Earning a win and covering the posted spread will be the goals for Columbia when they take on the Quakers on Friday in college hoops betting action.

Supporters of the Lions have watched them go 14-10 and 5-6 ATS on the year, while the Quakers are at 11-12 and 7-5 ATS. In totals betting, the Quakers are 5-7, while the Lions have a 5-6 mark.



View Columbia vs Pennsylvania Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Bettors looking to side with Pennsylvania in this one will find them as 6.5-point favorites.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
This game puts the Quakers, most recently No. 301 in the Odds Shark power rankings, up against the Lions, who rate No. 238 in the latest survey. Meanwhile, math and computer-based handicapping simulations run on this game predict a potential 69-68 victory for the Lions.



How They Match Up:
When it comes to rebounds, the visiting Lions rank No. 99 in NCAA Division 1 with 36.4 per game. That compares with Pennsylvania’s No. 337 ranking in that category. The story is different when it comes to three-point shooting where Pennsylvania is college basketball's No. 127-ranked team at 6.6 per game, while the Lions rate No. 233 with 5.7 per game.

Defensively, Columbia features the nation's No. 241-rated defense on the road, allowing 73.5 points per game. Pennsylvania, meanwhile, comes in at No. 213 nationally in scoring at home.

Columbia lost its last outing, a 61-42 result against Harvard on February 19. They failed to cover in that game as a 6-point underdog. Columbia got 8 points from Max Craig but lost anyway, 61-42, to Harvard on Saturday at Levien Gym.

In their last action, Pennsylvania was a 60-58 Sportsbook on the road against Yale. They covered the 3–point spread as underdogs. Tyler Bernardini scored 16 points leading the Quakers to a 60-58 victory over Yale at John J. Lee Amphitheater on Saturday.


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

Pennsylvania Quakers Trends:
When playing on Friday are 6-4
Before playing Cornell are 3-7
After playing Yale are 8-2
After a win are 5-5

A few Lions at Quakers trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Columbia's last 6 games when playing on the road against Pennsylvania
Columbia is 7-14 SU in its last 21 games on the road
Columbia is 3-12 SU in its last 15 games when playing on the road against Pennsylvania
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pennsylvania's last 6 games when playing at home against Columbia
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pennsylvania's last 5 games
Pennsylvania is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
Pennsylvania is 12-3 SU in its last 15 games when playing at home against Columbia


Next up:
Columbia at Princeton, Saturday, February 26
Pennsylvania home to Cornell, Saturday, February 26