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Albany Great Danes vs Columbia Lions 12/11/21 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

Columbia Lions (3-7) vs. Albany Great Danes (1-7)
December 11, 2021 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: Albany Great Danes -8 / Columbia Lions +8; Over/Under: -134.5
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The Columbia Lions and the Albany Great Danes meet in college hoops action from SEFCU Arena on Saturday night.

The Columbia Lions come into this game on the heels of an 89-61 loss at the hands of Colgate in their last matchup. Geronimo Rubio de la Rosa leads the Lions in scoring and assists with 14.4 PPG and 3.2 APG while Liam Murphy has 12.1 PPG with 5.2 RPG as well this season. Patrick Harding also leads the Lions on the glass, pulling down 8.1 RPG up to this point in the season. As a team, Columbia is averaging 68.6 PPG on 42.8% shooting from the field, 33.8% from three and 65.7% from the foul line while allowing 77.6 PPG on 44.6% shooting from the field and 39.8% from three this season.

The Albany Great Danes will be out to bounce back from a 71-52 loss to Yale in their last game. De’Vondre Perry leads the Great Danes in scoting with 11.5 PPG as the lone double-digit scorer for Albany this season along with 5.4 RPG while Matt Carruti has 9.8 PPG and Jamel Horton has a team-high 4 APG. Justin Neely is also chipping in a team-high 5.6 RPG as well this season. As a team, Albany is averaging 57.1 PPG on 37.9% shooting from the field, 27.5% from three and 65.4% from the foul line while allowing 71.4 PPG on 44.5% shooting from the field and 34.8% from three this season.

Columbia is 4-10-1 ATS in their last 15 road games and 4-11 ATS in their last 15 road games against a team with a losing home record while the over is 6-0 in their last 6 Saturday games. Albany is 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games overall and 8-3 ATS in their last 11 Saturday games while the under is 7-1 in their last 8 games overall.

Yikes, talk about a game that I wouldn’t put either of our money on. But if forced to pick, I’d side with the under. It may feel like the obvious play, but it’s the obvious play for a reason. These are two teams that struggle mightily when it comes to scoring the basketball and I just think that this is going to be a slopfest on Saturday. Give me the under here.

Chris Ruffolo's Free Pick: Under 134.5

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