0% FG percentage (21 out of 60) and converted 6 of their 31 3-point shots. At the free throw line, the Big Red buried 17 of 24 shots for a percentage of 70.8%. Pertaining to getting rebounds, they earned 31 with 5 of them being of the offensive sort. They also dished out 11 dimes for the contest in addition to forcing the opposition into 14 turnovers and getting 7 steals. When it comes to defending, Cornell allowed the other team to go 47.3% from the floor on 26 of 55 shooting. Illinois State recorded 12 dimes and had 6 steals for this contest. On top of that, Illinois State pulled down 41 boards (10 offensive, 31 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Illinois State ended up shooting 51.5% from the free throw line by converting 17 of their 33 shots. They also converted 7 of their 19 tries from downtown. In reference to fouls, the Big Red walked away with 26 while Illinois State had 19 fouls.

Cooper Noard is one player who was a major factor in this game. He ended up going 38.5% from the field and also recorded 1 assist. He saw the court for 29 mins and totaled 5 rebounds. He accounted for 19 points on 5 out of 13 shooting.

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Cornell heads into this matchup with a mark of 0-2 for the year. They average 83.5 pts per game (148th in the country) while shooting 43.9% from the field. The Big Red are connecting on 35.2% on three-point shots (25 of 71) and 73.9% from the charity stripe. As a team, Cornell is pulling in 34.0 boards per contest and is sitting with 31 dimes on the season, which has them ranked 202nd in the nation in terms of passing. They lose possession via turnover 14.0 times per contest and as a unit they commit 26.5 personal fouls per game.

On defense, the Big Red are forcing 12.5 turnovers per contest and they draw 20.5 personal fouls. They relinquish 43.9% on shots from distance and they are 344th in D-1 in points per game allowed (93.0). The Big Red defense is allowing a FG percentage of 50.8% (61 of 120) and they relinquish 38.0 rebounds per game as a team. They are 258th in Division 1 in giving up assists with 32 surrendered for the year.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Lafayette Leopards went home defeated by a final of 97-60 against Texas. When talking about cleaning the glass, Lafayette allowed Texas to pull down 41 in total (14 on the offensive glass). They went 39.1% from downtown by going 9 out of 23 and walked away from this one shooting 22 of 29 from the charity stripe (75.9%). The Leopards allowed Texas to bury 33 of 63 attempts from the field which had them at 52.4% in this game. When the final whistle blew, the Leopards finished the game shooting 22 out of 55 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 40.0%. When talking about 3-point shots, Lafayette buried 5 of 20 attempts (25.0%). They were able to knock down 11 of the free throws for a rate of 64.7%. Texas was called for 15 personal fouls for this contest which got the Leopards to the free throw line for 17 attempts. They coughed it up 15 times, while getting 3 steals in this contest. The Leopards were able to pull down 14 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive boards totaling 20 in this matchup.

Caleb Williams ended up being a factor for the Leopards in this game. He made 6 of 10 for this game giving him a rate of 60.0%, and had 3 rebounds. He racked up 20 points in his 31 minutes of playing time and accumulated 2 assists for the contest.

Lafayette has a win-loss mark of 1-2 this year. The Leopards are committing 18.3 fouls per game and they shoot 62.9% from the free throw line. Their rate of earning assists is at 11.7 times per game (291st in college) and they are giving up possession 12.3 times per game. Lafayette has accounted for 215 pts on the year (71.7 per contest) and they snag 35.3 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Leopards are shooting 41.9% from the floor, which ranks 279th in the nation.

The Leopards defensively are ranked 225th in college hoops in PPG given up with 75.3. They have forced 14.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 42.2% from the field (201st in D-1). The Lafayette defense allows 30.0% on shots from beyond the perimeter (24 of 80) and their opponents are making 74.6% of their shots from the free throw line. They have given up 16.0 dimes and 41.0 total rebounds per game, which is 290th and 312th in D-1.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Cornell

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