Earning a win and covering the posted point spread will be the goals for Columbia when they take on the Pennsylvania Quakers on Saturday in college basketball betting odds action.
Columbia Lions vs Pennsylvania Quakers Matchup
Team Betting Records & Power Rankings
The Columbia Lions will look to cover the spread vs the Pennsylvania Quakers on Saturday, as the Lions are 9-9-1 ATS versus the spread this season, while the Quakers are 9-7-1 ATS. Columbia is 12-6-1 against the total, while Pennsylvania is 10-7 versus the total betting line.
The Pennsylvania Quakers sit at No. 204 in the current college hoops power poll here at Odds Shark, while the Columbia Lions sit at No. 31 on the same chart.
Statistical Matchup
Rebounding is always a key handicapping betting consideration and Columbia is ranked No. 154 in NCAA basketball at 35.93 per game. Contrast that with Pennsylvania's No. 117 mark in the paint. When it comes to three-point shooting, Pennsylvania is the No. 114-ranked team in the country at 7.33 per game, while Columbia rates No. 17 at 9.54 per game.
Recent Outings Betting Recap
Columbia got 20 points from Maodo Lo but lost anyway, 88-83, to Princeton on Friday at L. Stockwell Jadwin Gymnasium.
Darien Nelson-Henry scored 16 points leading the Quakers to a 79-67 victory over Cornell at Palestra on Friday.
- Columbia is 15-4 SU in its last 19 games
- Columbia is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
- Columbia is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
- Columbia is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Pennsylvania
- Pennsylvania is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
- Pennsylvania is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
- The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pennsylvania's last 6 games at home
- Pennsylvania is 2-3-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Columbia
Next Betting Matchups
Columbia home to Brown, Friday, March 4th
Pennsylvania at Dartmouth, Friday, March 4th
