Cornell Big Red vs Penn Quakers Prediction, 2/14/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cornell Big Red vs Penn Quakers

Date: Saturday, February 14, 2026

Location: The Palestra in Philadelphia, PA

TV: ESPN+

The Cornell Big Red (11-10) are headed to The Palestra on Saturday where they will compete against the Penn Quakers (11-10).

The Cornell Big Red stepped onto the hardwood against Columbia and took home the win by a score of 88-67 in their last contest. When it comes to personal fouls, the Big Red ended up with 19 while Columbia racked up 19 personal fouls. They also converted 8 out of their 18 shots from long range. Columbia walked away from this one shooting 52.9% at the charity stripe by burying 9 of their 17 shots. On top of that, Columbia pulled down 21 rebounds (8 offensive, 13 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Columbia totaled 16 dimes and had 5 steals for the contest. In reference to defense, Cornell allowed the other team to shoot 46.3% from the field on 25 out of 54 shooting. They also recorded 25 assists in this contest while forcing 15 turnovers and earning 11 steals. In reference to hauling in boards, they earned a total of 32 with 10 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Big Red knocked down 22 of 24 attempts for a percentage of 91.7%. Cornell wrapped up the contest with a 53.6% field goal percentage (30 of 56) and made 6 of 19 shots from downtown.

Josh Baldwin is a guy who played a role for the contest. He ended up going 44.4% from the field and also recorded 2 assists. He played for 20 minutes and grabbed 10 rebounds. He recorded 19 points on 4 out of 9 shooting.

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Cornell heads into this game with a win-loss mark of 11-10 for the campaign. They are turning it over 12.1 times per game and as a group they are committing 19.6 fouls every game. As a unit, Cornell is pulling down 35.6 boards per game and has accumulated 466 assists on the campaign, which is 9th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. The Big Red are hitting 40.3% on 3-point shots (282 of 700) and 75.2% from the charity stripe. They average 91.1 pts per contest (3rd in D-1) on 49.8% from the floor.

On defense, the Big Red have forced 12.1 turnovers every game and they draw 17.7 personal fouls. They are 252nd in college hoops in allowing assists with 352 conceded so far this year. Big Red defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 48.4% (634 of 1,310) and they relinquish 33.6 rebounds per contest as a team. They concede 38.8% from beyond the arc while they are 358th in Division 1 in opponents PPG (85.1).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Penn Quakers went home victorious with a score of 61-60 against Princeton. When it comes to how they attacked the glass, Penn allowed Princeton to grab 31 in all (8 on the offensive side). They shot 31.6% from distance via 6 of 19 and finished the contest at 10 of 16 at the free throw line (62.5%). The Quakers permitted Princeton to convert 22 out of their 54 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 40.7% in this contest. When the game finished, the Quakers finished 23 for 56 from the floor which gave them a rate of 41.1%. In reference to shooting from beyond the arc, Penn converted 5 of 18 attempts (27.8%). They were able to make 10 of the free throws for a percentage of 66.7%. Princeton was called for 15 personal fouls in this game which took the Quakers to the free throw line for a total of 15 shots. They gave up possession of the ball 7 times, while earning 5 steals in this contest. The Quakers pulled down 22 defensive boards and 11 offensive boards totaling 33 for this contest.

TJ Power pitched in for the Quakers for this contest. He scored 18 points in his 37 minutes on the hardwood and tallied 3 assists for this game. He knocked down 6 out of 11 for the matchup for a rate of 54.5%, and had 7 rebounds.

Penn has a mark of 11-10 on the season. The Quakers have committed 16.7 fouls per contest and they shoot 69.3% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 14.3 times per game (164th in college hoops) and they are giving up possession 11.1 times per game. Penn has accumulated 1,603 points so far this year (76.3 per contest) and they pull down 36.4 boards per contest. In terms of offensive execution, the Quakers are hitting on 44.5% from the floor, which is ranked 230th in the country.

The Penn defense gives up 32.6% on shots from distance (163 of 500) and opponents are knocking down 68.6% of their shots from the free throw line. They have surrendered 14.5 assists and 35.2 boards on a nightly basis, which is 266th and 227th in the nation. The Quakers on the defensive side of the court are 215th in college hoops in points allowed per game with 74.9. They have forced 11.4 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 45.3% from the field (259th in D-1).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Cornell

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