Friday’s game that pits the Samford Bulldogs (1-0) versus the Cornell Big Red (1-0) at Newman Arena is expected to be a tight matchup based on our computer prediction, which projects a final score of 80-78 in favor of Samford. Tipoff is at 6:00 PM ET on November 8.

According to our computer prediction, Samford projects to cover the 1.5-point spread in its matchup versus Cornell. The over/under is listed at 165.5, and the two teams are projected to go under that total.

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Samford vs. Cornell Game Info & Odds

• Date: Friday, November 8, 2024
• Time: 6:00 PM ET
• TV: ESPN+
• Live stream: Watch this game on ESPN+
• Where: Ithaca, New York
• Venue: Newman Arena
• Line: Samford -1.5
• Point total: 165.5
• Moneyline (to win): Samford -110, Cornell -110

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Samford vs. Cornell Score Prediction

• Prediction:
  Samford 80, Cornell 78

Spread & Total Prediction for Samford vs. Cornell

• Pick ATS: Samford (-1.5)
• Pick OU: Under (165.5)

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Samford Performance Insights

• Samford was the fifth-best squad in the country in points scored (86.1 per game) and 260th in points allowed (74.5) last year.
• With 32.1 rebounds per game and 32.2 rebounds conceded, the Bulldogs were 172nd and 215th in the nation, respectively, last season.
• Last season Samford was 11th-best in college basketball in assists with 17.6 per game.
• Beyond the arc, the Bulldogs were 13th-best in the nation in 3-pointers made per game at 10.0 last year. And they were fifth-best in 3-point percentage at 39.5%.
• Samford gave up 7.9 3-pointers per game and conceded 33.8% from beyond the arc last season, ranking 262nd and 190th, respectively, in college basketball.
• Samford attempted 58.7% of its shots from inside the arc, and 41.3% from beyond it last year. In terms of makes, 66.7% of Samford’s baskets were 2-pointers, and 33.3% were 3-pointers.

Cornell Performance Insights

• Cornell sported a top-25 offense last year, ranking 16th-best in college basketball with 82.1 points per game. On defense, it ranked 266th with 74.7 points allowed per contest.
• The Big Red pulled down 32.1 boards per game (172nd-ranked in college basketball). They gave up 32.3 rebounds per contest (222nd-ranked).
• With 18.1 dimes per game, Cornell ranked sixth-best in college basketball in the category.
• Last year the Big Red committed 11.7 turnovers per game (234th-ranked in college basketball) and forced 12.4 turnovers per contest (82nd-ranked).
• The Big Red ranked 10th-best in the nation by making 10.3 three-pointers per game. In terms of three-point percentage, they ranked 139th in college basketball at 34.7%.
• With 8.4 threes conceded per game, Cornell was 303rd in the nation. It gave up a 33.4% shooting percentage from three-point land, which ranked 162nd in college basketball.
• Cornell took 51.4% two-pointers and 48.6% from three-point land last year. Of the team’s buckets, 65.4% were two-pointers and 34.6% were three-pointers.

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