Cornell vs. Colgate betting: College basketball preview for Nov. 20

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The Cornell Big Red (2-2) are favored by 6.5 points against the Colgate Raiders (2-3) on Thursday, November 20, 2025 at 7 p.m. ET. The matchup airs on ESPN+. The matchup has an over/under of 162.5 points.

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Cornell Cover -6.5 vs Colgate -105

Bet $20, Payout $39.05

Cornell vs. Colgate betting lines

  • Cornell moneyline odds to win: -254
  • Colgate moneyline odds to win: +205
  • Spread: Cornell (-6.5)
  • Total: 162.5

Cornell statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Cornell sported a worse record against the spread at home (6-6-0) than it did on the road (9-4-0) last season.
  • The Big Red exceeded the over/under in a lower percentage of home games (58.3%) than road tilts (61.5%) last season.
  • Cornell won a lower percentage of its games as a moneyline favorite at home last season, going 6-4 (.600). When playing away from home as a moneyline favorite, it sported a record of 5-2 (.714).

Last season stats

  • Offensively, the Big Red were the fourth-best squad in college basketball (85.1 points per game) last year. On defense, they were 318th (77.5 points conceded per game).
  • Last season, Cornell was 162nd in the country in rebounds (32.3 per game) and 142nd in rebounds allowed (30.6).
  • With 19.0 assists per game, the Big Red were second-best in the nation last season.

Cornell betting records last season

  • ATS Record: 16-11-0 (Home: 6-6-0; Away: 9-4-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 6.5+: 5-6-0 (As Favorite: 11-7-0; As Underdog: 5-4-0)
  • O-U-P: 16-11-0 (Home: 7-5-0; Away: 8-5-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 12-6 (Home: 6-4; Away: 5-2)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 3-5 (Home: 1-1; Away: 2-3)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
50.1 (second in nation) 44.9 (245th) 32.3 (162nd) 30.6 (142nd) 19.0 (second) 11.3 (201st)

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Colgate statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • In 2024-25 against the spread, Colgate had a lower winning percentage at home (.385, 5-8-0 record) than away (.438, 7-9-0).
  • In terms of the over/under, Raiders games finished over six of 13 times at home (46.2%) and 10 of 16 away (62.5%) last season.
  • The Raiders’ winning percentage at home when moneyline underdogs was .500 (1-1) last year, and away it was .167 (1-5).

Last season stats

  • Last year the Raiders posted 72.1 points per game (228th-ranked in college basketball) and allowed 72.4 points per contest (193rd-ranked).
  • With 29.5 boards per game, Colgate ranked 318th in the nation. It allowed 30.5 rebounds per contest, which ranked 135th in college basketball.
  • Last year the Raiders ranked 135th in college basketball in assists, averaging 14.1 per game.

Colgate betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 4-1-0 (Home: 1-1-0; Away: 3-0-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 6.5+: 3-0-0 (As Favorite: 1-1-0; As Underdog: 3-0-0)
  • O-U-P: 2-3-0 (Home: 1-1-0; Away: 1-2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 1-1 (Home: 1-1; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-2 (Home: 0-0; Away: 1-2)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
48.6 (92nd in nation) 41.2 (128th) 27.0 (346th) 35.6 (319th) 12.0 (307th) 10.0 (65th)
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