American vs Colgate Prediction 3/1/25 College Basketball Picks

The American Eagles and the Colgate Raiders meet Saturday in college basketball action from the Cotterell Court. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s an American vs. Colgate prediction.

Matchup History

The American Eagles won the first meeting between these two teams this season by a final score of 81-77 at home back on January 25th, 2025. The win made it back-to-back wins for the Eagles and triumphs in three of the last four meetings head-to-head.

American Recap

The American Eagles come into this game looking to shake off a 68-60 loss at home to Navy in their last matchup to sit at 18-12 on the year.

Eagles Looking For Consistency After Trading Wins & Losses In 4 Consecutive

Matt Rogers leads the Eagles in scoring with 17.3 PPG and 5.8 RPG while Colin Smalls has 10.4 PPG. Elijah Stephens has 11.1 PPG with a team-high 3.8 APG to lead the Eagles in assists and Greg Jones also has 10.1 PPG with 3.9 RPG to round out the group of double-digit scorers for American up to this point in the year. Matt Mayock has 7.3 PPG with 2.5 RPG and Geoff Sprouse has 7.4 PPG as well on the season. As a team, American is averaging 69.4 PPG on 44.3% shooting from the field, 34.8% from three and 76.2% from the foul line this season.

Why the American University Eagles will win

• American University has won each of its last eight day games.
• Colgate has lost four of its last five day games.

Colgate Recap

The Colgate Raiders enter this game looking to build on an 81-73 win over Holy Cross last time out to improve to 13-17 on the year.

Raiders Also Inconsistent As Of Late

Jeff Woodward leads the Raiders in scoring and rebounding with 14.9 PPG and 7.8 RPG along with 2.9 APG while Nicolas Louis-Jacques has 11.7 PPG and Jalen Cox has 11.5 PPG with 4.5 RPG and a team-high 3.9 APG to lead Colgate in the assist department and to round out the trio of double-digit scorers for Colgate up to this point in the year. Brady Cummins also has 8.8 PPG with 2.9 RPG and Parker Jones has added 8.2 PPG with 4.7 RPG as well on the year. As a team, Colgate is averaging 72.5 PPG on 46.8% shooting from the field, 35.6% from behind the three-point line and 73.2% from the foul line this season.

Why the Colgate Raiders will win

• Colgate has won 48 of its last 51 home games against the Patriot League.
• American University has lost five of its last six games at Wesley M. Cotterell Court.

Total Points Facts

• Each of Colgate’s last seven games against Conference opponents have produced a total of 149+ points.
• Each of American University’s last four games at Wesley M. Cotterell Court have produced a total of 130 or fewer points.

American vs. Colgate Prediction

I’m on Colgate at home in this game. I know the Raiders haven’t necessarily been in the best of form, with inconsistent patterns of wins and losses and failed covers in 8 of their last 10 games. However, Colgate is still one of the elite programs in the Patriot League and I still think that the Raiders, given their success in this conference, are a team to watch in the conference tournament in the coming weeks. American’s been solid all season long in their own right, but right now it just feels like they’re running out of gas and backpedalling into the conference tournament. I think that Colgate finishes the season on a high note at home and bags the win and cover here. Give me Colgate laying the points.