Brown pays a visit to Columbia on Friday, hoping to send the Lions to a loss while covering the college basketball spread at Levien Gym.

The Lions bring a 13-9 record (7-6 ATS) to this tilt against the 7-16 Bears, who are 5-8 ATS. OVER/UNDER bettors have witnessed Columbia go 3-10 so far and the Bears go 5-8.



View Brown vs Columbia Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
If you're backing the visitors in this one, you'll find the Bears listed as 11-point underdogs

Power Rankings / Prediction:
The Lions sit at No. 87 in the current college hoops power poll here at Odds Shark, while the Bears sit at No. 323 on the same chart. The computers running our scores simulations have concluded that the Lions will win this game 69-57.



How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up Columbia's No. 260 nationally ranked offense (64.1 points per game) against a Bears defense that sits as the No. 230 at 69 PPG. The Lions have been averaging 41.6% from the field, more than the Bears have managed so far this season (41.2% on average).

Defensively, Brown features the nation's No. 164-rated defense on the road, allowing 70.1 points per game. Columbia, meanwhile, comes in at No. 256 nationally in scoring at home.

Brown was a 65-48 loser in their most recent outing at home against Pennsylvania. They failed to cover the 6.5-point spread as underdogs. Brown got 20 points and 12 rebounds from Andrew McCarthy in a losing cause in their 65-48 loss to Pennsylvania on Saturday.

Columbia was a 57-52 loser in its last match on the road against Harvard. They covered the 14.5-point spread as underdogs. The Lions endured a 57-52 loss at the hands of the Crimson on Saturday, despite a 15-point effort from Brian Barbour at Lavietes Pavilion.


Brown Bears Trends:
When playing on Friday are 5-5
Before playing Cornell are 7-3
After playing Pennsylvania are 8-2
After a loss are 2-8

Columbia Lions Trends:
When playing on Friday are 6-4
Before playing Yale are 3-7
After playing Harvard are 5-5
After a loss are 5-5

A few Bears at Lions trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Brown's last 7 games when playing on the road against Columbia
Brown is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Columbia
Brown is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Columbia
Brown is 1-11 SU in its last 12 games on the road
Columbia is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Brown
Columbia is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Brown
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Columbia's last 5 games
Columbia is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games at home


Next up:
Brown at Cornell, Saturday, February 11
Columbia home to Yale, Saturday, February 11