Cornell Big Red vs Dartmouth Big Green Prediction, 3/7/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cornell Big Red vs Dartmouth Big Green

Date: Saturday, March 7, 2026

Location: Leede Arena in Hanover, NH

TV: ESPN+

Leede Arena is the site where the Dartmouth Big Green (11-15) will compete against the Cornell Big Red (14-12) on Saturday.

The Cornell Big Red took the court against Brown and notched a win by a score of 86-80 in their last contest. Cornell wrapped up the contest having earned a 45.5% FG percentage (25 of 55) and converted 13 of their 35 3-point shots. At the charity stripe, the Big Red made 23 of 27 tries for a percentage of 85.2%. In terms of grabbing rebounds, they earned 31 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 20 assists in this game as well as creating 13 turnovers and getting 8 steals. When it comes to defense, Cornell let their opponent shoot 47.7% from the field on 31 of 65 shooting. Brown recorded 21 assists and had 8 steals for the game. Furthermore, Brown grabbed 28 rebounds (8 offensive, 20 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Brown finished the game shooting 71.4% when shooting free throws by converting 10 of their 14 shots. They also converted 8 out of their 23 attempts from distance. When talking about fouls, the Big Red finished with 15 while Brown had 20 fouls.

Cooper Noard is a player who was a contributor in this matchup. He shot 56.3% from the field and also earned 3 dimes. He saw the court for 33 minutes and also collected 4 boards. He ended up with 30 points on 9 of 16 shooting.

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Cornell will enter this contest with a record of 14-12 so far this year. They are averaging 88.1 points per outing (11th in the country) while going 49.3% from the field. The Big Red are hitting 39.2% on shots from distance (332 of 847) and 74.6% from the free throw line. As a unit, Cornell is pulling in 35.4 rebounds per contest and has totaled 548 dimes so far this year, which has them ranked 13th in the nation in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 12.0 times per game and as a unit they commit 19.1 fouls every game.

Defensively, the Big Red are able to force 11.5 turnovers per game and they draw 17.5 fouls. They are 251st in college in giving up assists with 432 relinquished for the year. Big Red defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 47.5% (763 of 1,605) and they concede 33.5 boards per contest as a team. They surrender 37.3% on three-point shots and they rank 353rd in D-1 in points per game allowed (83.0).

The last time they took the court, the Dartmouth Big Green took a loss by a score of 82-61 when they played Princeton. Concerning cleaning up the glass, Dartmouth allowed Princeton to get 34 in total (6 offensive). They finished 61.1% from beyond the perimeter by going 11 of 18 and ended up shooting 19 of 23 from the free throw line (82.6%). The Big Green allowed Princeton to knock down 26 of 50 tries from the field which had them at 52.0% in this game. When the final whistle blew, the Big Green shot 17 out of 53 from the floor which gave them a rate of 32.1%. Regarding shots from beyond the arc, Dartmouth converted 7 of their 30 tries (23.3%). They were able to make 20 of them for a percentage of 76.9%. Princeton had 21 personal fouls in the game which took the Big Green to the free throw line for a total of 26 tries. They coughed up the ball 8 times, while getting 7 steals in this contest. The Big Green pulled down 18 defensive boards and 8 offensive rebounds totaling 26 for the game.

Kareem Thomas pitched in for the Big Green for the game. He buried 7 of 14 in the game giving him a rate of 50.0%, and had 1 rebound. He accumulated 22 points in his 32 minutes on the hardwood and tallied 1 assist in this game.

Dartmouth has a win-loss mark of 11-15 this season. In terms of offensive execution, the Big Green are hitting on 44.1% from the field, which is 257th in D-1. Dartmouth has 1,957 pts on the season (75.3 per contest) and they average 35.5 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 13.8 times per game (183rd in college) and they turn it over 12.2 times per contest. The Big Green commit 16.1 personal fouls per contest and they hit 73.5% from the free throw line.

The Big Green on the defensive side of the court are 229th in college hoops in points given up per game with 75.4. They are able to force 9.7 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 44.0% from the field (164th in college hoops). The Dartmouth defense allows 32.8% on 3-pointers (206 of 628) and their opponents are making 71.5% of their shots from the free throw line. They allow 13.9 dimes and 35.9 rebounds on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 227th and 275th in college hoops.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Cornell

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