Pennsylvania (5-11) vs Columbia (11-5)
January 25, 2025 at 02:00 PM EST
The Line: Betting Odds: Pennsylvania +4.5 — Over/Under: 152
The Columbia Lions and Penn Quakers meet Saturday in college basketball action at The Palestra. Here’s a Columbia vs Penn Prediction. This article will include a Columbia vs Penn Pick.
Columbia Lions Betting Preview
The Columbia Lions lost to Yale and Princeton, and they play Harvard, Dartmouth, and Brown next. The Columbia Lions are averaging 81.4 points on 49.2 percent shooting and allowing 72.1 points on 42.8 percent shooting. Geronimo Rubio De La Rosa is averaging 18.7 points and 2.7 assists, while Kenny Noland is averaging 13 points and 3.7 rebounds. Avery Brown is the third double-digit scorer and Blair Thompson is grabbing 5.9 rebounds. The Columbia Lions are shooting 37.1 percent from beyond the arc and 75.9 percent from the free throw line. The Columbia Lions are allowing 35.6 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 33 rebounds per game.
Penn Quakers Betting Preview
The Penn Quakers lost to Cornell, beat Harvard, and they play Brown, Yale, and Princeton next. The Penn Quakers are averaging 65.9 points on 40.8 percent shooting and allowing 74.5 points on 44.5 percent shooting. Ethan Roberts is averaging 17.2 points and 2.3 assists, while Nick Spinoso is averaging 12.9 points and 6.9 rebounds. Sam Brown is grabbing 3.5 rebounds and Michale Zanoni is dishing 0.4 assists. The Penn Quakers are shooting 30.9 percent from beyond the arc and 67.5 percent from the free throw line. The Penn Quakers are allowing 36.5 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 29.4 rebounds per game.
Why the Penn Quakers will win
- Columbia has lost each of its last nine games against Conference opponents.
- Penn has won each of its last seven games at Palestra following a road win.
- Columbia has lost the first half in six of its last seven games at Palestra.
Why the Columbia Lions will win
- Penn has lost six of its last seven home games against the Ivy League.
Columbia vs Penn Injury Report
Neither Columbia nor Penn has a player listed on its injury report.
Columbia vs Penn Prediction
You can make a case for Penn as the Quakers have won four of the last five games against Columbia and this is a rivalry where points can come in handy. However, this is a down year for Penn as the offense shoots less than 41 percent from the field and it’s six games below a .500 record. Penn has also lost four times at home, so there’s not much of a home-court advantage this season. The Columbia Lions have lost four straight games, but they were underdogs in three of those games. Columbia has done a fine job of winning the games they’re supposed to win this season. This is another one of those spots. I’ll lay the points with Columbia on the road on Saturday.