Columbia vs. Cornell odds, prediction: 2026 Ivy League men's college basketball picks from proven model

Teams coming off big wins clash when the Columbia Lions battle the Cornell Big Red in a key Ivy League season opener on Monday afternoon. Columbia is coming off a 106-51 win over Penn State-Abington on Wednesday, while Cornell rolled to a 133-65 victory over Alfred State on Friday. The Lions (11-3), who finished eighth in the league last year at 1-13, are 4-3 on the road this season. The Big Red (7-6), who finished second in the Ivy in 2024-25 at 9-5, are 4-0 on their home court this year.

Tip-off from Newman Arena in Ithaca, N.Y., is set for 5 p.m. ET. Cornell leads the all-time series 100-81, including wins in each of the last nine meetings. Cornell is a 2.5-point favorite in the latest Columbia vs. Cornell odds from SportsLine consensus, while the over/under for total points scored is 169.5.

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The model has simulated Columbia vs. Cornell 10,000 times and the results are in. We can tell you that the model is leaning Over, and it also says one side of the spread hits in well over 70% of simulations!

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