Cornell Big Red vs Yale Bulldogs Prediction, 3/14/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cornell Big Red vs Yale Bulldogs

Date: Saturday, March 14, 2026

Location: Newman Arena in Ithaca, NY

TV: ESPNU

Odds/Point Spread: Cornell (+4)

The Yale Bulldogs (23-5) will play the Cornell Big Red (15-12) at Newman Arena on Saturday in the Ivy League Semifinals. Yale opens this game as 4-point favorites. The betting total is set at 164.5.

The Cornell Big Red faced off with Dartmouth and went home with a win by a final score of 111-90 in their last game. In the matter of personal fouls, the Big Red ended up finishing with 25 and Dartmouth had 14 personal fouls. They converted 8 of their 25 tries from beyond the perimeter. Dartmouth shot 90.9% at the free throw line by knocking down 30 of 33 attempts. Additionally, Dartmouth snagged 29 rebounds (7 offensive, 22 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Dartmouth distributed 15 assists and had 8 steals for the matchup. When talking about defending, Cornell let their opponent shoot 44.1% from the field on 26 of 59 shooting. They also dished out 25 dimes for this game as well as forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and having 5 steals. When talking about hauling in rebounds, they collected 30 with 4 of them being of the offensive variety. At the charity stripe, the Big Red made 10 of 15 attempts for a rate of 66.7%. Cornell finished the game with a 63.1% FG percentage (41 out of 65) and made 19 of 38 three-point shots.

Jake Fiegen is a player who was a major contributor in the matchup. He shot 77.8% from the floor and dished out 2 assists. He was on the hardwood for 21 mins and snagged 2 rebounds. He accounted for 22 points on 7 out of 9 shooting.

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Cornell will play this game with a mark of 15-12 for the season. They lose possession by turning the ball over 11.9 times per game and as a squad they are committing 19.3 personal fouls per contest. As a unit, Cornell is snagging 35.2 rebounds per game and has totaled 573 assists on the season, which has them ranked 15th in D-1 in terms of passing. The Big Red are shooting 39.7% on 3-pointers (351 of 885) and 74.4% from the free throw line. They are averaging 88.9 pts per contest (7th in the nation) while going 49.8% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Big Red are able to force 11.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 17.3 fouls. They surrender 37.1% on shots from distance and they are ranked 355th in the country in opponents points per game (83.2). Big Red are giving up a shooting percentage of 47.4% (789 of 1,664) and they concede 33.4 rebounds per contest as a squad. They currently rank 227th in college in giving up assists with 447 conceded for the campaign.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Yale Bulldogs took home the win by a final score of 78-53 when they played Princeton. With respect to how they cleaned up the glass, Yale allowed Princeton to pull down 24 in total (2 on the offensive side). They went 25.0% from behind the 3-point line by going 7 out of 28 and finished the game at 8 out of 12 at the charity stripe (66.7%). The Bulldogs allowed Princeton to convert 19 of 51 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 37.3% for the matchup. Overall, the Bulldogs ended up shooting 27 out of 59 from the field which had them sitting at 45.8%. In the matter of 3-point shots, Yale knocked down 6 of 21 tries (28.6%). They were able to knock down 18 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 75.0%. Princeton was called for 18 personal fouls for this contest which took the Bulldogs to the charity stripe for 24 shots. They also turned it over 6 times, while recording 9 steals in this matchup. The Bulldogs pulled down 28 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive boards for a total of 34 in the game.

Nick Townsend ended up being a factor for the Bulldogs in the matchup. He totaled 17 points in his 31 mins on the hardwood and accounted for 2 dimes for the contest. He converted 4 of 7 in the game for a rate of 57.1%, and had 7 rebounds.

Yale has a record of 23-5 so far this season. When it comes to executing on offense, the Bulldogs are shooting 49.7% from the floor, which ranks 18th in the country. Yale has scored 2,281 points on the season (81.5 per contest) and they pull in 34.9 boards per contest. They are assisting teammates 16.0 times per game (63rd in the country) and they cough up possession 9.4 times per game. The Bulldogs are committing 15.8 personal fouls per game and they hit 76.0% from the free throw line.

The Bulldogs defensively are ranked 77th in D-1 in PPG surrendered with 70.2. They are forcing 11.3 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 43.3% from the field (123rd in college). The Yale defense surrenders 34.4% on three-point shots (254 of 738) and opponents are knocking down 71.6% of their foul shots. They concede 13.0 dimes and 30.5 boards per contest, which is ranked 153rd and 15th in the country.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Cornell (+4)

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