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Game time: February 23, 2024 at 7:00 PM ET

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

Article updated Feb 23, 6:35 AM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

The Brown Bears are traveling to play the Columbia Lions at the Francis S. Levien Gymnasium stadium on Friday, 2/23/2024 @ 7:00pm EST. Columbia is the betting favorite

Game outlook

The Brown Bears are traveling to play the Columbia Lions at the Francis S. Levien Gymnasium stadium on Friday, 2/23/2024 @ 7:00pm EST. Columbia is the betting favorite opening at -3 and the current line is Columbia -4.

Bears vs Lions Prediction for Tonight's Game

Based on recent trends and head to head stats, the Scorecaster predicts the books have a tight line on the spread and the total will go over 146.5 points.

PREDICTED SCORE: Brown 74 to Columbia 78

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

Curated Picks & Predictions

The SportsJaw community predicts Brown Bears to cover the spread (56%)

Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that Columbia will win straight-up is 64%.

From the lines set by Sportsbooks, they predict the score to be BROWN 69.25, COLUM 77.25.

OddsShark predicts Columbia will win, brown will cover, and the total will go under.

75% picked Columbia Lions on Covers.com

Brown Key Betting Stats

With a power ranking of 232, Brown is ranked #287 in offense (scoring an average of 69.65 per game), #200 in defense (allowing an average of 72.43 points to be scored against them per game) and are 7-17 (11-12 ATS) this season.

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Offensively, the Bears hit an average of 42.12% of their field goals (ranked #302) and 64.40% of their free throws (ranked #351) and makes an average of 32.23% of their three pointers ranked #261 in the NCAAB). They average 36.70 rebounds per game (ranked # 120) and average 12.52 offensive assists and 12.17 turnovers per game (ranked # 242 and 209 respectively).

Defensively speaking, Brown allows an average of 44.77% field goals (ranked #241) and 70.64% free throws (ranked #139 in the NCAAB) The Bears allow an average of 33.47% of the three pointers (ranked #183) and averages 35.13 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 35.13) Finally, the Bears average 12.96 defensive assists and 11.65 turnovers per game (ranked # 190 and 224 respectively).

Columbia Key Betting Stats

Columbia Lions has a power ranking of 47 and are #75 for offense (scoring an average of 78.33 per game), #113 for defense (giving up an average of 69.52 points per game) and 13-9 (10-8-1 ATS) overall. Brown went 1-2 (1-1-1 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against Columbia.

For offense, the Lions hit an average of 47.05% of their field goals (ranked #59) and 74.93% of their free throws (ranked #58) and makes an average of 38.80% of their three pointers (ranked #10 in the NCAAB). They average 36.76 rebounds per game (ranked # 116) and average 17.52 offensive assists and 11.95 turnovers per game (ranked # 14) and 188 respectively).

On defense, Columbia allows an average of 41.97% field goals (ranked #84) and 70.41% free throws (ranked #127 in the NCAAB) The Lions allow an average of 30.86% of the three pointers (ranked #49) and averages 33.71 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 33.71) Finally, the Lions average 13.71 defensive assists and 12.81 turnovers per game (ranked # 261 and 120 respectively).

Betting Summary

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

The Scorecaster model predicts the books have a tight line on the spread and the total will go over 146.5 points.

For the best predictions available, make sure to checkout the best bets made by our certified NCAAB experts.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NCAAB Predictions

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

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Brown Bears+135 → +160Moved
  • Moneyline · Columbia Lions-160 → -180Moved
  • Spread · Brown Bears+3 (-110) → +4 (-110)Moved
  • Spread · Columbia Lions-3 (-110) → -4 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Over146.5 (-110) → 146.5 (-110)Unchanged
  • Total · Under146.5 (-110) → 146.5 (-110)Unchanged

ATS and O/U trends

Brown Bears
6-11 matchup record · 5-5-0 ATS · 5-5-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Columbia Lions
5-7 matchup record · 5-4-1 ATS · 7-3-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2024-02-23T11:35:18.062Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

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

Recent head-to-head

  • 2024-02-10Columbia Lions 83 · Brown Bears 69
  • 2023-02-25Brown Bears 84 · Columbia Lions 73
  • 2023-01-21Columbia Lions 85 · Brown Bears 97
Final result

Matchup pick recap

Brown Bears defeated Columbia Lions 66-64

Brown Bears defeated Columbia Lions 66-64 on February 23, 2024, a 2-point decision in the series. Brown Bears' strongest period was the 1st half, when it outscored its opponent 33-26. Against SportsJaw's recorded Brown Bears +4 (-110) spread, Brown Bears covered, while the 130 combined points finished under the recorded total of 146.5.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • CovergirlSpread · Brown Bears +3.5 (-110)Win
  • HopkinspicksSpread · Brown Bears +3.5 (-110)Win
  • Sarah_MillerSpread · Brown Bears +3.5 (-110)Win
  • OddssharkTotal · Over 147 (-110)Loss
  • JohnnywalkerSpread · Brown Bears +3.5 (-110)Win
  • Kentc_Spread · Brown Bears +3.5 (-110)Win
  • Altuve27Spread · Brown Bears +3.5 (-110)Win
  • DawhizSpread · Brown Bears +3.5 (-110)Win