Cornell is a very good team and although they come from the Ivy League which nobody respects they can beat anyone in the country. They did not have a cup cake non-conference schedule with games @Kansas only losing by 5 and playing @ Syracuse arguably the two best teams in the country. They have impressive wins @alabama and St. Johns.
Temple on the other hand has been very solid as well, but I raise my eyebrow at loss at home to St. Johns a team Cornell beat, and a loss at home to Kansas by 32 points a team Cornell lost by just 5 on the road. Now that all means nothing because the game is about match ups, but if you need confidence there you have it.
Why I like this bet is Jeff Foote he is clearly the X-factor here today and the one guy that gives Cornell a chance. Not only is he 7 feet, but he's averaging 12 ppg and 8 rebounds. More importantly he opens things up outside for Cornell pure shooters. Cornell has 5 players who have shot more than 39 treys this year and guess what all of them have a better than 40% shooting percentage from the perimeter. It starts with 6'7 Ryan Wittman who averages 17.5ppg and 42.3% from beyond the arch. I believe Cornell covers and gets the out right upset.
