Cornell Big Red vs Michigan State Spartans Prediction, 12/29/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cornell Big Red vs Michigan State Spartans

Date: Monday, December 29, 2025

Location: Breslin Center in East Lansing, MI

TV: ESPN+

Breslin Center is the location where the Michigan State Spartans (11-1) will try to defeat the Cornell Big Red (6-5) on Monday.

The Cornell Big Red took the court against Albany and notched a win by a score of 83-75 in their last contest. Cornell ended the game having earned a 47.5% FG percentage (28 out of 59) and converted 17 out of their 33 three-point attempts. At the charity stripe, the Big Red knocked down 10 of their 14 tries for a percentage of 71.4%. In the matter of hauling in rebounds, they compiled a total of 28 with 12 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 23 assists in the game as well as creating 8 turnovers and getting 4 steals. In relation to the defense, Cornell allowed the other team to go 50.0% from the floor on 30 out of 60 shooting. Albany totaled 12 assists and had 2 steals for this game. In addition, Albany grabbed 26 boards (9 offensive, 17 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Albany shot 71.4% at the charity stripe by converting 5 of 7 shots. They converted 10 of their 22 attempts from 3-point range. When it comes to fouls, the Big Red ended up finishing with 12 while Albany recorded 17 fouls.

Cooper Noard is one player who was a factor in this contest. He shot 80.0% from the field but had no assists at the end of the game. He played 29 mins and pulled down 2 boards. He ended up scoring 25 points on 8 out of 10 shooting.

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Cornell will take the court with a mark of 6-5 for the year. They turn it over 13.3 times per game and as a team they are committing 20.0 fouls per game. As a unit, Cornell is snagging 36.2 boards per game and is sitting with 236 assists so far this year, which ranks 23rd in the nation in terms of passing the rock. The Big Red are connecting on 41.6% from downtown (156 of 375) and 72.7% from the free throw line. They have an average of 90.4 points per outing (16th in Division 1) while going 49.4% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Big Red have forced 12.5 turnovers per game and they draw 18.1 fouls. They surrender 37.1% on shots from downtown and they are ranked 350th in the nation in points per game allowed (84.8). The Big Red are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 47.8% (333 of 697) and they surrender 34.5 boards per game as a team. They are ranked 141st in Division 1 in allowing assists to their opponents with 161 relinquished so far this season.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Michigan State Spartans got the victory with a final of 79-70 against Oakland. The Spartans collected 25 defensive rebounds and 15 offensive boards for a total of 40 in this contest. They gave up possession 11 times, while getting 4 steals in the matchup. Oakland committed 21 fouls in this contest which took the Spartans to the charity stripe for 23 shots. They were able to knock down 17 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 73.9%. With respect to three-point attempts, Michigan State buried 6 of 22 attempts (27.3%). At the conclusion of this game, the Spartans went 28 for 61 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 45.9%. The Spartans permitted Oakland to bury 24 out of their 56 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 42.9% in this game. They finished shooting 45.5% from three-point range via 10 of 22 and ended up going 12 out of 13 from the free throw line (92.3%). When talking about team rebounding, Michigan State permitted Oakland to pull down 19 overall (3 on the offensive side).

Coen Carr was important for the Spartans in this matchup. He made 8 of 13 for this contest giving him a rate of 61.5%, and accounted for 7 rebounds. He recorded 22 points in his 26 mins on the court and accumulated 2 dimes for the game.

Michigan State has a record of 11-1 on the year. The Spartans have committed 16.2 personal fouls per game while shooting 74.1% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 19.3 times per game (14th in college) and they are turning it over 11.8 times per contest. Michigan State has accounted for 936 points for the season (78.0 per contest) and they pull in 42.7 boards per game. As an offense, the Spartans are connecting on 46.1% from the floor, which is 162nd in college.

The Michigan State defense surrenders 30.5% on shots from beyond the arc (92 of 302) and opponents are knocking down 73.4% of their shots from the free throw line. They have given up 11.9 assists and 28.8 rebounds every game, which is ranked 78th and 4th in those defensive categories. The Spartans defensively are ranked 15th in college in points allowed per game with 63.3. They are able to force 11.3 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 38.7% from the field (24th in the country).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Cornell

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