Cornell vs. Siena betting: College basketball preview for December 30

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The Cornell Big Red (7-4) hit the court against the Siena Saints (5-7) as double-digit, 11.5-point favorites on Monday, December 30, 2024 at 4:00 PM ET on ESPN+. The matchup has an over/under set at 148 points.

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Cornell Cover -11.5 vs Siena -109

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Cornell vs. Siena betting lines

  • Cornell moneyline odds to win: -813
  • Siena moneyline odds to win: +559
  • Spread: Cornell (-11.5)
  • Total: 148

Cornell statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Cornell has covered the spread in a lower percentage of its home games than road games. It has covered one time in four games at home, and it has covered four times in six games on the road.
  • The Big Red have hit the over on the over/under in the same percentage of games at home as games on the road (50%).
  • Cornell has played worse as a moneyline favorite when playing at home, sporting a home record of 1-2, compared to going 3-0 on the road.

Last season stats

  • Offensively, the Big Red were the 16th-best team in the nation (82.1 points per game) last season. On defense, they were 266th (74.7 points allowed per game).
  • Cornell was 172nd in the country in rebounds per game (32.1) and 222nd in rebounds conceded (32.3) last year.
  • Last season the Big Red were sixth-best in the nation in assists with 18.1 per game.

Cornell betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 5-5-0 (Home: 1-3-0; Away: 4-2-0)
  • O-U-P: 5-5-0 (Home: 2-2-0; Away: 3-3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 4-2 (Home: 1-2; Away: 3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-2 (Home: 1-0; Away: 1-2)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
49.0 (37th in nation) 42.9 (163rd) 32.7 (206th) 33.4 (296th) 19.8 (second) 11.5 (173rd)

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Siena statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Siena has performed better against the spread away (4-1-0) than at home (2-2-0) this year.
  • Saints games have finished above the over/under more frequently at home (three times out of four) than away (two of five) this year.
  • The Saints, when moneyline underdogs, have won a higher percentage of games at home (2-1) than on the road (1-3) this season.

Last season stats

  • The Saints scored only 60.4 points per game (0-worst in college basketball) last year, but they played better on defense, where they surrendered 74.4 points per game (255th-ranked).
  • Siena ranked 172nd in college basketball with 32.1 rebounds per game. Meanwhile, it ranked 147th with 31.0 rebounds allowed per contest.
  • The Saints put up only 10.7 dimes per game, which ranked 20th-worst in college basketball.

Siena betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 7-5-0 (Home: 2-2-0; Away: 4-1-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 11.5+: 1-0-0 (As Favorite: 1-1-0; As Underdog: 6-4-0)
  • O-U-P: 6-6-0 (Home: 3-1-0; Away: 2-3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 1-1 (Home: 0-1; Away: 1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 4-6 (Home: 2-1; Away: 1-3)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
41.6 (323rd in nation) 45.3 (286th) 28.6 (340th) 29.5 (103rd) 10.8 (346th) 11.9 (221st)
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