Cornell Big Red vs Princeton Tigers Prediction, 2/13/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cornell Big Red vs Princeton Tigers

Date: Friday, February 13, 2026

Location: Jadwin Gymnasium in Princeton, NJ

TV: ESPN+

The Princeton Tigers (8-15) are welcoming the Cornell Big Red (11-10) at Jadwin Gymnasium on Friday.

The Cornell Big Red faced off with Columbia and notched a win by a score of 88-67 in their last contest. Cornell wrapped up the contest having earned a 53.6% field goal percentage (30 out of 56) and buried 6 of their 19 3-point shots. From the charity stripe, the Big Red converted 22 of 24 tries for a rate of 91.7%. Concerning grabbing rebounds, they collected 32 with 10 of them being offensive. They also recorded 25 assists for the game while forcing the other team into 15 turnovers and earning 11 steals. Regarding defending, Cornell allowed the other team to go 46.3% from the floor on 25 of 54 shooting. Columbia doled out 16 assists and had 5 steals for the game. Moreover, Columbia grabbed 21 boards (8 offensive, 13 defensive), but didn't have a block. Columbia went 52.9% at the free throw line by making 9 of their 17 shots. They also knocked down 8 of 18 tries from 3-point land. In the matter of fouls, the Big Red walked away with 19 while Columbia finished the game with 19 fouls.

Josh Baldwin is one guy who had an impact in this contest. He went 44.4% from the floor and also recorded 2 dimes. He played 20 minutes and also totaled 10 rebounds. He ended up with 19 points on 4 out of 9 shooting.

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Cornell heads into this matchup with a mark of 11-10 for the year. They are averaging 91.1 points per contest (3rd in Division 1) while hitting 49.8% from the floor. The Big Red are connecting on 40.3% on three-point shots (282 of 700) and 75.2% from the free throw line. As a unit, Cornell is collecting 35.6 boards per game and has totaled 466 dimes this year, which has them ranked 9th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 12.1 times per game and as a team they commit 19.6 personal fouls per game.

When they are on defense, the Big Red have forced 12.1 turnovers every game while drawing 17.7 fouls. They are giving up 38.8% on 3-pointers while they are 358th in Division 1 in points per game allowed (85.1). Big Red defense is giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 48.4% (634 of 1,310) and they surrender 33.6 rebounds per game as a team. They currently rank 252nd in college in allowing assists to the opposition with 352 surrendered on the season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Princeton Tigers went home defeated by a final of 61-60 against Penn. The Tigers were able to pull down 23 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards for a total of 31 in the matchup. They also gave up possession of the ball 5 times, while getting 1 steal for the contest. Penn was called for 17 fouls for the contest which took the Tigers to the free throw line for 16 tries. They were able to convert 10 of the free throws for a clip of 62.5%. Pertaining to shots from distance, Princeton buried 6 of 19 attempts (31.6%). At the conclusion of this game, the Tigers shot 22 for 54 from the field which gave them a rate of 40.7%. The Tigers permitted Penn to knock down 23 out of 56 attempts from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 41.1% for this contest. They finished the game shooting 27.8% from distance by going 5 of 18 and ended up going 10 of 15 at the charity stripe (66.7%). In the matter of cleaning the glass, Princeton permitted Penn to grab 33 in all (11 on the offensive side).

Jacob Huggins was important for the Tigers in the game. He knocked down 5 out of 7 for this game giving him a rate of 71.4%, and totaled 6 rebounds. He accumulated 14 points in his 30 mins on the court, but finished this game without an assist.

Princeton has a mark of 8-15 so far this season. The Tigers commit 16.7 personal fouls every game while shooting 74.4% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 13.1 times per contest (249th in college) and they are turning it over 10.8 times per game. Princeton has accounted for 1,597 pts for the year (69.4 per game) and they average 34.2 rebounds per game. As an offensive team, the Tigers are hitting on 41.9% from the floor, which is 326th in the nation.

The Princeton defense gives up 30.7% on 3-point attempts (163 of 531) and their opponents are making 73.3% of their shots from the free throw line. They give up 12.7 assists and 34.5 boards per contest, which ranks them 116th and 185th in college hoops. The Tigers on the defensive end are ranked 120th in college in points allowed per game with 71.6. They are able to force 9.7 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 44.4% from the floor (211th in D-1).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Cornell

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