SportsJaw
LeaderboardToday's GamesBest BetsOdds ComparisonConsensus PicksMake Picks
Login / Sign In
Today's GamesLatest PredictionsToday’s Best BetsOdds ComparisonConsensus PicksTeam PredictionsHead-to-Head MatchupsSJ CoinsAbout SportsJawContact UsLogin / Sign In
HomeMatchupsMake PicksLeaders
SportsJaw

The social platform for sports bettors.

Explore SportsJaw

  • Today’s Picks
  • Predictions
  • Best Bets
  • Leaderboard
  • Make Picks
  • Odds Comparison
  • Consensus Picks
  • Team Predictions
  • Head-to-Head
  • Game Briefing

Picks by Sport

  • NFL Picks
  • NCAAF Picks
  • NBA Picks
  • NCAAB Picks
  • MLB Picks
  • NHL Picks

About SportsJaw

  • How It Works
  • SJ Coins
  • Terms
  • Privacy
  • Contact Us

21+. Gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER. Picks are opinions, not guarantees. Past results do not predict future outcomes.

© 2026 SportsJaw. For entertainment purposes only. SportsJaw does not accept or place wagers.

  1. Home
  2. NCAAB Picks
  3. Penn Quakers vs Columbia Lions
Sat 2:00 PM ET
Penn Quakers logo
Penn
Quakers81
4-8
versus
Columbia Lions logo
Columbia
Lions84
1-5
Final
Team12T
Penn Quakers433881
Columbia Lions414384
NCAAB · Penn Quakers at Columbia Lions

Your Picks on Penn vs Columbia

Picks closed
Spread
Moneyline
Total

Penn Quakers vs Columbia Lions Betting Picks & Predictions

Game time: January 27, 2024 at 2:00 PM ET

Venue: Francis S. Levien Gymnasium — New York, NY

Article updated Jan 27, 6:35 AM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

The Penn Quakers are traveling to play the Columbia Lions at the Francis S. Levien Gymnasium stadium on Saturday, 1/27/2024 @ 2:00pm EST. Penn is the betting favorite opening

Game outlook

The Penn Quakers are traveling to play the Columbia Lions at the Francis S. Levien Gymnasium stadium on Saturday, 1/27/2024 @ 2:00pm EST. Penn is the betting favorite opening at -1.5 and the current line is Penn -2.

Quakers vs Lions Prediction for Today's Game

Based on recent trends and stats, the Scorecaster predicts Lions to win today's game by 1 points. This model factors in recent against the spread (ATS) trends and scoring which predicts the Columbia Lions to cover the 2 point spread and the total to go over 145 points.

PREDICTED SCORE: Penn 79 to Columbia 80

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the Penn Quakers and Columbia Lions, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Curated Picks & Predictions

The SportsJaw community predicts Penn Quakers to cover the spread (52%)

Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that Penn will win straight-up is 57%.

From the lines set by Sportsbooks, they predict the score to be PENN 74.5, COLUM 70.5.

OddsShark predicts Pennsylvania will win, cover the spread, and the total will go over.

split down the middle on Covers.com

21+. Gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER. Picks are opinions, not guarantees. Past results do not predict future outcomes.

Penn Key Betting Stats

With a power ranking of 336, Penn is ranked #125 in offense (scoring an average of 76.59 per game), #197 in defense (allowing an average of 72.24 points to be scored against them per game) and are 9-9 (7-9 ATS) this season.

Offensively, the Quakers hit an average of 46.25% of their field goals (ranked #105) and 65.52% of their free throws (ranked #328) and makes an average of 39.73% of their three pointers ranked #5 in the NCAAB). They average 38.12 rebounds per game (ranked # 92) and average 15.88 offensive assists and 12.94 turnovers per game (ranked # 47 and 254 respectively).

Defensively speaking, Penn allows an average of 44.00% field goals (ranked #226) and 69.46% free throws (ranked #98 in the NCAAB) The Quakers allow an average of 34.27% of the three pointers (ranked #256) and averages 33.18 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 33.18) Finally, the Quakers average 14.47 defensive assists and 10.71 turnovers per game (ranked # 297 and 311 respectively).

Columbia Key Betting Stats

Columbia Lions has a power ranking of 275 and are #47 for offense (scoring an average of 80.80 per game), #154 for defense (giving up an average of 70.60 points per game) and 9-7 (6-7 ATS) overall. Penn went 0-3 (1-2 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against Columbia.

For offense, the Lions hit an average of 47.25% of their field goals (ranked #60) and 77.35% of their free throws (ranked #15) and makes an average of 38.35% of their three pointers (ranked #20 in the NCAAB). They average 37.73 rebounds per game (ranked # 107) and average 18.33 offensive assists and 11.93 turnovers per game (ranked # 12) and 159 respectively).

On defense, Columbia allows an average of 41.45% field goals (ranked #84) and 71.30% free throws (ranked #201 in the NCAAB) The Lions allow an average of 30.57% of the three pointers (ranked #55) and averages 33.67 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 33.67) Finally, the Lions average 14.20 defensive assists and 13.00 turnovers per game (ranked # 288 and 133 respectively).

Betting Summary

Columbia has the advantage in regards to ball control (factoring in rebounds and turnovers).

The Scorecaster model predicts the Columbia Lions to cover the 2 point spread and the total to go over 145 points.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NCAAB Predictions

SportsJawGame Predictions
Predicted score

Unavailable for this preview

Projected winnerUnavailableConfidencelow
Pick on the Spread

Published pick: Unavailable

Pick on the Total

Published pick: Unavailable

#PennQuakers#ColumbiaLions

Share this preview

Facebook X Reddit Email
SportsJaw logo
Written by

SportsJaw Editorial Team

SportsJaw published this archived preview from its original game-day article. Its prediction and quoted lines are preserved as written.

About our editorial process

SportsJaw Quakers vs Lions archived game preview contains historical odds and availability that may no longer be current. View history of past Quakers vs Lions matchups or learn how our predictions work.

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Penn Quakers-120 → -135Moved
  • Moneyline · Columbia Lions+100 → +110Moved
  • Spread · Penn Quakers-1.5 (-110) → -2 (-110)Moved
  • Spread · Columbia Lions+1.5 (-110) → +2 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Over145.5 (-110) → 145 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under145.5 (-110) → 145 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

Penn Quakers
4-8 matchup record · 4-6-0 ATS · 4-6-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Columbia Lions
1-5 matchup record · 4-5-1 ATS · 6-4-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2024-01-27T11:35:43.958Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the Penn Quakers and Columbia Lions, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Recent head-to-head

  • 2023-02-03Columbia Lions 65 · Penn Quakers 74
  • 2023-01-07Penn Quakers 84 · Columbia Lions 55
Final result

Matchup pick recap

Columbia Lions defeated Penn Quakers 84-81

Columbia Lions defeated Penn Quakers 84-81 on January 27, 2024, a 3-point decision in the series. Columbia Lions' strongest period was the 2nd half, when it outscored its opponent 43-38. Against SportsJaw's recorded Penn Quakers -2 (-110) spread, Columbia Lions covered, while the 165 combined points finished over the recorded total of 145.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • CoversSpread · Penn Quakers -1.5 (-110)Loss