Princeton vs. Columbia betting: College basketball preview for January 20

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The Princeton Tigers (13-4, 2-0 Ivy League) are favored (by 7 points) to extend a five-game home winning streak when they host the Columbia Lions (11-4, 0-2 Ivy League) on Monday, January 20, 2025 at 2:00 PM ET. The matchup has an over/under of 154.5 points.

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Princeton Cover -7 vs Columbia -110

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Princeton vs. Columbia betting lines

  • Princeton moneyline odds to win: -311
  • Columbia moneyline odds to win: +250
  • Spread: Princeton (-7)
  • Total: 154.5

Princeton statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Princeton has a worse record against the spread at home (0-4-0) than it does on the road (2-3-1).
  • Looking at point totals, the Tigers hit the over less often in home games, as they’ve eclipsed the total one time in four opportunities this season (25%). In road games, they have hit the over two times in six opportunities (33.3%).
  • Princeton has fared worse as a moneyline favorite when playing at home, putting up a home record of 3-1, compared to going 4-1 on the road.

Recent trends

  • The Tigers have been putting up 80.4 points per contest in their last 10 times on the court, an average that’s a little higher than the 77.5 they’ve scored over the course of the 2024-25 campaign.
  • Princeton’s points-allowed average over its past 10 games (70.7) is 1.3 fewer points per game than the team is allowing over the entire season (72).
  • While the Tigers are making more threes per game over their past 10 outings (10.6 per game) compared to their season-long average (10.3), they are doing so while shooting a lower percentage (36.9% from beyond the arc over the last 10, 37.8% on the season).

Princeton betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 5-9-1 (Home: 0-4-0; Away: 2-3-1)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 7+: 1-5-0 (As Favorite: 3-9-1; As Underdog: 2-0-0)
  • O-U-P: 6-9-0 (Home: 1-3-0; Away: 2-4-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 9-4 (Home: 3-1; Away: 4-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-0 (Home: 0-0; Away: 1-0)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
46.2 (114th in nation) 43.9 (217th) 30.8 (278th) 31 (175th) 15.2 (102nd) 10.1 (50th)

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Columbia statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • This season, Columbia is 6-2-0 at home against the spread (.750 winning percentage). Away, it is 1-4-0 ATS (.200).
  • Looking at the over/under, Lions games have gone over three of eight times at home (37.5%), and three of five away (60%).
  • The Lions’ winning percentage at home when moneyline underdogs is .000 (0-1), and away it is .500 (1-1).

Recent trends

  • While the Lions are averaging 82.3 points per game in 2024-25, they have bettered that mark over their previous 10 games, producing 82.8 a contest.
  • Columbia has fared worse defensively over its previous 10 games, surrendering 72.4 points per contest, 0.3 more points than its season average of 72.1.
  • The Lions are draining 10 three-pointers per game with a 37.9% three-point percentage over their last 10 games, compared to their season averages of 9.7 and 37.4%.

Columbia betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 7-6-0 (Home: 6-2-0; Away: 1-4-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 7+: 2-1-0 (As Favorite: 5-5-0; As Underdog: 2-1-0)
  • O-U-P: 6-7-0 (Home: 3-5-0; Away: 3-2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 8-1 (Home: 6-0; Away: 2-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-2 (Home: 0-1; Away: 1-1)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
49.5 (12th in nation) 43.4 (187th) 32.9 (154th) 28.6 (54th) 19.2 (sixth) 11.1 (139th)
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