Princeton vs Columbia Pick – Basketball Predictions & Odds 2/4/23
Columbia Lions (6-16) vs. Princeton Tigers (15-6)
February 4, 2023 6:00 pm EDT
The Line: Princeton Tigers -16 / Columbia Lions +16; Over/Under: +143
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The Columbia Lions and Princeton Tigers meet Saturday in college basketball action at the Jadwin Gymnasium. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.
The Columbia Lions Betting Preview
The Columbia Lions are averaging 67.5 points on 39.9 percent shooting and allowing 73.5 points on 44.9 percent shooting. Geronimo Rubio De La Rosa is averaging 13 points and 2.2 assists, while Avery Brown is averaging 8.9 points and 2.1 rebounds. Zine Eddine Bedri is grabbing 4.2 rebounds and Blair Thompson is grabbing 3.9 rebounds. The Columbia Lions are shooting 31.8 percent from beyond the arc and 70.3 percent from the free throw line. The Columbia Lions are allowing 34.1 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 32 rebounds per game.
The Princeton Tigers Betting Preview
The Princeton Tigers are averaging 75.2 points on 47 percent shooting and allowing 66.9 points on 42.3 percent shooting. Tosan Evbuomwan is averaging 13.7 points and 6 rebounds, while Ryan Langborg is averaging 12.3 points and 3.2 rebounds. Matt Allocco is the third double-digit scorer and Keeshawn Kellman is grabbing 4.7 rebounds. The Princeton Tigers are shooting 34.5 percent from beyond the arc and 69.1 percent from the free throw line. The Princeton Tigers are allowing 33.1 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 36.2 rebounds per game.
Columbia vs Princeton Trends
The Lions are 1-3-1 ATS in their last 5 road games and 1-5-1 ATS in their last 7 games overall. The Tigers are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 Saturday games and 2-10 ATS in their last 12 home games. The under is 11-4 in Lions last 15 overall. The over is 4-1 in Tigers last 5 overall. The road team is 20-6 ATS in the last 26 meetings.
Randy’s Free Pick
The Princeton Tigers don’t cover numbers at home, and they’re not playing great ball this week, but this line is an indication of just how bad things are for Columbia right now. The Columbia Lions aren’t playing a lick of defense at the moment and are losing their last 5 games by an average of 14 points. I want nothing to do with Columbia. It’s Princeton or pass for me.
