Penn Quakers vs Cornell Big Red Prediction, 1/31/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Penn Quakers vs Cornell Big Red

Date: Saturday, January 31, 2026

Location: Newman Arena in Ithaca, NY

TV: ESPN+

The Cornell Big Red (9-9) will play the Penn Quakers (9-9) at Newman Arena on Saturday.

The Penn Quakers faced Yale and ended up losing by a score of 77-60 in their last game. Penn walked away from the contest with a 38.2% FG percentage (21 out of 55) and made 7 of their 25 shots from downtown. From the free throw line, the Quakers knocked down 11 of 18 attempts for a rate of 61.1%. In reference to rebounding, they earned 26 with 7 of them being offensive. They also dished out 13 dimes for the contest while forcing 12 turnovers and earning 4 steals. Pertaining to the defense, Penn allowed 45.9% from the field on 28 out of 61 shooting. Yale earned 15 dimes and had 4 steals in this matchup. Furthermore, Yale collected 37 rebounds (12 offensive, 25 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Yale shot 87.5% from the free throw line by making 14 of their 16 attempts. They converted 7 out of their 17 tries from distance. In regard to fouls, the Quakers ended up finishing with 22 and Yale finished the game with 19 fouls.

AJ Levine is one guy who played a role for this contest. He ended up scoring 17 points on 5 of 9 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 35 minutes played and also totaled 4 rebounds. He finished the game shooting 55.6% from the floor and totaled 7 assists.

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Penn comes into this game with a mark of 9-9 this season. They are averaging 76.9 points per outing (174th in the country) while shooting 44.3% from the field. The Quakers are shooting 38.4% on three-point shots (144 of 375) and 69.5% from the free throw line. As a unit, Penn is collecting 36.8 boards per contest and has accounted for 256 assists so far this year, which is 305th in college in terms of passing. They are giving up possession 11.3 times per contest and as a team are committing 16.9 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on defense, the Quakers have forced 11.4 turnovers every game while drawing 19.1 fouls. They are 69th in the nation in giving up assists to the opposition with 247 surrendered for the season. Quakers defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 45.2% (500 of 1,107) and they surrender 35.6 boards per game as a team. They give up 31.3% on shots from downtown and they are 231st in D-1 in PPG allowed (75.5).

The last time they took the court, the Cornell Big Red took home the win by a final score of 86-79 against Harvard. The Big Red earned 20 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 27 for the contest. They gave up possession of the ball 11 times, while recording 4 steals in this contest. Harvard was called for 21 personal fouls in this game which took the Big Red to the charity stripe for 26 shots. They were able to make 21 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 80.8%. In reference to 3-point attempts, Cornell made 11 of 24 attempts (45.8%). Overall, the Big Red went 27 out of 51 from the floor which had them at 52.9%. The Big Red allowed Harvard to knock down 26 of 55 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 47.3% in this game. They finished 42.9% from downtown by shooting 12 out of 28 and walked away from this one shooting 15 out of 18 at the charity stripe (83.3%). Regarding cleaning the glass, Cornell allowed Harvard to pull down 26 overall (7 offensive).

Adam Tsang Hinton ended up having an impact for the Big Red for the contest. He accumulated 27 points in his 29 mins on the hardwood and added 1 assist for the matchup. He made 9 out of 16 for this contest for a rate of 56.3%, and tallied 5 rebounds.

Cornell has a mark of 9-9 on the season. The Big Red commit 19.6 fouls every game and they hit 75.2% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 22.1 times per contest (1st in the country) and they are turning it over 12.4 times per game. Cornell has scored 1,657 pts on the campaign (92.1 per game) and they pull in 36.4 boards per game. As an offense, the Big Red are connecting on 49.2% from the field, which has them ranked 28th in the country.

The Cornell defense concedes 38.7% from downtown (172 of 444) and their opponents are connecting on 71.0% of their free throw shots. They have conceded 16.9 assists and 34.1 boards per game, which is ranked 349th and 158th in those categories. The Big Red are ranked 361st in college hoops in points given up per game with 87.0. They are forcing their opponents into 11.9 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 48.6% from the floor (352nd in the country).

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Penn

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