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Samford vs Cornell Result & Analysis

Date: Mon 08 Dec 2025
Tip-off: 00:00
Final 93-90
42-50 51-40
Position#149
Record4-6
FormLLWLL
Points / game72.0
Allowed / game79.6
Samford 🏆
USA
vs
Position#175
Record5-4
FormWWWLL
Points / game91.2
Allowed / game85.0
USANCAA
Other2025-26
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

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

🏀 2. Points Analysis

SamfordUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Tulane
#173
L
72-85
72
85
-13
A04/11
NCAA
South Carolina St
#336
W
82-72
82
72
+10
H08/11
NCAA
Texas Southern
#281
W
93-90 OT
93
90
+3
A13/11
NCAA
Arkansas
#36
L
75-79
75
79
-4
A15/11
NCAA
Central Arkansas
#83
W
84-77 OT
84
77
+7
A16/11
NCAA
Florida Gulf Coast
#224
L
62-77
62
77
-15
H20/11
NCAA
New Mexico State
#178
L
72-81
72
81
-9
A22/11
NCAA
Georgia State
#332
W
78-63
78
63
+15
A25/11
NCAA
Utah Valley State
#33
L
45-89
45
89
-44
A26/11
NCAA
VCU Rams
#27
L
57-83
57
83
-26
A06/12
NCAA
1H
2H
33-43
39-42
37-39
45-33
44-39
38-43
35-45
40-34
30-41
38-27
33-41
29-36
32-40
40-41
37-32
41-31
14-42
31-47
31-34
26-49
151.6Avg total
72.0Scored
79.6Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (10)72.079.6151.6-7.640%
Season at home (2)72.074.5146.5-2.550%
Season away (8)72.080.9152.9-8.938%
Last 10 (10)72.079.6151.6-7.640%
Last 5 (5)62.878.6141.4-15.820%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (3)59.083.7142.7-24.70%
vs Similar ◀ (14)73.476.4149.8-3.136%
vs Weaker (12)85.572.4157.9+13.192%
This opponent (Cornell) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
CornellUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Yale
#42
L
84-90
84
90
-6
A16/03
NCAA
Kent State
#52
L
102-110
102
110
-8
A08/11
NCAA
Illinois State
#96
L
65-76
65
76
-11
A09/11
NCAA
Lafayette
#317
W
97-78
97
78
+19
A13/11
NCAA
Army
#318
W
86-73
86
73
+13
H19/11
NCAA
Colgate
#168
W
95-94 OT
95
94
+1
H21/11
NCAA
Misericordia
#454
W
114-70
114
70
+44
H26/11
NCAA
Bucknell
#339
W
101-72
101
72
+29
A30/11
NCAA
George Mason
#47
L
81-99
81
99
-18
A03/12
NCAA
Towson
#157
L
80-93
80
93
-13
A04/12
NCAA
1H
2H
32-37
52-53
55-58
47-52
32-34
33-42
46-40
51-38
39-28
47-45
37-41
38-34
68-34
46-36
45-30
56-42
40-42
41-57
36-35
44-58
176.0Avg total
90.5Scored
85.5Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (9)91.285.0176.2+6.256%
Season at home (3)98.379.0177.3+19.3100%
Season away (6)87.788.0175.7-0.333%
Last 10 (10)90.585.5176.0+5.050%
Last 5 (5)94.285.6179.8+8.660%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar ◀ (12)81.088.3169.3-7.325%
vs Weaker (18)92.375.4167.7+16.883%
This opponent (Samford) 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

-9-4+0+4+91st half1st half: -7.0-7.01st half: +5.1+5.12nd half2nd half: -1.6-1.62nd half: -0.2-0.2
-9-4+0+4+91st half1st half: -7.0-7.01st half: +5.1+5.12nd half2nd half: -1.6-1.62nd half: -0.2-0.2
SamfordCornell
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
SamfordLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Tulane
#173
L
33-43
33
43
-10
A04/11
NCAA
South Carolina St
#336
L
37-39
37
39
-2
H08/11
NCAA
Texas Southern
#281
W
44-39
44
39
+5
A13/11
NCAA
Arkansas
#36
L
35-45
35
45
-10
A15/11
NCAA
Central Arkansas
#83
L
30-41
30
41
-11
A16/11
NCAA
Florida Gulf Coast
#224
L
33-41
33
41
-8
H20/11
NCAA
New Mexico State
#178
L
32-40
32
40
-8
A22/11
NCAA
Georgia State
#332
W
37-32
37
32
+5
A25/11
NCAA
Utah Valley State
#33
L
14-42
14
42
-28
A26/11
NCAA
VCU Rams
#27
L
31-34
31
34
-3
A06/12
NCAA
72.2Avg total
32.6Scored
39.6Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)35.437.272.6-1.843%-
Last 30 at home (12)37.835.473.2+2.350%-
Last 30 away (18)33.838.472.2-4.639%-
Last 10 (10)32.639.672.2-7.020%-
Last 5 (5)29.437.867.2-8.420%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (3)26.740.367.0-13.70%-
vs Similar ◀ (14)31.936.668.5-4.821%-
vs Weaker (12)42.736.479.1+6.283%-
This opponent (Cornell) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
CornellLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Yale
#42
L
32-37
32
37
-5
A16/03
NCAA
Kent State
#52
L
55-58
55
58
-3
A08/11
NCAA
Illinois State
#96
L
32-34
32
34
-2
A09/11
NCAA
Lafayette
#317
W
46-40
46
40
+6
A13/11
NCAA
Army
#318
W
39-28
39
28
+11
H19/11
NCAA
Colgate
#168
L
37-41
37
41
-4
H21/11
NCAA
Misericordia
#454
W
68-34
68
34
+34
H26/11
NCAA
Bucknell
#339
W
45-30
45
30
+15
A30/11
NCAA
George Mason
#47
L
40-42
40
42
-2
A03/12
NCAA
Towson
#157
W
36-35
36
35
+1
A04/12
NCAA
80.9Avg total
43.0Scored
37.9Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)43.437.080.4+6.463%-
Last 30 at home (14)46.936.183.1+10.871%-
Last 30 away (16)40.437.878.1+2.656%-
Last 10 (10)43.037.980.9+5.150%-
Last 5 (5)45.236.481.6+8.860%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar ◀ (12)38.340.478.8-2.142%-
vs Weaker (18)46.834.781.6+12.178%-
This opponent (Samford) 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
0
Samford wins
1
Cornell wins
DateGameScore
08/11/24Cornell v Samford88-86
Samfordlast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
06/12/25AVCU Rams57-83
26/11/25AUtah Valley State45-89
25/11/25AGeorgia State78-63
22/11/25ANew Mexico State72-81
20/11/25HFlorida Gulf Coast62-77
16/11/25ACentral Arkansas84-77 OT
15/11/25AArkansas75-79
13/11/25ATexas Southern93-90 OT
08/11/25HSouth Carolina St82-72
04/11/25ATulane72-85
Cornelllast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
04/12/25ATowson80-93
03/12/25AGeorge Mason81-99
30/11/25ABucknell101-72
26/11/25HMisericordia114-70
21/11/25HColgate95-94 OT
19/11/25HArmy86-73
13/11/25ALafayette97-78
09/11/25AIllinois State65-76
08/11/25AKent State102-110
16/03/25AYale84-90

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Samford
NCAA 2025-26
Recent: 4 Wins / 6 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLLWLL40%
HomeWL50%
AwayWLWLL38%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games1028
Win %40%50%38%
Points / game72.072.072.0
Allowed / game79.674.580.9
Point differential-7.6-2.5-8.9
Avg total151.6146.5152.9
Over main line---
Win by 10+20%50%12%
Close games (≤5 pts) won50% (2)-50% (2)
Overtime %20%0%25%
Cornell
NCAA 2025-26
Recent: 5 Wins / 5 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWWLL56%
HomeWWW100%
AwayLWWLL33%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games936
Win %56%100%33%
Points / game91.298.387.7
Allowed / game85.079.088.0
Point differential+6.2+19.3-0.3
Avg total176.2177.3175.7
Over main line---
Win by 10+44%67%33%
Close games (≤5 pts) won100% (1)100% (1)-
Overtime %11%33%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

Southern conference
#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 East Tennessee St108280%81.364.4+16.9
2 Mercer97278%84.774.6+10.1
3 Furman106460%75.871.4+4.4
4 Wofford106460%73.675.9-2.3
5 Chattanooga Mocs94544%76.971.6+5.3
6 Western Carolina94544%77.176.3+0.8
7 Samford104640%72.079.6-7.6
8 VMI114736%76.374.9+1.4
9 Citadel93633%72.872.4+0.3
10 NC Greensboro102820%73.384.2-10.9
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 -).
Ivy League conference
#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 Yale1110191%86.770.1+16.6
2 Columbia109190%81.365.6+15.7
3 Cornell95456%91.285.0+6.2
4 Penn95456%79.878.6+1.2
5 Brown115645%70.163.5+6.6
6 Harvard115645%69.668.2+1.5
7 Dartmouth73443%79.676.0+3.6
8 Princeton123925%69.674.2-4.6
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
Samford425193
Cornell504090
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