The Penn Quakers (8-11) will have a tough time bringing their seven-game road losing streak to a stop when they take on the Columbia Lions (16-7), who have won seven in a row at home. The game begins at 7:00 pm ET on Friday, Feb. 12 and can be seen on ES3.
The Lions were victorious over Brown 77-73 in their last game. Grant Mullins was the game’s leading scorer with 25 points on 8-for-14 shooting. The Quakers, meanwhile, are coming off a 67-57 win against Harvard in their last game. Darien Nelson-Henry played well, accounting for 18 points and 12 rebounds to claim his sixth double-double of the season.
The Lions enter the game with records of 16-7 Straight Up (SU) and 6-8 Against The Spread (ATS). The Lions have seen a decline in scoring as of late, averaging 67.2 points during the last 10 games compared to their season average of 76.3 points per game.
On the other side, the Quakers head into the game with records of 7-5 ATS and 8-11 SU. Offensively, the Quakers have really picked up the pace in the last 10 games. They have exceeded their season average of 68.1 points per game by averaging 74.3 during that stretch.
These conference rivals will be facing off in their first head-to-head contest of the season. When they last met the Quakers were winners, bumping their SU record over their most recent meetings to 6-4. The teams have an even record ATS, 5-5. Columbia held the edge in field goals, rebounds, and three-pointers twice in the last five games, while Penn wasn’t able to do so in that span.
Predictions: SU Winner – Colum, ATS Winner – Colum
Notes
Columbia averages 76.3 points per game (ranked 91st). Penn, on the other hand, allows 70.3 points per game (ranked 127th).
Ranked 41st, the Columbia Lions have an offensive rating of 113.3. The Penn Quakers rank 180th with a defensive rating of just 103.5.
Penn has an average field goal percentage of 42.9%. Columbia is an even 6-6 when opponents have a similar or higher field goal percentage.
The Columbia Lions and the Penn Quakers both rank higher in average effective field goal percentage when compared to their field goal percentages. Columbia is 148th and 47th in the nation for FG% and eFG% respectively, while Penn is 241st and 219th in these categories.
Columbia ranks 86th in assists, registering 15.0 per game. Penn performs worse at 152nd with 13.8 assists per game.
Penn makes an average of 4.6 steals per game. Columbia has a superb 12-3 record when it allows at least 4 steals.
