Columbia vs Brown 1/22/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
Brown Bears (9-11) vs. Columbia Lions (4-11)
January 22, 2022 2:00 pm EDT
The Line: Columbia Lions +10 / Brown Bears -10; Over/Under: -142.5
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The Brown Bears and Columbia Lions meet Saturday in college basketball action at the Francis S. Levien Gymnasium. The Brown Bears need a win after losing seven of their last eight games. The Columbia Lions need a win after losing five of their last six games.
The Brown Bears are averaging 70.8 points on 43.2 percent shooting and allowing 67.8 points on 43.4 percent shooting. Tamenang Choh is averaging 14.8 points and 8.3 rebounds, while Kino Lilly Jr. is averaging 13.5 points and 1.7 rebounds. Paxson Wojcik is the third double-digit scorer and Dan Friday is dishing 2.5 assists. The Brown Bears are shooting 31.7 percent from beyond the arc and 73.2 percent from the free throw line. The Brown Bears are allowing 34.2 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 31.9 rebounds per game.
The Columbia Lions are averaging 69.2 points on 43.9 percent shooting and allowing 77.3 points on 45.5 percent shooting. Ike Nweke is averaging 17.8 points and 0.8 assists, while Liam Murphy is averaging 12.5 points and 4.7 rebounds. Geronimo Rubio De La Rosa is the third double-digit scorer and Eddie Turner III is grabbing 1.4 rebounds. The Columbia Lions are shooting 37.3 percent from beyond the arc and 63.5 percent from the free throw line. The Columbia Lions are allowing 38.3 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 32.9 rebounds per game.
The Bears are 2-6 ATS in their last 8 games overall. The Lions are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 Saturday games and 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The over is 9-2 in Bears last 11 overall. The over is 19-7 in Lions last 26 overall. The road team is 3-0-1 ATS in the last 4 meetings.
The Columbia Lions are a bad basketball team to say the least and that includes at home where they lose by an average of 1.9 points. However, let’s not act like Brown is a world beater in its own right, as it’s been hit or miss with its results this season and doesn’t have the offensive horses to blow teams out. The Brown Bears should be favored and should win, but this feels like too many points.
