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Cornell vs Penn Result & Analysis

Date: Sat 31 Jan 2026
Tip-off: 23:00
Final 81-91
35-49 46-42
Position#175
Record10-9
FormLLWWW
Points / game91.8
Allowed / game85.8
vs
Penn 🏆
USA
Position#115
Record9-10
FormWWLLL
Points / game76.4
Allowed / game75.3
USANCAA
Other2025-26
Meetings · Cornell v Penn
31 Jan 2026
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PENN91
28 Feb 2025
CORN90
PENN62
15 Jan 2024
CORN77
PENN60
06 Jan 2023
CORN88
PENN69
05 Feb 2022
CORN68
PENN73
09 Feb 2020
CORN73
PENN79
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Cornell winLost
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
Penn winWon
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
No frozen forecast was made for this game before tip-off.

🏀 2. Points Analysis

CornellUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Samford
#149
L
90-93
90
93
-3
A08/12
NCAA
Albany Great Danes
#312
W
83-75
83
75
+8
A21/12
NCAA
Michigan State
#29
L
97-114
97
114
-17
A30/12
NCAA
Alfred
#701
W
133-65
133
65
+68
H02/01
NCAA
Columbia
#141
L
99-104
99
104
-5
H05/01
NCAA
Dartmouth
#272
L
91-102
91
102
-11
H10/01
NCAA
Yale
#22
L
68-102
68
102
-34
A17/01
NCAA
Brown
#319
W
89-67
89
67
+22
A19/01
NCAA
Harvard
#133
W
86-79
86
79
+7
A24/01
NCAA
Princeton
#337
W
87-64
87
64
+23
H30/01
NCAA
1H
2H
50-42
40-51
29-34
54-41
53-55
44-59
69-23
64-42
56-56
43-48
51-55
40-47
36-59
32-43
45-28
44-39
36-44
50-35
48-32
39-32
178.8Avg total
92.3Scored
86.5Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (19)91.885.8177.6+6.053%
Season at home (7)100.781.7182.4+19.071%
Season away (12)86.688.2174.8-1.642%
Last 10 (10)92.386.5178.8+5.850%
Last 5 (5)84.282.8167.0+1.460%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (2)82.5108.0190.5-25.50%
vs Similar ◀ (13)84.291.7175.8-7.523%
vs Weaker (14)90.973.6164.5+17.486%
This opponent (Penn) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
PennUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Lafayette
#317
W
74-72
74
72
+2
H08/12
NCAA
Rutgers
#267
L
69-70
69
70
-1
A21/12
NCAA
George Mason
#47
L
79-83
79
83
-4
A28/12
NCAA
NJIT
#220
W
80-61
80
61
+19
H31/12
NCAA
Princeton
#337
L
76-78
76
78
-2
A06/01
NCAA
Brown
#319
W
81-73
81
73
+8
H10/01
NCAA
Dartmouth
#272
W
84-74
84
74
+10
A17/01
NCAA
Harvard
#133
L
63-64
63
64
-1
A19/01
NCAA
Yale
#22
L
60-77
60
77
-17
H24/01
NCAA
Columbia
#141
L
67-72
67
72
-5
A31/01
NCAA
1H
2H
41-33
33-39
33-29
36-41
40-42
39-41
35-33
45-28
32-24
44-54
42-42
39-31
38-38
46-36
26-31
37-33
30-40
30-37
27-32
40-40
145.7Avg total
73.3Scored
72.4Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (19)76.475.3151.7+1.147%
Season at home (9)78.671.3149.9+7.278%
Season away (10)74.478.9153.3-4.520%
Last 10 (10)73.372.4145.7+0.940%
Last 5 (5)71.072.0143.0-1.040%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (15)72.581.6154.1-9.120%
vs Similar ◀ (9)77.675.6153.1+2.056%
vs Weaker (5)74.470.4144.8+4.060%
This opponent (Cornell) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.

📊 3. Team Totals

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⚖️ 4. Spread

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⏱️ 5. Halves

Half by half

-6-3+0+3+61st half1st half: +4.5+4.51st half: +0.0+0.02nd half2nd half: +1.3+1.32nd half: +0.9+0.9
-6-3+0+3+61st half1st half: +4.5+4.51st half: +0.0+0.02nd half2nd half: +1.3+1.32nd half: +0.9+0.9
CornellPenn
Each team's average half over its last 10 games. Net is the half margin (above zero = the team wins that half on average: who starts fast, who closes); Pythia projection = the half means of tonight's simulation. Hover a bar for its value.
Bets by half · pick a half
CornellLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Samford
#149
W
50-42
50
42
+8
A08/12
NCAA
Albany Great Danes
#312
L
29-34
29
34
-5
A21/12
NCAA
Michigan State
#29
L
53-55
53
55
-2
A30/12
NCAA
Alfred
#701
W
69-23
69
23
+46
H02/01
NCAA
Columbia
#141
D
56-56
56
56
+0
H05/01
NCAA
Dartmouth
#272
L
51-55
51
55
-4
H10/01
NCAA
Yale
#22
L
36-59
36
59
-23
A17/01
NCAA
Brown
#319
W
45-28
45
28
+17
A19/01
NCAA
Harvard
#133
L
36-44
36
44
-8
A24/01
NCAA
Princeton
#337
W
48-32
48
32
+16
H30/01
NCAA
90.1Avg total
47.3Scored
42.8Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)44.040.184.1+3.950%-
Last 30 at home (13)50.038.288.2+11.862%-
Last 30 away (17)39.441.580.9-2.141%-
Last 10 (10)47.342.890.1+4.540%-
Last 5 (5)43.243.686.8-0.440%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (2)44.557.0101.5-12.50%-
vs Similar ◀ (13)40.243.183.2-2.931%-
vs Weaker (14)45.736.181.9+9.671%-
This opponent (Penn) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
PennLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Lafayette
#317
W
41-33
41
33
+8
H08/12
NCAA
Rutgers
#267
W
33-29
33
29
+4
A21/12
NCAA
George Mason
#47
L
40-42
40
42
-2
A28/12
NCAA
NJIT
#220
W
35-33
35
33
+2
H31/12
NCAA
Princeton
#337
W
32-24
32
24
+8
A06/01
NCAA
Brown
#319
D
42-42
42
42
+0
H10/01
NCAA
Dartmouth
#272
D
38-38
38
38
+0
A17/01
NCAA
Harvard
#133
L
26-31
26
31
-5
A19/01
NCAA
Yale
#22
L
30-40
30
40
-10
H24/01
NCAA
Columbia
#141
L
27-32
27
32
-5
A31/01
NCAA
68.8Avg total
34.4Scored
34.4Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)35.739.074.7-3.333%-
Last 30 at home (15)36.938.575.4-1.540%-
Last 30 away (15)34.539.574.1-5.027%-
Last 10 (10)34.434.468.8+0.040%-
Last 5 (5)32.636.669.2-4.00%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (15)34.342.276.5-7.920%-
vs Similar ◀ (9)36.138.074.1-1.922%-
vs Weaker (5)35.832.668.4+3.280%-
This opponent (Cornell) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
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🎯 8. Shooting Profile

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💪 9. Team Strengths

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🤝 10. Games History

Head-to-head record
5
Cornell wins
5
Penn wins
DateGameScore
01/03/25Cornell v Penn90-62
18/01/25Penn v Cornell76-86
02/03/24Penn v Cornell81-87
15/01/24Cornell v Penn77-60
04/02/23Penn v Cornell92-86
07/01/23Cornell v Penn88-69
05/02/22Cornell v Penn68-73
08/01/22Penn v Cornell79-65
07/03/20Penn v Cornell78-64
09/02/20Cornell v Penn73-79
Cornelllast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
30/01/26HPrinceton87-64
24/01/26AHarvard86-79
19/01/26ABrown89-67
17/01/26AYale68-102
10/01/26HDartmouth91-102
05/01/26HColumbia99-104
02/01/26HAlfred133-65
30/12/25AMichigan State97-114
21/12/25AAlbany Great Danes83-75
08/12/25ASamford90-93
Pennlast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
31/01/26AColumbia67-72
24/01/26HYale60-77
19/01/26AHarvard63-64
17/01/26ADartmouth84-74
10/01/26HBrown81-73
06/01/26APrinceton76-78
31/12/25HNJIT80-61
28/12/25AGeorge Mason79-83
21/12/25ARutgers69-70
08/12/25HLafayette74-72

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Cornell
NCAA 2025-26
Recent: 5 Wins / 5 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLLWWW53%
HomeWWLLW71%
AwayWLLWW42%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games19712
Win %53%71%42%
Points / game91.8100.786.6
Allowed / game85.881.788.2
Point differential+6.0+19.0-1.6
Avg total177.6182.4174.8
Over main line---
Win by 10+37%57%25%
Close games (≤5 pts) won33% (3)50% (2)0% (1)
Overtime %5%14%0%
Penn
NCAA 2025-26
Recent: 4 Wins / 6 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWLLL47%
HomeLWWWL78%
AwayLLWLL20%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games19910
Win %47%78%20%
Points / game76.478.674.4
Allowed / game75.371.378.9
Point differential+1.1+7.2-4.5
Avg total151.7149.9153.3
Over main line---
Win by 10+26%33%20%
Close games (≤5 pts) won29% (7)100% (2)0% (5)
Overtime %0%0%0%
This competition's season before tip-off. Green = better than tonight's opponent on the same split; win-% badge green from 60%, red below 40%.

🏆 12. League Table

Ivy League conference
#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 Yale1916384%84.671.3+13.4
2 Columbia2014670%80.071.5+8.5
3 Harvard2011955%71.568.8+2.8
4 Cornell1910953%91.885.8+6.0
5 Dartmouth1991047%77.975.4+2.5
6 Penn1991047%76.475.3+1.1
7 Brown1971237%70.867.5+3.3
8 Princeton2171433%69.472.2-2.9
Conference membership from the data provider's standings; records are this season's games before tip-off (conference and non-conference). Click a column to sort. Bars: win %, points scored and allowed per game across the league, and the point differential (green +, red -).

📋 13. Box Score

Team1H2HFinal
Cornell354681
Penn494291
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