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Columbia Lions vs Penn Quakers Betting Picks & Predictions

Game time: March 2, 2024 at 7:00 PM ET

Venue: The Palestra — Philadelphia, PA

Article updated Mar 2, 10:35 PM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

The Columbia Lions are on the road playing the Penn Quakers at the Palestra stadium on Saturday, 3/2/2024 @ 7:00pm EST. Penn is the betting favorite opening at -3 and the

Game outlook

The Columbia Lions are on the road playing the Penn Quakers at the Palestra stadium on Saturday, 3/2/2024 @ 7:00pm EST. Penn is the betting favorite opening at -3 and the current line is Penn -3.5.

Lions vs Quakers Prediction for Tonight's Game

Based on recent trends and head to head stats, the Scorecaster predicts Lions to win tonight's game by 2 points. This model factors in recent against the spread (ATS) trends and scoring which predicts the Columbia Lions to cover the 3.5 point spread and the total to go under 149.5 points.

PREDICTED SCORE: Columbia 73 to Penn 71

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

Curated Picks & Predictions

53% of SportsJaw users predict Columbia Lions to cover the spread.

Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that Penn will win straight-up is 63%.

Based on the current lines, Oddsmakers predict the score to be COLUM 71.25, PENN 78.25.

OddsShark 's prediction is Pennsylvania will win, columbia will cover, and the total will go under.

70% picked Penn Quakers on Covers.com

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Columbia Key Betting Stats

With a power ranking of 126, Columbia is ranked #76 in offense (scoring an average of 77.50 per game), #127 in defense (allowing an average of 70.42 points to be scored against them per game) and are 13-12 (10-11-1 ATS) this season.

Offensively, the Lions hit an average of 47.01% of their field goals (ranked #57) and 74.35% of their free throws (ranked #78) and makes an average of 37.96% of their three pointers ranked #15 in the NCAAB). They average 36.21 rebounds per game (ranked # 134) and average 17.54 offensive assists and 12.08 turnovers per game (ranked # 12 and 208 respectively).

Defensively speaking, Columbia allows an average of 42.64% field goals (ranked #113) and 71.25% free throws (ranked #161 in the NCAAB) The Lions allow an average of 31.19% of the three pointers (ranked #51) and averages 33.54 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 33.54) Finally, the Lions average 14.17 defensive assists and 12.79 turnovers per game (ranked # 293 and 114 respectively).

Penn Key Betting Stats

Penn Quakers has a power ranking of 200 and are #186 for offense (scoring an average of 73.50 per game), #205 for defense (giving up an average of 72.81 points per game) and 10-17 (9-16 ATS) overall. Columbia went 2-1 (1-2 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against Penn.

For offense, the Quakers hit an average of 44.55% of their field goals (ranked #179) and 68.96% of their free throws (ranked #297) and makes an average of 36.55% of their three pointers (ranked #53 in the NCAAB). They average 36.65 rebounds per game (ranked # 114) and average 14.65 offensive assists and 11.31 turnovers per game (ranked # 91) and 125 respectively).

On defense, Penn allows an average of 44.92% field goals (ranked #251) and 70.28% free throws (ranked #92 in the NCAAB) The Quakers allow an average of 35.14% of the three pointers (ranked #283) and averages 33.58 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 33.58) Finally, the Quakers average 14.96 defensive assists and 10.15 turnovers per game (ranked # 330 and 326 respectively).

Betting Summary

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

The Scorecaster model predicts the Columbia Lions to cover the 3.5 point spread and the total to go under 149.5 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 Lions vs Quakers archived game preview contains historical odds and availability that may no longer be current. View history of past Lions vs Quakers matchups or learn how our predictions work.

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Columbia Lions+130 → +150Moved
  • Moneyline · Penn Quakers-150 → -175Moved
  • Spread · Columbia Lions+3 (-110) → +3.5 (-110)Moved
  • Spread · Penn Quakers-3 (-110) → -3.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Over148.5 (-110) → 149.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under148.5 (-110) → 149.5 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

Columbia Lions
5-10 matchup record · 5-4-1 ATS · 6-4-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Penn Quakers
5-16 matchup record · 2-8-0 ATS · 5-5-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2024-03-03T03:35:42.813Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

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

Recent head-to-head

  • 2024-01-27Penn Quakers 81 · Columbia Lions 84
  • 2023-02-03Columbia Lions 65 · Penn Quakers 74
  • 2023-01-07Penn Quakers 84 · Columbia Lions 55
Final result

Matchup pick recap

Penn Quakers defeated Columbia Lions 84-72

Penn Quakers defeated Columbia Lions 84-72 on March 2, 2024, a 12-point decision in the series. Penn Quakers' strongest period was the 1st half, when it outscored its opponent 46-34. Against SportsJaw's recorded Columbia Lions +3.5 (-110) spread, Penn Quakers covered, while the 156 combined points finished over the recorded total of 149.5.

SportsJaw editorial picks

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Tipster picks

  • Drew_WestcottSpread · Columbia Lions +3.5 (-110)Loss