Lafayette vs Columbia 12/12/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Columbia Lions and the Lafayette Leopards meet in college basketball action from the Kirby Sports Center on Monday night.

The Columbia Lions will look to bounce back from back-to-back losses after a 76-73 OT loss to Fairleigh Dickinson last time out. Rubio De La Rosa leads the Lions in scoring and rebounding with 13.2 PPG and 6 RPG as the only double-digit scorer for Columbia so far this season. Avery Brown also has 9.5 PPG with a team-high 2.9 APG to lead the team in assists as well this season. As a team, Columbia is averaging 69.3 PPG on 41.4% shooting from the field, 33.5% from three point range and 69.3% from the foul line this season.

The Lafayette Leopards will hope to snap a six-game losing skid after a 76-63 loss to Quinnipiac last time out. Leo O’Boyle leads the Leopards in scoring with 13.1 PPG along with 3 RPG and 2.2 APG while Kyle Jenkins has 12.2 PPG with 5 RPG and CJ Fulton has 10.3 PPG with team-highs of 5.5 RPG and 4.4 APG to lead the Leopards in rebounding and assists and to cap off the scoring in double figures for the Leopards this season. As a team, Lafayette is averaging 60.8 PPG on 40.1% shooting from the field, 33% from three and 68.4% from the foul line this season.

Columbia is 2-6 ATS in their last 8 games against a team with a losing record and 3-13 ATS in their last 16 Monday games while the under is 5-0 in their last 5 games overall. Lafayette is 4-12-1 ATS in their last 17 home games and 7-3-1 ATS in their last 11 games overall while the under is 6-2 in their last 8 games following a loss.

I get the case to be made for either side here, but I’m looking at the under. I personally don’t want any part of either side here, as I’m not trying to lay this many points with a one win team, but Columbia hasn’t done much of anything on the road in their own right. I think we’re in line for a 40 minute slop fest here so give me the under.