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Yale Bulldogs (17-7, 8-1 Ivy League) at Cornell Big Red (19-4, 8-1 Ivy League)
Ithaca, New York; Friday, 7 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Big Red -2; over/under is 155.5
BOTTOM LINE: Cornell hosts the Yale Bulldogs after Chris Manon scored 25 points in Cornell’s 89-80 victory against the Dartmouth Big Green.
The Big Red are 9-0 on their home court. Cornell is sixth in the Ivy League with 23.9 defensive rebounds per game led by Guy Ragland Jr. averaging 3.6.
The Bulldogs are 8-1 in Ivy League play. Yale averages 75.5 points and has outscored opponents by 8.6 points per game.
Cornell makes 49.8% of its shots from the field this season, which is 8.4 percentage points higher than Yale has allowed to its opponents (41.4%). Yale averages 75.5 points per game, 1.2 more than the 74.3 Cornell allows to opponents.
TOP PERFORMERS: Manon is averaging 12.7 points, 3.2 assists and 2.4 steals for the Big Red. Nazir Williams is averaging 12.9 points over the last 10 games for Cornell.
LAST 10 GAMES: Big Red: 9-1, averaging 82.7 points, 34.7 rebounds, 18.3 assists, 9.1 steals and 2.8 blocks per game while shooting 48.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 69.0 points per game.
Bulldogs: 9-1, averaging 77.1 points, 37.9 rebounds, 14.5 assists, 5.1 steals and 2.4 blocks per game while shooting 48.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 66.9 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.