Columbia vs UMass-Lowell 11/10/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
UMass-Lowell River Hawks (1-0) vs. Columbia Lions (0-1)
November 10, 2022 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: Columbia Lions +7.5 / UMass-Lowell River Hawks -7.5; Over/Under: +141.5
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The UMass Lowell River Hawks and Columbia Lions meet Thursday in college basketball action at the Francis S. Levien Gymnasium. The UMass Lowell River Hawks look to get off to a 2-0 start. The Columbia Lions look for their first win of the season.
The UMass Lowell River Hawks are averaging 108 points on 51.8 percent shooting and allowing 43 points on 27.3 percent shooting. Everette Hammond is averaging 23 points and 3 rebounds, while Abdoul Karim Coulibaly is averaging 15 points and 12 rebounds. Allin Blunt is the third double-digit scorer and Mikey Watkins is grabbing 9 rebounds. The UMass Lowell River Hawks are shooting 38.7 percent from beyond the arc and 61.5 percent from the free throw line. The UMass Lowell River Hawks are allowing 21.7 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 61 rebounds per game.
The Columbia Lions are averaging 35 points on 23.4 percent shooting and allowing 75 points on 43.1 percent shooting. Zine Eddine Bedri is averaging 8 points and 1 assist, while Josh Odunowo is averaging 5 points and 4 rebounds. Jake Tavroff is grabbing 5 rebounds and Geronimo Rubio De La Rosa is grabbing 7 rebounds. The Columbia Lions are shooting 4.8 percent from beyond the arc and 54.5 percent from the free throw line. The Columbia Lions are allowing 40 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 33 rebounds per game.
The River Hawks are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 Thursday games. The Lions are 7-19-1 ATS in their last 27 home games and 3-7 ATS in their last 10 games overall. The under is 9-3 in River Hawks last 12 road games. The under is 5-1 in Lions last 6 overall.
The UMass Lowell River Hawks should be favored for obvious reasons, but I don’t think the opener for either side is an indication of either team. UMass Lowell isn’t as good as it looked against a division II school, and the Columbia Lions aren’t as bad as they played against Rutgers. Maybe things come back to reality for each team. I’ll take a shot with Columbia and the free buckets.
