The Albany Great Danes (1-3) are in action on Saturday at 1:00 p.m. ET versus the Cornell Big Red (1-1) at Schoellkopf Field.
The Great Danes are small favorites (-2.5) in their game versus the Big Red, with the over/under at 49.5 points. (On the moneyline, the Great Danes are -120 and the Big Red are +100.)
Below you’ll find our betting preview for this season, and uncover all of our predictions here, too!
Albany -2.5 vs. Cornell
Albany vs. Cornell Betting Odds
- Spread favorite: Great Danes (-2.5)
- Moneyline: Great Danes (-120), Big Red (+100)
- Total: 49.5 points
Albany vs. Cornell Betting Stats and Info
The Great Danes have won one game against the spread (in three tries). The Great Danes are winless in one game against the spread when favored by 2.5 points or more. Albany lost the only game it played when favored on the moneyline this season. Cornell has a single win against the spread this season (1-1-0). The Big Red’s record against the spread, as underdogs by 2.5 points or more, is 1-1. This is the third game this year Cornell is the moneyline underdog, after split the two games.
Albany vs. Cornell Key Players
Albany Great Danes
- Reese Poffenbarger collected 3,603 passing yards (240.2 per game) with a 58.7% completion percentage last season, while throwing for 36 touchdowns with 13 interceptions. He tacked on 187 rushing yards on 107 carries with five touchdowns.
- Griffin Woodell took 183 attempts for 892 rushing yards a season ago (59.5 per game) and scored eight touchdowns. He also caught 32 passes for 255 yards and four TDs.
- Last year Faysal Aden rushed for 470 yards on 112 carries (31.3 yards per game), with two rushing touchdowns.
- Last season Brevin Easton was targeted 81 times and amassed 57 catches for 1,086 yards and 13 touchdowns.
- Julian Hicks also contributed with 50 catches for 820 yards and 11 touchdowns.
- Marqeese Dietz racked up 514 receiving yards on 45 catches with three TDs.
- Anton Juncaj had an impressive body of work a year ago, collecting 14.0 sacks, 3.0 TFL and 13 tackles.
- Dylan Kelly collected 39 tackles, three sacks, and two interceptions over the course of his last campaign.
- Last season, Aamir Hall grabbed five interceptions and added 17 tackles and seven passes defended.
Cornell Big Red
- Last season Jameson Wang put up 2,472 passing yards (247.2 per game) while going 243-for-375 (64.8%) and throwing for nine touchdowns with eight interceptions. He also had 408 rushing yards on 118 carries plus eight rushing TDs.
- Last season Gannon Carothers rushed for 186 yards on 41 carries (18.6 yards per game).
- Nicholas Laboy grabbed 58 passes for 705 yards last season with two touchdowns. He was targeted 48 times, and averaged 70.5 yards per game.
- Davon Kiser also tacked on 458 yards on 31 catches and two touchdowns. He was targeted 27 times, and averaged 45.8 receiving yards last year.
- Doryn Smith caught 38 passes on 32 targets for 398 yards and two touchdowns, averaging 39.8 receiving yards per game.
- Last season Paul Lewis III put up 2.0 sacks, one interception.
- Matheson Bossick totaled one interception over the course of his 2023 campaign.
- Holt Fletcher intercepted two passes and tacked on two sacks last season.