Cornell Big Red vs Brown Bears Prediction, 1/19/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cornell Big Red vs Brown Bears

Date: Monday, January 19, 2026

Location: Pizzitola Sports Center in Providence, RI

TV: ESPN+

The Cornell Big Red (7-8) are en route to Pizzitola Sports Center on Monday where they will go up against the Brown Bears (6-9).

The Cornell Big Red stepped onto the hardwood against Dartmouth and took a loss by a final of 102-91 in their last game. In reference to fouls, the Big Red finished with 21 while Dartmouth racked up 19 fouls. They also converted 14 out of their 30 tries from distance. Dartmouth finished shooting 63.2% from the free throw line by making 12 of 19 shots. Moreover, Dartmouth snagged 30 rebounds (7 offensive, 23 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Dartmouth distributed 21 assists and had 7 steals for the game. In relation to the defense, Cornell allowed their opponent to shoot 55.9% from the floor on 38 of 68 shooting. They also recorded 22 assists in the matchup while forcing 5 turnovers and having 2 steals. Pertaining to rebounding, they earned 36 with 10 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Big Red made 20 of 24 shots for a rate of 83.3%. Cornell finished the contest with a 47.7% field goal percentage (31 out of 65) and converted 9 out of their 32 shots from beyond the arc.

Jake Fiegen is a player who was a factor for this contest. He ended up finishing with 33 points on 12 of 20 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 34 minutes and also snagged 6 rebounds. He ended up shooting 60.0% from the field and distributed 2 assists.

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Cornell enters this contest with a mark of 7-8 on the year. They are averaging 94.3 pts per game (2nd in college hoops) while connecting on 49.8% from the field. The Big Red are hitting 41.4% on shots from downtown (217 of 524) and 75.1% from the free throw line. As a unit, Cornell is pulling in 37.3 rebounds per game and is sitting with 348 dimes this year, which is 8th in the nation in terms of passing. They turn it over 12.9 times per contest and as a team are committing 20.5 fouls per contest.

Defensively, the Big Red are forcing their opponents into 12.4 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.7 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 261st in college in allowing assists to the opposition with 252 conceded on the year. The Big Red are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 48.1% (465 of 967) and they relinquish 34.4 rebounds per game as a unit. They are giving up 38.2% on shots from beyond the arc and they are ranked 360th in D-1 in PPG from their opponents (87.9).

In their last game, the Brown Bears walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 81-73 against Penn. Regarding how they rebounded, Brown allowed Penn to get 31 in total (10 offensive). They went 43.8% from 3-point land by hitting 7 out of 16 and ended up going 22 of 29 from the free throw line (75.9%). The Bears permitted Penn to make 26 of 56 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 46.4% for the contest. At the conclusion of this game, the Bears finished 29 for 60 from the field which had them at 48.3%. In relation to shots from 3-point land, Brown buried 7 of their 20 attempts (35.0%). They were able to convert 8 of those for a percentage of 66.7%. Penn had 14 fouls in this matchup which took the Bears to the charity stripe for 12 attempts. They coughed up the ball 10 times, while getting 6 steals in the matchup. The Bears collected 19 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 26 in the matchup.

N'famara Dabo ended up being important for the Bears for the matchup. He recorded 17 points in his 30 minutes on the hardwood, but wasn't able to tally an assist. He converted 7 out of 8 in the game giving him a field goal percentage of 87.5%, and earned 7 rebounds.

Brown has a mark of 6-9 on the season. The Bears commit 17.1 fouls every game and they hit 68.2% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 15.7 times per game (98th in the country) and they turn the ball over 12.3 times per game. Brown has tallied 1,081 pts on the campaign (72.1 per game) and they average 37.0 rebounds per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Bears are hitting on 43.9% from the floor, which is 264th in college hoops.

The Bears on the defensive end are ranked 21st in D-1 in points given up per game with 65.5. They have forced 14.1 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 41.4% from the field (70th in college). The Brown defense allows 29.4% on shots from beyond the arc (95 of 323) and opponents are making 73.7% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have relinquished 12.4 assists and 34.9 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks them 99th and 205th in those categories.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Cornell

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