Friday’s contest between the Samford Bulldogs (1-0) and Cornell Big Red (1-0) at Newman Arena should be a close matchup, as our computer prediction projects a final score of 80-78, with Samford taking home the win. Game time is at 6:00 PM ET on November 8.

According to our computer prediction, Cornell projects to cover the 2.5-point spread in its matchup against Samford. The over/under is currently listed at 165.5, and the two teams are projected to come in below 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 -2.5
• Point total: 165.5
• Moneyline (to win): Samford -142, Cornell +116

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Samford vs. Cornell Score Prediction

• Prediction:
  Samford 80, Cornell 78

Spread & Total Prediction for Samford vs. Cornell

• Pick ATS: Cornell (+2.5)
• Pick OU: Under (165.5)

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Samford Performance Insights

• Samford was the fifth-best team in the nation in points scored (86.1 per game) and 260th in points allowed (74.5) last season.
• At 32.1 rebounds per game and 32.2 rebounds conceded, the Bulldogs were 172nd and 215th in the nation, respectively, last season.
• With 17.6 assists per game, Samford was 11th-best in the nation last season.
• The Bulldogs were the 13th-best team in college basketball in 3-pointers made (10 per game) and fifth-best in 3-point percentage (39.5%) last season.
• 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 took 41.3% percent of its shots from behind the 3-point line last season, and 33.3% of its made baskets are from there. Inside the arc, it attempted 58.7% of its shots, with 66.7% of its makes coming from there.

Cornell Performance Insights

• Cornell ceded 74.7 points per game last year (266th-ranked in college basketball), but it really thrived on offense, putting up 82.1 points per game (16th-best).
• The Big Red pulled down 32.1 boards per game (172nd-ranked in college basketball) last year, while allowing 32.3 rebounds per contest (222nd-ranked).
• With 18.1 assists per game, Cornell was sixth-best in college basketball in the category.
• The Big Red averaged 11.7 turnovers per game (234th-ranked in college basketball). They forced 12.4 turnovers per contest (82nd-ranked).
• The Big Red ranked 10th-best in college basketball by draining 10.3 threes per game. In terms of three-point percentage, they ranked 139th in college basketball at 34.7%.
• Cornell ceded 8.4 treys per game (303rd-ranked in college basketball) last year, while allowing a 33.4% three-point percentage (162nd-ranked).
• Of the shots taken by Cornell last year, 51.4% of them were two-pointers (65.4% of the team’s made baskets) and 48.6% were three-pointers (34.6%).

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