The Tigers hope to be lousy hosts on Friday as the Columbia Lions pay a visit to Jadwin Gymnasium on the college basketball betting menu.

Princeton battles the Lions, currently sitting with a 14-10 mark (8-7 ATS). The OVER/UNDER records, always important for totals bettors, are 9-8-1 for the Tigers and 4-11 for the Lions.



View Columbia vs Princeton Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Princeton opened as 6.5-point favorites in this College Basketball tilt.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
The Power Rankings at Odds Shark show No. 93-rated Columbia taking on the No. 100-rated Tigers in this contest. The scores prediction computer here indicates a possible 68-65 win for the Lions on Friday.



How They Match Up:
In the paint, the rebound battle will feature Princeton's No. 221-rated squad against Columbia's No. 120-rated roster. And in long-range shooting, Princeton rates No. 92 in the country with 7 per game, while their foes tonight rank No. 84 nationally with 7.2 per match.

Comparing how these foes stack up statistically, Columbia owns the country's No. 27-rated mark, allowing 62.1 points per game on the highway. Princeton, on the other hand, rates No. 298 in scoring at home.

Last time out for Columbia, they were a 59-58 loser as they battled Yale at home. They failed to cover in the match as a 3.5-point favorite. Meiko Lyles scored 17 points in a futile effort to lead the Lions to a win (they lost 59-58 to Yale at Levien Gym on Saturday).

Princeton was a 70-62 Sportsbook in their most recent outing at home against Harvard. They covered the 5.5-point spread as underdogs. The Tigers got 20 points from Ian Hummer as Princeton ran past Harvard 70-62 on Saturday at Jadwin Gymnasium.


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

Princeton Tigers Trends:
When playing on Friday are 4-6
Before playing Cornell are 6-4
After playing Harvard are 5-5
After a win are 5-5

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


Next up:
Columbia at Pennsylvania, Saturday, February 18
Princeton home to Cornell, Saturday, February 18