Colgate (11-16) vs Navy (10-17)
February 19, 2025 at 07:00 PM EST
The Line: Betting Odds: Colgate -6.5 — Over/Under: 142.5
The Navy Midshipmen and the Colgate Raiders meet Wednesday 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 a Navy vs. Colgate prediction.
Navy Recap
The Navy Midshipmen come into this game looking to build on their 61-54 win over Army last time out to improve to 10-17 on the year. After this game, Navy will head home for a game against Holy Cross.
Midshipmen Win Back-To-Back Games
Austin Benigni leads the Midshipmen in scoring and assists with 18.2 PPG and 4.2 APG along with 3.4 RPG as the lone double-digit scorer for Navy up to this point in the year. Aidan Kehoe has 9.5 PPG with a team-high 9.7 RPG to lead the Midshipmen in rebounding while Jordan Pennick has 9.5 PPG with 3.1 RPG. Donovan Draper also has 8 PPG with 7.4 RPG as well on the year. As a team, Navy is averaging 69.6 PPG on 41.6% shooting from the field, 33.4% from behind the three-point line, and 72.8% from the foul line so far this season.
Why the Navy Midshipmen will win
- Navy has won four of its last five games following a home win.
Colgate Recap
The Colgate Raiders come into this game looking to bounce back from a 93-91 loss at the hands of Boston University last time out to sit at 11-16 on the year. After this game, Colgate will head back on the road for a game against Loyola-Maryland.
Raiders Lose 5 Of Last 7 Games
Jeff Woodward leads the Raiders in scoring and rebounding with 15 PPG and 7.6 RPG along with 2.8 APG while Nicolas Louis-Jacques has 12 PPG and Jalen Cox has 11.5 PPG with 4.2 RPG and a team-high 4 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 8.9 PPG with 3 RPG and Parker Jones has added 8.4 PPG with 4.9 RPG as well on the year. As a team, Colgate is averaging 72.2 PPG on 46.4% shooting from the field, 35.5% from behind the three-point line, and 72.4% from the foul line this season.
Why the Colgate Raiders will win
- Colgate has won each of its last 12 games against Navy.
- Navy has lost each of its last nine games at Wesley M. Cotterell Court.
Total Points Facts
- Eleven of Navy’s last 12 night games against Conference opponents have produced a total of 139 or fewer points.
- Eight of Colgate’s last nine games against Conference opponents have produced a total of 150+ points.
Navy vs. Colgate Prediction
I’m on Colgate here. It feels like a down year for Colgate compared to what we’ve seen from past seasons where the Raiders have dominated the Patriot League, but the Raiders have still owned Navy for the better part of the last few years and I don’t expect that to change here at all. Navy’s had a nice run of form as of late, but the Raiders have still won the last few meetings in convincing fashion and are on a double-digit head-to-head win streak against Navy. The Midshipmen have been inconsistent, and I think being at home against a team they’ve owned can point the ship in the right direction for Colgate here so I’ll lay the points with the Raiders in this spot.