Columbia at Duquesne 12/9/19 - College Basketball Picks & Predictions

By: Adam |

Last Updated: 12/08/2019 at 7:54 PM ET

On Monday, the Columbia Lions visit the Kerr Fitness center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to play the Duquesne Dukes. The Lions fell to 3-7 on the season following a 67-65 loss on Friday to the Bryant Bulldogs. Columbia was outscored 4-0 in the final minute of play after leading 65-63. Randy Brumant led Columbia in the loss with 25 points and 12 rebounds, while Mike Smith scored 22.

Mike Smith leads Columbia in scoring and assists with averages of 21.9 points and 5.3 assists per game. Randy Brumant is the second leading scorer and the leading rebounder for the Lions with averages of 8.1 points and 5.7 rebounds per game. Smith is the only player for Columbia averaging double figures in scoring.

Duquesne kept its perfect record intact and improved to 7-0 with a 71-58 victory on Friday over WMI. Michael Hughes led the Dukes with 23 points and 11 rebounds. Sincere Carry scored 13 points and handed out eight assists for the Dukes. Duquesne trailed at the half 30-24 but roared back in the second half outscoring the Keydets 47-28 to win by 13 points.

Sincere Carry leads Duquesne in scoring and assists with averages of 13.0 points and 4.9 assists per game. Marcus Weathers leads the Dukes in rebounds with an average of 7.6 per game. Michael Hughes is the second leading scorer and second in rebounds with averages of 11.4 points and 6.7 rebounds per game.

Duquesne is off to a great start at 7-0 straight up, but the play here is the UNDER. The UNDER has cashed in 5 of the Dukes last 6 and in 4 of the last 5 the Dukes have played at home. At the same times, Columbia has watched the UNDER cash in 4 of the last 6 overall and in 5 of the last 7 on the road. Final Score Prediction, Duquesne Dukes win, but our best play is UNDER 62-56.

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