Columbia vs Yale 12/31/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
Yale Bulldogs (9-3) vs. Columbia Lions (5-9)
December 31, 2022 12:00 pm EDT
The Line: Columbia Lions +14.5 / Yale Bulldogs -14.5; Over/Under: +132.5
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The Yale Bulldogs and the Columbia Lions meet in college basketball action from the Levien Gymnasium on Saturday afternoon.
The Yale Bulldogs will be out to build on a 76-44 win over Monmouth last time out. Matt Knowling has 16.2 PPG and 4.7 RPG to lead the Bulldogs in scoring and rebounding while John Poulakidas has 11.2 PPG and EJ Jarvis has 10.2 PPG with 4.4 RPG to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for Yale up to this point in the year. Bez Mbeng has a team-high 3.1 APG to lead the Bulldogs in the assist department. As a team, Yale is averaging 76.5 PPG on 48.5% shooting from the field, 34% from three and 71% from the foul line this season.
The Columbia Lions will try to bounce back from a 74-67 loss to Maryland-Eastern Shore in their last game. Geronimo Rubio De La Rosa leads the Lions in scoring and rebounding with 12.6 PPG and 5.8 RPG as the only double-digit scorer for Columbia so far this season. Avery Brown also has 9.4 PPG with a team-high 2.7 APG to lead the team in assists as well this season. As a team, Columbia is averaging 68.3 PPG on 41% shooting from the field, 32.2% from three point range and 71.6% from the foul line this season.
Yale is 6-1 ATS in their last 7 games following an ATS win and 6-1 ATS in their last 7 games against a team with a winning percentage below .400 while the under is 6-1 in their last 7 games against a team with a winning percentage below .400. Columbia is 6-2 ATS in their last 8 games following an ATS loss and 8-22-1 ATS in their last 31 home games while the under is 6-1 in their last 7 games overall.
I get the case to be made for a home underdog in spots, especially when it’s in conference play. However, Columbia has lost in overtime against some questionable competition in rcent games and I don’t expect that luck to change against one of the better Ivy League teams in Yale, who just dismantled Monmouth in a similar spot the last time we saw them take the floor. This Yale team is really good and is going to cause problems down the road for whoever gets in their way. Give me Yale in another beatdown.
