Harvard at Columbia 2/28/20 - NCAA Basketball Picks & Predictions
Last Updated: 02/27/2020 at 10:05 PM ET
The Harvard Crimson visit Levien Gymnasium in New York, New York on Friday for an Ivy League tilt against the Columbia Lions. Harvard improved to 18-7 overall and 7-3 in the Ivy League following its 69-66 victory on Saturday over Penn. Chris Lewis and Noah Kirkwood each scored 19 points to lead the Crimson to the victory.
Noah Kirkwood is leading Harvard in scoring with an average of 12.5 points per game, while Chris Lewis is the second leading scorer and leading rebounder with averages of 11.6 points and 6.2 rebounds per game. Christian Juzang is the leader in assists for Harvard with an average of 2.8 per game.
Columbia fell to 6-20 overall and 1-9 in the Ivy League following its 83-65 loss on Saturday to the Yale Bulldogs. The Lions were led in the loss by Mike Smith with 37 points. Columbia has lost nine straight and is in last place in the Ivy League two games behind both Dartmouth and Cornell.
Mike Smith is the leader in scoring and assists for Columbia with averages of 22.2 points and 4.5 assists per game, while Randy Brumant is the leading rebounder for the Lions with an average of 5.6 per game. Smith is the only player for Columbia averaging double figures in scoring.
Betting Trends for vs
Harvard defeated Columbia on February 15 by the score of 77-73, but the Crimson failed to cover as 14.5-point home chalk. Harvard has failed to cover 9 of its last 11 overall and eight of its last nine when playing Colombia. Expect those betting trends to be the same on Friday with a Harvard victory and a Columbia cover. Final Score Prediction, Harvard Crimson wins but falls short ATS 77-74.
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