The American Eagles will be trying to slam the Colgate Red Raiders on Saturday when the teams tip off at Bender Arena in college betting action.

The Eagles currently sports a 8-14 record overall in NCAAB action, and have posted a corresponding betting slate of 0-0 ATS. The Red Raiders are 9-15 and 1-0 ATS. Betting totals have seen the Eagles produce a 0-0 OVER/UNDER record on the season, while the Red Raiders have gone 1-0 against the number.



View Colgate vs American Odds and Stats.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
The Odds Shark Power Rankings have the Eagles at No. 306 and the Red Raiders at No. 255 heading into this contest. Handicapping models at Odds Shark project a 59-58 result in favor of the Eagles.



How They Match Up:
Rating these schools in several key categories is important for handicappers and American has the nation's No. 336-rated offensive output, at 58.6 PPG. The visiting Red Raiders defense ranks No. 254 allowing on average 70.1 PPG. The Eagles FG% has averaged 41.6% so far, less than the Red Raiders marksmen have achieved on the year, 42.2% per game.

Defensively, Colgate features the nation's No. 236-rated defense on the road, allowing 72.6 points per game. American, meanwhile, comes in at No. 334 nationally in scoring at home.

Colgate was a 77-58 loser in their most recent outing at home against NJIT. The Red Raiders endured a 77-58 loss at the hands of the Highlanders on Wednesday, despite a 14-point effort from Pat Moore at Cotterell Court.

American won its last outing, a 68-64 result against Lafayette on February 2. Stephen Lumpkins scored 24 points leading the Eagles to a 68-64 victory over Lafayette at Bender Arena on Saturday.

Next up:
Colgate at Bucknell, Wednesday, February 13
American at Lehigh, Wednesday, February 13