The Brown Bears (13-12, 6-6 Ivy League) visit the Columbia Lions (7-20, 2-10 Ivy League) in a matchup of Ivy League rivals at Levien Gymnasium, beginning at 2:00 PM ET on Saturday, February 25, 2023.
Saturday’s matchup between the Bears and the Lions features the Bears as healthy 9.5-point favorites. The over/under for the matchup is set at 148.5.
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Brown Betting Line, Matchup Info Vs. Columbia
- When: Saturday, February 25, 2023 at 2:00 PM ET
- Where: Levien Gymnasium in East New York, New York
- How to Watch on TV: ESPN+
- Spread Favorite: Brown -9.5
- Moneyline Favorite: Brown -486
- Moneyline Underdog: Columbia +363
- Over/Under: 148.5 points
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Brown Betting Trends
- The Bears are 15-9-1 ATS this season.
- Brown has been favored by 9.5 points or more two times this season, and covered the spread in one of those matchups.
- The Bears have been listed as the favorite eight times this season and have come away with a win in all of those games.
- Brown has yet to enter a game this year with shorter moneyline odds than -486.
- Bears games have gone over the point total 10 out of 25 times this season.
- Brown’s games this season have featured more combined points than this contest’s total of 148.5 points four times.
- The Bears have had an average of 137.4 points in their games this season, 11.1 fewer than this matchup’s total.
Brown Top Performers
| Name | GP | PTS | REB | ASST | STL | BLK | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kino Lilly Jr. | 25 | 16.8 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2.9 |
| Paxson Wojcik | 25 | 14.2 | 7.1 | 3.1 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 2.2 |
| Nana Owusu-Anane | 23 | 10.6 | 8.5 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 0.2 |
| Kalu Anya | 18 | 8.2 | 6.2 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.2 |
| Dan Friday | 17 | 7.2 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Brown Season Stats
- Brown averages 68.8 points per game (258th in college basketball) while giving up 68.6 per outing (138th in college basketball). It has a +4 scoring differential overall.
- The Bears are 164th in the country at 33.2 rebounds per game. That’s similar to the 32.8 their opponents average.
- With 74.2 points per game in Ivy League contests, the Bears are posting 5.4 more points per game in conference games compared to their overall average (68.8 PPG).
- With 74.3 points per game allowed in Ivy League tilts, Brown is surrendering 5.7 more points per game in conference games compared to its overall average (68.6 PPG allowed).
- Looking at three-pointers, the Bears’ offense has been more effective in Ivy League contests this year, making 8.7 threes per contest and connecting on 37.3% of their shots from beyond the arc, compared to their season average of 8.2 threes per game with a 35.2% three-point percentage.
- Brown is averaging 72.1 points per game this year at home, which is 6.0 more points than it is averaging in away games (66.1).
- The Bears give up 68.5 points per game in home games this season, compared to 68.6 when playing on the road.
Brown Recent And Upcoming Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Score | Home/Away | Spread |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2/3/2023 | Dartmouth | W 73-61 | Away | -1.5 |
| 2/4/2023 | Harvard | W 68-65 | Away | +4 |
| 2/11/2023 | Cornell | W 80-66 | Home | +2 |
| 2/17/2023 | Princeton | L 78-67 | Away | +6.5 |
| 2/18/2023 | Pennsylvania | L 90-69 | Away | +4.5 |
| 2/25/2023 | Columbia | – | Away | -9.5 |
| 3/4/2023 | Yale | – | Home | – |
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Columbia Betting Trends
- Columbia has compiled a 9-15-1 ATS record so far this year.
- The Lions have an ATS record of 3-7-1 when playing as at least 9.5-point underdogs this season.
- Columbia has entered the game as underdogs 24 times this season and won four, or 16.7%, of those games.
- The Lions have not entered a game this season as a bigger underdog on the moneyline than the +363 odds on them winning this game.
- Columbia’s games have hit the over 11 out of 25 times this season.
- The Lions have played 10 games this season that have gone over 148.5 combined points scored.
- The average over/under for Columbia’s outings this season is 142.4, 6.1 fewer points than this game’s point total.
Columbia Top Performers
| Name | GP | PTS | REB | ASST | STL | BLK | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geronimo Rubio De La Rosa | 27 | 13.5 | 5.8 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 2.4 |
| Avery Brown | 27 | 9.5 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.9 |
| Zinou Bedri | 27 | 8.2 | 4.1 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Zavian McLean | 24 | 6.9 | 2.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
| Liam Murphy | 14 | 6.6 | 2.9 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 1.3 |
Columbia Season Stats
- The Lions put up 67.4 points per game (290th in college basketball) while giving up 75.0 per contest (312th in college basketball). They have a -206 scoring differential and have been outscored by 7.6 points per game.
- Columbia comes up short in the rebound battle by an average of 4.7 boards. It records 33.3 rebounds per game (160th in college basketball) compared to its opponents’ 38.0.
- In conference action, the Lions are averaging fewer points (66.3 per game) than they are overall (67.4) in 2022-23.
- In Ivy League games, Columbia has given up 6.3 more points per game (81.3) than overall (75.0) in 2022-23.
- The Lions drain fewer 3-pointers in Ivy League action (7.4 per game) than overall (7.6), and have a lower 3-point percentage in conference games (29.0%) than overall (30.7%).
- In 2022-23 Columbia is scoring 5.8 more points per game at home (70.2) than on the road (64.4).
- The Lions are giving up fewer points at home (71.4 per game) than away (78.9).
Columbia Recent And Upcoming Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Score | Home/Away | Spread |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2/3/2023 | Pennsylvania | L 74-65 | Away | +14 |
| 2/4/2023 | Princeton | L 88-66 | Away | +16.5 |
| 2/11/2023 | Yale | L 99-68 | Away | +19.5 |
| 2/17/2023 | Harvard | L 83-65 | Home | +10.5 |
| 2/18/2023 | Dartmouth | W 71-65 | Home | +5 |
| 2/25/2023 | Brown | – | Home | +9.5 |
| 3/4/2023 | Cornell | – | Away | – |
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