Mid-Major Rager – Brown vs. Cornell
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Saturday 7:00 PM ET, February 6, 2010
Newman Arena at The Fieldhouse, Ithaca, NY
@Cornell
Last Game for Brown: 54-55 loss vs Penn (ATS loss -5)
Last Game for Cornell: 86-50 victory over Harvard (ATS win -8)
Line: TBD – Currently OFF
Matchup history: Cornell 85 – Brown 45 (Cornell ATS win -8)
This game may not even be on TV anywhere but I think it merits attention when an Ivy League team crashes the top 25. Cornell has three losses on the year all to power conference teams and they put the kind of scare into Kansas that will have tournament teams on their toes. An interesting note to this game is that both teams will be in the second game of a back to back, a rarity in the college game. Is that enough for a mediocre Brown team to pull off the upset…
Doubdtful…this is a second tier Ivy squad that gets little production from its backcourt. Hardly a formula for knocking off one of the best Ivy League teams in a while. This team will not be intimidated by the Big Red’s size as they have an amazing 6 players 6’8″ or taller. They may not all be quality bigs but forward Matt Mullery is among league leaders in scoring and rebounding.
Cornell…Really?…Really!! This team can shoot no matter who they are playing. They are fourth in the nation in three point shooting and can bury opponents quickly with quick spurts. They are led by Ryan Wittman and Jeff Foote. Wittman has been a scorer ever since he set foot on campus and Foote is the rare 5-man, Brown has some size but no one who can go toe to toe with the 7 foot 265 pound beast. Against Kansas he matched up with preseason All America Cole Aldrich more than held his own being outscored barely 13-12. The Big Red just have a lot more talent than the conference this year. They have won every league game by 21 points which is where this one is likely to finish
Score Prediction:
Cornell – 77
Brown – 52
Pick: Cornell is going to roll until that first round matchup in March. Depending on the opponent there could be some great value then but not much now.
