College Hoops Picks Feb. 6, 2009: Cornell Big Red @ Princeton Tigers

Cornell Big Red (4-0, 14-6) at Princeton Tigers (2-0, 7-8)

Friday, Feb. 6—7:00 PM EST

Preview

The two remaining unbeaten Ivy Leagers take each other on this Friday when the Big Red (4-0, 14-6) travel to New Jersey to take on the Princeton Tigers (2-0, 7-8) for the first time this season.

Cornell has been playing great basketball this season and it shows in their RPI (94) and conference record.

They have won all of their conference games by double-digits, and their last two have been by 32 and 28 — not bad for the defending champs.

Princeton hasn't been shabby either, although they only have two Ivy games under their belt at this point.

They defeated Dartmouth by five and Harvard by six — both solid wins.

Friday's game will answer the question that the top dog in the Ivy's is right now.

By The Numbers

	Record	Conf	ATS	RPI	SOS	PF	PA
Cornell	14-6	4-0	8-5	94	203	74.3	65.4
Princeton	7-8	2-0	7-2	283	331	59.9	59.3

	FG%	D. FG%	3P%	D. 3P%	FT%	RPG	SPG	APG	TPG
Cornell	47.4	41.0	41.2	31.8	74.4	39.1	6.7	15.5	13.4
Princeton	42.8	39.8	36.0	30.1	73.4	35.3	5.6	11.5	13.5

Prediction

Current Line: Cornell -6.5

Cornell ATS: 8-5, 5-2 when favored.
Princeton ATS: 7-2, 5-2 when underdog.

In their last ten games against Princeton, Cornell is 6-4 ATS.

Cornell is outscoring their opponents by an average of nine points, while Princeton is only outscoring them by 0.6.

In their four Ivy games, the Big Red have taken down three different teams and always by a double-digit margin.

The Tigers, on the other hand, have only played two Ivy games, so far. They are on a roll right now having just won five in a row, but prior to that they went on a six game losing streak.

The Princeton win streak is about the end and Cornell is about to make a serious run for back-to-back Ivy titles.

Note: when this happens, it will be the first time that someone other than Penn or Princeton has done it since Yale did in the beginning of the 60's — and their second title was shared with Princeton.

Ryan's Pick: Cornell -6.5

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*All statistics for this article have come from StatSheet.com*