The Cornell Big Red (16-10, 8-5 Ivy League) will look to continue a three-game winning streak when they host the Columbia Lions (12-14, 1-12 Ivy League) on Saturday, March 8, 2025 at Newman Arena as 9.5-point favorites. The matchup airs at 2 p.m. ET on ESPN+. The matchup has an over/under set at 169.5 points.

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Cornell vs. Columbia betting lines

• Cornell moneyline odds to win: -510
• Columbia moneyline odds to win: +380
• Spread: Cornell (-9.5)
• Total: 169.5

Cornell statistics, trends and more

As the home team

• At home, Cornell has a worse record against the spread (5-6-0) compared to its ATS record in road games (9-4-0).
• When playing at home, the Big Red go over the over/under 54.5% of the time (six of 11 games). They hit the over more often on the road, eclipsing the total in 61.5% of games (eight of 13).
• Cornell has won a lower percentage of its games as a moneyline favorite at home, going 5-4 (.556). When playing on the road as a moneyline favorite, it owns a record of 5-2 (.714).

Recent trends

• On offense, the Big Red have struggled over their last 10 games, scoring 81.1 points per contest over that stretch as opposed to the 84.5 they’ve put up over the course of this season.
• The past 10 games have seen Cornell allow 0.1 fewer points per game (77.1) than its season-long average (77.2).
• The Big Red are trending up from deep during their last 10 outings, making 11.8 threes per game and shooting 37.8% from long range in comparison to their season-long averages of 11.2 makes and 37.5% from distance in the 2024-25 season.

Cornell betting records this season

• ATS Record: 14-10-0 (Home: 5-6-0; Away: 9-4-0)
• ATS Record When Favored by 9.5+: 1-3-0 (As Favorite: 9-7-0; As Underdog: 5-3-0)
• O-U-P: 14-10-0 (Home: 6-5-0; Away: 8-5-0)
• Record When Moneyline Favorite: 10-6 (Home: 5-4; Away: 5-2)
• Record When Moneyline Underdog: 3-4 (Home: 1-1; Away: 2-3)

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Columbia statistics, trends and more

As the away team

• Against the spread, Columbia has been better at home (6-5-2) than on the road (2-9-0).
• In terms of the over/under, Lions games have gone over six of 13 times at home (46.2%), and five of 11 on the road (45.5%).
• The Lions, when moneyline underdogs, have won a lower percentage of games at home (0-2) than away (1-6) this year.

Recent trends

• In their last 10 games, the Lions are scoring 73.4 points per game, compared to their season average of 78.3.
• Columbia is surrendering 85.6 points per contest in its last 10 games, which is 8.3 more points than it is allowing for the season (77.3).
• In their past 10 games, the Lions are making 6.4 threes per contest, 1.9 fewer threes than their season average (8.3). They also sport a lower three-point percentage over their last 10 contests (28.6%) compared to their season average (34.1%).

Columbia betting records this season

• ATS Record: 8-14-2 (Home: 6-5-2; Away: 2-9-0)
• ATS Record When Underdog by 9.5+: 1-2-0 (As Favorite: 5-9-1; As Underdog: 3-5-1)
• O-U-P: 11-13-0 (Home: 6-7-0; Away: 5-6-0)
• Record When Moneyline Favorite: 9-5 (Home: 7-3; Away: 2-2)
• Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-8 (Home: 0-2; Away: 1-6)