Brown at Cornell 2/15/19 - College Basketball Picks & Predictions

Last Updated: 08/21/2019 at 11:33 AM ET

The Brown Bears visit Newman Arena in Ithaca, New York on Friday for an Ivy League showdown with the Cornell Big Red. Brown improved to 14-8 on the season and 2-4 in Ivy League play following its 78-70 win over Princeton on Saturday. George Mawanda-Kalema led the Bears with 19 points.

Cornell improved to 12-10 overall and 4-2 in Ivy League play following its 67-61 win over Harvard. The Big Red’s defense stepped up forcing Harvard to commit 24 turnovers. Jimmy Boeheim led the Big Red in scoring with 16 points while Matt Morgan scored 15, but did make a team high seven turnovers to just three assists. Steven Julian led Cornell in rebounds with eight. Desmond Cambridge leads Brown in scoring with an average of 16.4 points per game. Tamenang Choh is the second leading scorer and leading rebounder with averages of 12.4 points and 8.9 rebounds per game. Choh leads the Bears in assists with an average of 3.5 per game. Brown is shooting 44.7% from the field and 33.6% from 3-point territory.

Matt Morgan leads Cornell in scoring with an average of 23.5 points per game. The leading rebounder is Steven Julian with an average of 6.5 per game, while the leader in assists is Josh Warren with an average of 3.1 per game. Cornell is shooting 44.0% from the field and 34.1% from 3-point territory.

Cornell has dominated this matchup covering the number in 4 of the last 5 on its home court and 15 of the last 22 meetings overall against Brown. Cornell has covered the number in 4 of the last 5 overall and 4 of the last 5 played in the Ivy League, while Brown has failed to cover the number in 10 of the last 11 in Ivy League action. Final Score Prediction, Cornell Big Red win and cover ATS 70-68.

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