Mercyhurst Lakers vs Cornell Big Red prediction, odds and picks, November 18, 2026
Mercyhurst at Cornell: Bandwagon's model makes Mercyhurst a 56% favorite (Cornell −1).
Mercyhurst Lakers vs Cornell Big Red odds and win probability
Axle gives Mercyhurst a 56% chance to win.
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Why Axle has Mercyhurst
All WCBB ratings| MERC | COR | |
|---|---|---|
| Rating | 1479 189th of 357 | 1381 290th of 357 |
| Record | 1-2 | 1-2 |
| Last 5 games | 0-2 | 1-4 |
| Streak | L1 | L1 |
| Home field | No | Yes |
Blue marks the better side of each row. This line uses ratings from results, home advantage and schedule; record, last 5 results and streak are context only, not inputs.
How Axle's line has moved
Every stored line
| Stored | COR win | Move |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 10, 11:08 PM ET | 44% | 0 |
| Nov 10, 11:08 PM ET | 44% | 0 |
| Nov 10, 10:38 PM ET | 44% | 0 |
| Nov 10, 10:23 PM ET | 44% | 0 |
| Nov 10, 10:03 PM ET | 44% | 0 |
| Nov 10, 9:58 PM ET | 44% | 0 |
| Nov 10, 9:48 PM ET | 44% | 0 |
| Nov 10, 9:23 PM ET | 44% | 0 |
| Nov 10, 9:18 PM ET | 44% | 0 |
| Nov 10, 9:13 PM ET | 44% | 0 |
| Nov 10, 9:03 PM ET | 44% | 0 |
| Nov 10, 1:47 PM ET | 44% | 0 |
| Nov 10, 12:52 PM ET | 44% | 0 |
| Nov 10, 5:03 AM ET | 44% | 0 |
| Nov 10, 12:08 AM ET | 44% | 0 |
| Nov 9, 10:53 PM ET | 44% | 0 |
| Nov 9, 9:58 PM ET | 44% | 0 |
| Nov 9, 9:28 PM ET | 44% | 0 |
| Nov 9, 9:13 PM ET | 44% | 0 |
| Nov 9, 8:43 PM ET | 44% | 0 |
| Nov 9, 8:33 PM ET | 44% | 0 |
| Nov 9, 7:48 PM ET | 44% | 0 |
| Nov 9, 6:03 PM ET | 44% | 0 |
| Nov 9, 3:57 PM ET | 44% | 0 |
| Nov 9, 5:04 AM ET | 44% | 0 |
| Nov 8, 6:58 PM ET | 44% | 0 |
| Nov 8, 6:08 PM ET | 44% | 0 |
| Nov 8, 6:03 PM ET | 44% | 0 |
| Nov 8, 5:43 PM ET | 44% | 0 |
| Nov 8, 5:04 PM ET | 44% | 0 |
| Nov 8, 4:58 PM ET | 44% | 0 |
| Nov 8, 4:14 PM ET | 44% | 0 |
| Nov 8, 4:03 PM ET | 44% | 0 |
| Nov 8, 3:58 PM ET | 44% | 0 |
| Nov 8, 3:53 PM ET | 44% | 0 |
| Nov 8, 3:48 PM ET | 44% | 0 |
| Nov 8, 3:23 PM ET | 44% | 0 |
| Nov 8, 3:13 PM ET | 44% | 0 |
| Nov 8, 2:58 PM ET | 44% | 0 |
| Nov 8, 2:43 PM ET | 44% | +1 |
| Nov 8, 1:53 PM ET | 43% | −2 |
| Nov 8, 5:04 AM ET | 45% | — |
Mercyhurst Lakers vs Cornell Big Red prediction
Bandwagon's model makes the Lakers the favorite, with a 56% chance to win; its spread is Big Red −1. The model total is 129.5. Ratings: Big Red 1381 (290th of 357), Lakers 1479 (189th). The Big Red are 1-2; the Lakers are 1-2. The Big Red have won 1 of their last 5; the Lakers 0 of their last 2.
Written from the numbers on this page by a template; nothing here is an opinion.
Form, head-to-head and injuries
Recent form
Mercyhurst Lakers
| Opponent | Kick (ET) | Result | Picks | Axle | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| at Ohio State Buckeyes | L 57–91 | – | – | matchup | |
| at Seton Hall Pirates | L 37–63 | – | – | matchup |
Cornell Big Red
| Opponent | Kick (ET) | Result | Picks | Axle | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| at Syracuse Orange | L 48–80 | – | – | matchup | |
| at UConn Huskies | L 35–100 | – | – | matchup | |
| vs Dartmouth Big Green | W 78–53 | – | – | matchup | |
| at Yale Bulldogs | L 45–57 | – | – | matchup | |
| at Brown Bears | L 47–62 | – | – | matchup |
Head-to-head
No earlier meeting in Bandwagon's results history.
Injuries
Mercyhurst Lakers: nobody listed as injured by the roster source
Cornell Big Red: nobody listed as injured by the roster source
From the roster source's status flag only; no depth chart or game-time status.
Standings and ratings
All ratings- Lakers1-2 5th · L1
- Lakers rating1479 189th of 357, 2 games
- Big Red1-2 8th · L1
- Big Red rating1381 290th of 357, 2 games
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The bandwagon on each team
NCAA Division I women's basketball · 5th · streak L1
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Cornell Big Red 1-2
NCAA Division I women's basketball · 8th · streak L1
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How Axle makes this line
How this line is made
In NCAA Division I women's basketball a line starts from the ratings and adds the internal inputs marked used (rest, back-to-back, recent form) through a calibration layer fitted on past NCAA Division I women's basketball seasons, which beat rating-only out of sample. Travel and time zones did not improve the line here; injuries and weather are collected but not yet measured.
Internal
- Ratings from results usedan Elo-style rating per team from every final score, with margin of victory · Bandwagon's stored results
- Home advantage usedthe league's home edge, none at a neutral site · Bandwagon's model constants, checked against results
- Schedule usedrest days, back-to-back games and three games in four days · Bandwagon's stored fixtures
- Recent form unavailable for this game · Fewer than three games played this season by at least one sideaverage margin over each side's last games this season · Bandwagon's stored results
External
- Injuries unavailable for this game · More than three days to kickoff; lists are used inside that windowplayers listed out or doubtful, weighted by their share of the team's playing time · Public injury lists and box scores
- Travel and time zones unavailable for this game · A previous venue or its coordinates is not storeddistance and time-zone change from each side's last game to the venue · Wikidata venue coordinates, Open-Meteo time zones
- Weather unavailable for this game · Indoor sportforecast wind, rain and temperature around kickoff at open-air venues · Open-Meteo forecasts
Prediction markets and the crowd's split are shown beside the model's lines for comparison. They are not inputs. Method and record.