The Wofford Terriers will travel to Francis S. Levien Gymnasium to take on the Columbia Lions. Action starts at 7:00 pm ET on Tuesday, Nov. 24 and can be seen on ES3.
The Lions easily got past Lehigh 88-61 on Sunday. Maodo Lo was the team’s leading scorer with 18 points on 6-for-10 shooting. The Terriers, meanwhile, are coming off a 73-63 win against Maryland Eastern Shore on Saturday. Spencer Collins led the game in scoring with 21 points on 8-for-15 shooting.
Columbia is a seven-point favorite against Wofford and the Over/Under (O/U) for this game is 136 points. The Lions enter the game with records of 2-2 Straight Up (SU) and 1-1 Against The Spread (ATS). The Lions come into the game with the 39th-ranked scoring offense in the nation, averaging 86.5 points per game.
Over on the other bench, the Terriers have 1-2 SU and 1-1 ATS records.
Columbia and Wofford have not played one another in a regular season matchup in recent years.
Predictions: SU Winner – Colum, ATS Winner – Colum, O/U – Over
Notes
Columbia is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games.
Columbia averages 86.5 points per game (ranked 39th). Wofford, on the other hand, allows 74.7 points per game (ranked 225th).
In its last game, Columbia won by a margin of 27 points. Wofford is 0-1 in games decided by a margin of 18 points or more. Columbia has a 2-0 record in blowouts.
The Columbia Lions average 68.8 possessions and 1.257 points per possession in games this season. The Wofford Terriers average fewer possessions with 66.4, as well as fewer points per possession with 1.029.
Columbia is ranked 20th in the nation with an average effective field goal percentage of 58.8%. Wofford has not won a game this season when opponents have a similar or higher effective field goal percentage (0-1).
The Columbia Lions attempt 28.0 three pointers per game this season, while the Wofford Terriers attempt 23.0. When they register 20 or more three point attempts in a game, Columbia is an even 2-2 while Wofford is winless (0-2).
Columbia ranks 67th in the nation with an assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.38. Wofford is ranked lower at 169th with an A/TO of 1.06.
Wofford makes an average of 4.0 steals per game. Columbia has a winning 2-1 record when it allows at least 4 steals.
