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Columbia Lions vs. Pennsylvania Quakers
The Columbia Lions and the Pennsylvania Quakers will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Palestra.
Oddsmakers opened the Lions as -4.5-point favorites versus the Quakers, while the game's total opened at 149.5.
Pennsylvania won its last outing, a 82-67 result against Crimson on January 20. They covered in that game as a +7-point underdog.
Columbia was a 71-67 loser in their most recent outing on the road against Tigers. They covered the +7-point spread as underdogs.
Columbia:
Team record: 11-5 SU,7-6-1 ATS
Current Streak: lost 4 straight games.
Columbia is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
Columbia is 7-18 SU in its last 25 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Columbia's last 9 games on the road
Pennsylvania:
Team record: 5-11 SU,6-10 ATS
Pennsylvania is 3-11 ATS in its last 14 games at home
Pennsylvania is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Pennsylvania's last 11 games at home
Next up:
Columbia home to Harvard Friday, January 31
Pennsylvania home to Brown Friday, January 31