Dartmouth Big Green vs Cornell Big Red Prediction, 1/10/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Dartmouth Big Green vs Cornell Big Red

Date: Saturday, January 10, 2026

Location: Newman Arena in Ithaca, NY

TV: ESPN+

Newman Arena is the location where the Cornell Big Red (7-7) will attempt to beat the Dartmouth Big Green (7-7) on Saturday.

The Dartmouth Big Green faced Harvard and took home the win by a score of 76-68 in their last game. Dartmouth finished with a 54.3% FG percentage (25 of 46) and knocked down 9 of their 20 3-pointers. At the free throw line, the Big Green buried 17 of their 29 attempts for a rate of 58.6%. In terms of pulling down boards, they earned a total of 29 with 5 of them being of the offensive sort. They also distributed 7 dimes in the game while forcing the opposition into 8 turnovers and earning 7 steals. When discussing defense, Dartmouth allowed 40.3% from the floor on 25 of 62 shooting. Harvard doled out 11 assists and had 6 steals for this contest. In addition, Harvard collected 28 rebounds (12 offensive, 16 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Harvard went 73.3% at the charity stripe by burying 11 of their 15 tries. They buried 7 of their 25 attempts from 3-point land. Regarding fouls, the Big Green finished with 20 while Harvard finished the game with 17 fouls.

Kareem Thomas is a guy who played a role for this contest. He scored 19 points on 7 out of 12 shooting. He played 28 mins and also totaled 4 boards. He walked away from this one shooting 58.3% from the field but didn't record a dime.

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Dartmouth enters this contest with a mark of 7-7 for the year. They are averaging 78.3 points per contest (154th in D-1) while hitting 45.6% from the field. The Big Green are hitting 38.3% on 3-point shots (152 of 397) and 71.3% from the free throw line. As a unit, Dartmouth is snagging 38.4 rebounds per contest and has totaled 208 dimes on the campaign, which is 245th in college in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 13.7 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 15.4 fouls per game.

Defensively, the Big Green are able to force 10.1 turnovers per game while drawing 17.6 personal fouls. They surrender 28.7% on shots from downtown while they are 185th in D-1 in PPG allowed (73.3). The Big Green defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 42.6% (383 of 899) and they relinquish 34.6 boards per game as a team. They are 47th in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 170 surrendered on the year.

The last time they took the court, the Cornell Big Red went home defeated by a final of 104-99 when they played Columbia. In the matter of rebounds, Cornell permitted Columbia to snag 30 in total (6 on the offensive glass). They finished shooting 43.5% from 3-point land via 10 out of 23 and finished the game at 28 of 33 at the free throw line (84.8%). The Big Red allowed Columbia to knock down 33 of their 60 attempts from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 55.0% in this contest. Overall, the Big Red walked away from this one shooting 33 out of 75 from the floor which had them sitting at 44.0%. In the matter of shots from distance, Cornell converted 15 out of their 33 attempts (45.5%). They were able to make 18 of the free throw tries for a rate of 90.0%. Columbia earned 20 fouls in the game which took the Big Red to the charity stripe for a total of 20 shots. They coughed up the ball 12 times, while earning 7 steals in this game. The Big Red snagged 18 defensive boards and 14 offensive rebounds totaling 32 for this game.

Cooper Noard ended up being a major contributor for the Big Red in this contest. He converted 9 of 17 in this matchup for a field goal percentage of 52.9%, and had 3 rebounds. He racked up 23 points in his 32 mins on the court and had 5 dimes in the matchup.

Cornell has a record of 7-7 so far this season. As an offensive team, the Big Red are shooting 50.0% from the floor, which ranks them 25th in the nation. Cornell has accounted for 1,323 points for the season (94.5 per contest) and they collect 37.1 rebounds per game. They are getting an assist 23.3 times per game (1st in Division 1) and they turn it over 13.0 times per game. The Big Red are responsible for committing 20.4 fouls per contest and they connect on 74.3% from the free throw line.

The Big Red on the defensive end are ranked 356th in college in PPG allowed with 86.9. They have forced 12.9 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 47.5% from the floor (328th in college hoops). The Cornell defense gives up 37.4% on 3-point attempts (128 of 342) and opponents are connecting on 70.1% of their free throw shots. They have given up 16.5 dimes and 34.5 boards per game, which has them ranked 339th and 179th in D-1.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Cornell

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