Columbia hosts Williams and Cornell

Cornell Big Red (21-6, 10-3 Ivy League) at Columbia Lions (13-13, 4-9 Ivy League)

New York; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Big Red -6; over/under is 164

BOTTOM LINE: Cornell visits Columbia after Nazir Williams scored 23 points in Cornell’s 79-77 loss to the Princeton Tigers.

The Lions have gone 9-5 in home games. Columbia is 7-9 against opponents with a winning record.

The Big Red are 10-3 in Ivy League play.

Columbia’s average of 8.6 made 3-pointers per game this season is only 0.2 more made shots on average than the 8.4 per game Cornell gives up. Cornell averages 10.1 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.9 more made shots on average than the 8.2 per game Columbia gives up.

TOP PERFORMERS: Geronimo Rubio De La Rosa is averaging 14.4 points and 1.5 steals for the Lions. Avery Brown is averaging 10.1 points over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Lions: 4-6, averaging 72.8 points, 33.7 rebounds, 16.0 assists, 7.4 steals and 2.8 blocks per game while shooting 47.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 72.9 points per game.

Big Red: 7-3, averaging 77.3 points, 33.9 rebounds, 15.7 assists, 7.7 steals and 3.3 blocks per game while shooting 47.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 71.9 points.

___

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

Copyright © 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, written or redistributed.

Federal News Network Logo
Log in to your WTOP account for notifications and alerts customized for you.

Sign up