The Columbia Lions welcome the Saint Joseph’s Hawks to Francis S. Levien Gymnasium. The game starts at 7:00 pm ET on Friday, Dec. 4.
The Lions were victorious over Bucknell 72-61 on Wednesday. Maodo Lo led all scorers on the team with 23 points on 6-for-12 shooting. The Hawks are coming off an 86-72 loss at the hands of Villanova on Tuesday. Shavar Newkirk accumulated 13 points, nine assists, and three rebounds.
Columbia is favored by a slight two-point margin in its matchup against Saint Joseph’s. The Over/Under (O/U) is sitting at 140 points for this matchup. The Lions enter the game with records of 4-4 Straight Up (SU) and 2-2 Against The Spread (ATS). The Lions are an exceptional three-point shooting team with 11.0 made per game, one of the highest marks in Division I. Spreading the ball around is a huge part of Columbia’s offense. They are 33rd in the nation in assists with an average of 17.4 per game.
Over on the other bench, the Hawks head into the game with records of 2-4 ATS and 4-2 SU. Saint Joseph’s has not committed many turnovers, averaging only 10.7 per game.
Columbia and Saint Joseph’s have not played one another in a regular season matchup in recent years.
Predictions: SU Winner – Colum, ATS Winner – StJoes, O/U – Over
Notes
Columbia is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Saint Joseph’s last 6 games on the road.
Ranked 20th, the Columbia Lions have an offensive rating of 119.8. The Saint Joseph’s Hawks rank 226th with a defensive rating of just 104.0.
The Saint Joseph’s Hawks average a field goal percentage of 44.7% this season. The Columbia Lions have a losing record of 1-4 when opponents have a FG% of 44.7% or greater.
The Columbia Lions rank lower for their field goal percentage (106th) than they do for their effective field goal percentage (36th), but the Saint Joseph’s Hawks have a better FG% ranking (152nd) than eFG% ranking (212th).
Columbia ranks 33rd in assists, registering 17.4 per game. Saint Joseph’s performs worse at 198th with 13.2 assists per game.
Saint Joseph’s, the 40th-ranked team in blocked shots, registers an average of 5.3 per game. Columbia does worse, ranked 208th with 3.0.
Opponents have had an average turnover percentage of 21.4% when playing Columbia this season. Saint Joseph’s is undefeated (1-0) when its TO% is 21.4% or higher.
