The Columbia Lions will look to boost their win total and cover the spread when they tip off against the Harvard Crimson at Levien Gym on Sunday in NCAA hoops play.

The Lions are 9-10 so far on the season, and 5-6 ATS vs. the number. The Crimson, meanwhile, are 13-6 and 8-8-1 ATS. OVER/UNDER bettors have seen Columbia go 4-3 and the Crimson go 10-6 on the totals.



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Power Rankings / Prediction:
This game matches up the No. 242 (Lions) and the No. 190 (Crimson) teams in the league, according to our current NCAAB power rank. A 71-69 result in favor of the Crimson has been projected by the scores prediction engine.



How They Match Up:
In the paint, the rebound battle will feature Columbia's No. 274-rated squad against Harvard's No. 321-rated roster. And in long-range shooting, Columbia rates No. 114 in the country with 6.7 per game, while their foes tonight rank No. 96 nationally with 6.9 per match.

Defensively, Harvard features the nation's No. 75-rated defense on the road, allowing 64.9 points per game. Columbia, meanwhile, comes in at No. 273 nationally in scoring at home.




Harvard Crimson Trends:
When playing on Sunday are 5-5
Before playing Pennsylvania are 4-6
After playing Cornell are 3-7
After a win are 7-3

Columbia Lions Trends:
When playing on Sunday are 7-3
Before playing Brown are 6-4
After playing Dartmouth are 5-5
After a loss are 5-5

A few Crimson at Lions trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Harvard's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Harvard's last 5 games when playing on the road against Columbia
Harvard is 5-1-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Columbia's last 5 games when playing at home against Harvard
Columbia is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games at home
Columbia is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
Columbia is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Harvard


Next up:
Harvard home to Pennsylvania, Friday, February 15
Columbia at Brown, Friday, February 15