Cal v. Cornell College Basketball 2024 Betting Odds and Lines
Cal is the favorite against Cornell, according to the latest odds
The California Golden Bears (6-3) meet the Cornell Big Red (6-3) Tuesday evening in the first match-up between the two teams since 1992. According to sportsbooks’ oddsmakers latest college basketball lines and odds, Cal is the favorite to win the West Coast v. East Coast contest.
Cal v. Cornell college basketball betting odds and lines: Who is favored to win?
The Cal v. Cornell college basketball betting odds opened at California -7, according to Vegas Insider, which collects and reports sportsbooks’ offered college basketball odds and lines.
As of Tuesday morning, the latest college basketball betting odds for Cal v. Cornell are between California -8 and California -8.5, according to data independently collected and viewed by Write for California. The California -8 line implies the California Golden Bears are about an eight-point favorite against the Cornell Big Red.
As of Tuesday morning, the latest point totals for “over-or-under” Cal v. Cornell score bets are between 165.5 and 166.5 points, according to data independently collected and viewed by Write for California. Vegas Insider reports the total opened earlier this week at around 166 points.
An “over” bet on a total of 166.5 points will win if the combined score of the Cal v. Cornell game is 167 points or more, and an “under” bet wins if the sum of each team’s score is fewer than 166 points.
The California -8 line and 166.5-point total imply Cal will beat Cornell with a scoreline of about 87-79.
As of Tuesday morning, Cal v. Cornell “moneyline” bets range between California -385 and California -310 and Cornell +250 and Cornell +290, according to data independently collected and viewed by Write for California. Moneyline bets are decided based on the Cal v. Cornell game’s result regardless of a point handicap or margin of victory.
A $100 bet on Cornell’s most favorable moneyline of Cornell +290 pays $290 if the Big Red wins and pulls off the upset against Cal. In contrast, someone would need to bet $310 on Cal’s most favorable moneyline of California -310 to win a $100 profit because the Golden Bears are the game’s favorite.
Vegas Insider reports the Cal v. Cornell moneyline opened earlier this week at about California -310 and Cornell +250.
Cal v. Cornell college basketball: What you should know
The California Golden Bears and Cornell Big Red both have 6-3 records. However, Cal is 5-4 against the spread compared to Cornell, which is 4-4 this season with a point handicap. (Sportsbooks did not take bets on all nine of Cornell’s games played this season.)
According to Vegas Insider’s analysis, 52% of all bets with a point handicap or spread have been on the California Golden Bears, and 82% of total-score bets on Cal v. Cornell have been on the over.
Cal has had six “over” games this season and three where the “under” won the total score bet. Cornell has a 4-3-1 record on total-point bets. Among the eight games this season where sportsbooks took bets on Cornell, four resulted in an “over” win, three were under the point total set and one resulted in a push.
The Cal v. Cornell series is tied at 1-1. Cornell beat Cal in their last meeting. 74-54, on Dec. 30, 1992, in South Orange, New Jersey, a neutral site for both schools.
Cornell has not beaten a team from the Atlantic Coast Conference in more than 30 years. Cal last played an Ivy League school on Dec. 19, 2021, a 61-55 win against the Dartmouth Big Green in Berkeley, Calif.
Just because gambling has taken a seat at the table despite its regressive taxation of the ill-informed and addiction-prone, does Write for California really have to trumpet the news? Is that the sport now, odds? Or is it still the athletic contest? Pick a lane, I say, or are the almighty clicks, no matter the cost, more important?
If I were prone to gambling, I would take the under here. I think Cal’s defense will finally step up. Of course, all bets are off if Cornell gets super hot from three. The folks at the Cornell Ornithology Lab, which developed the awesome Merlin Bird ID app, are to be thanked for my ongoing fascination with bird life. I don’t know Cornell’s basketball roster well enough to say whether the squad includes any high flyers or inside threats for that matter. However, I suspect Dort and Sissoko can control the interior of the key.