Columbia vs Lafayette 11/29/2021 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
Lafayette Leopards (1-4) vs. Columbia Lions (2-4)
November 29, 2021 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: Columbia Lions PK ; Over/Under: 143
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The Lafayette Leopards and the Columbia Lions meet Monday in college basketball action from Levien Gym. Lafayette enters this matchup at 1-4 so far. The Leopards are coming off their first win over Rutgers. As for Columbia, they’re 2-4 this season and lost to Boston College in their last game. Check back all season long for free college basketball picks at Sports Chat Place.
Lafayette couldn’t get much going in their first four games, losing each to start out at 0-4. The Leopards lost to Syracuse 97-63, Cornell 90-85, Penn 85-57 and Duke 88-55 in succession before their first win of the year.
Lafayette managed a victory over Rutgers in their last game to finally get into the W column. The Leopards were down 29-28 at the break but outscored the Knights by three from there in a 53-51 win. Leo O’Boyle led the team on 18 points with four rebounds.
Over on the Lions’ side, they kicked off the season with a pair of losses to Fordham 77-67 and Marist 82-67. Two wins over Binghamton and Mount St. Vincent followed before a loss to Lehigh 79-72 back on Tuesday.
In Friday’s matchup against Boston College, the Lions took another loss. Columbia was down 40-33 at the break and didn’t get any closer in a 73-60 result. Liam Murphy led the way on 19 points with four boards.
The Lions are 2-6 ATS in their last eight at home and 2-8-1 ATS in their last 11 after an ATS win. Columbia is 0-4 ATS in their last four Monday games.
Meanwhile, the Lions are 2-5 ATS in their last seven road games and 2-7 ATS in their last nine overall. Columbia is 5-0 ATS in their last five Monday games.
PICK: I’m probably sticking with Columbia. The Lions need a good bounce-back from the loss to Boston College, though. Columbia shot 42.3 percent in that one, but were out-rebounded 48-28 and shot just 8-of-15 (53.3 percent) from the line. As for Lafayette, they get credit for pushing Rutgers around on the boards 42-29 and shooting a decent 41.3 (to Rutgers’ 28.6) in the win. Lafayette had a ton of turnovers (23), though. This should be a fun matchup but I think Columbia has the edge on a cover/win.
