The Red Foxes will be trying to slam the Columbia Lions on Wednesday when the teams tip off at McCann Field House in college betting action.

Marist battles the Lions, currently sitting with a 7-4 mark (4-1 ATS). The OVER/UNDER records, always important for totals bettors, are 4-1 for the Red Foxes and 0-5 for the Lions.



View Columbia vs Marist Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
The visitors opened as 2.5-point favorites in this one at most sportsbooks tracked at Odds Shark.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
This game matches up the No. 322 (Red Foxes) and the No. 33 (Lions) teams in the league, according to our current NCAAB power rank. A 76-61 result in favor of the Lions has been projected by the scores prediction engine.



How They Match Up:
The game also pits Marist's No. 141-ranked offense, averaging 70.2 PPG, against a Lions defense that ranks No. 13 at 56.4 PPG. The Red Foxes field goal percentage has averaged 43.2% so far, more than the Lions marksmen have achieved on the year, 40.2% per game.

Defensively, Columbia features the nation's No. 23-rated defense on the road, allowing 59.8 points per game. Marist, meanwhile, comes in at No. 82 nationally in scoring at home.

Columbia was a 63-53 Sportsbook in their most recent outing at home against Long Island. Mark Cisco scored 12 points leading the Lions to a 63-53 victory over Long Island at Levien Gym on Saturday.

Marist lost its last outing, an 84-71 result against Pennsylvania on December 23. They failed to cover in that game as a 12.5-point underdog. The Red Foxes endured an 84-71 loss at the hands of the Quakers on Friday, despite a 15-point effort from Devin Price at The Palestra.


Columbia Lions Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 3-7
Before playing Lafayette are 6-4
After playing Long Island are 2-2
After a win are 7-3

Marist Red Foxes Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 3-7
Before playing Saint Peter's are 4-6
After playing Pennsylvania are 0-1
After a loss are 6-4

A few Lions at Red Foxes trends to consider:
Columbia is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games on the road
Marist is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
Marist is 8-17 SU in its last 25 games at home
Marist is 7-18 SU in its last 25 games


Next up:
Columbia home to Lafayette, Friday, December 30
Marist home to Saint Peter's, Monday, January 2