Columbia Lions vs Rutgers Scarlet Knights Prediction, 11/7/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Columbia Lions vs Rutgers Scarlet Knights

Date: Monday, November 7, 2022

Location: Jersey Mike’s Arena in Piscataway, NJ

TV: Hulu Live TV

Jersey Mike’s Arena is the location where the Rutgers Scarlet Knights (18-14 last year) will compete against the Columbia Lions (4-22 last season) on Monday.

The Columbia Lions stepped onto the hardwood against Cornell and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 78-64 in their last game of last season. Columbia walked away from the contest with a 39.1% FG percentage (25 out of 64) and converted 8 out of their 35 3-point attempts. From the charity stripe, the Lions buried 6 of their 11 attempts for a rate of 54.5%. With respect to pulling down boards, they compiled 32 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 11 assists in this game in addition to forcing the other team into 14 turnovers and earning 7 steals. In terms of defending, Columbia allowed 45.2% from the field on 28 out of 62 shooting. Cornell doled out 19 assists and had 9 steals in the matchup. Furthermore, Cornell pulled down 40 rebounds (8 offensive, 32 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Cornell ended up going 88.9% at the free throw line by knocking down 8 of their 9 attempts. They made 14 out of their 29 attempts from 3-point land. In reference to personal fouls, the Lions ended up finishing with 14 while Cornell finished the game with 16 personal fouls.

Patrick Harding is one player who was important for the game. He ended up going 57.1% from the field and distributed 5 assists. He was on the court for 32 minutes played and snagged 17 rebounds. He accounted for 12 points on 4 out of 7 shooting.

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Columbia heads into this matchup after finishing with a win-loss mark of 4-22 last season. They had an average of 67.4 points per contest (272nd in the country) while going 42.5% from the field. The Lions shot 35.6% on shots beyond the perimeter (198 of 556) and 62.7% from the free throw line. As a unit, Columbia collected 35.3 boards per game and earned 313 dimes over the course of last year, which was 337th in the country in terms of passing the rock. They coughed up possession 15.2 times per game and as a squad committed 16.7 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Lions forced their opponents into 11.9 turnovers every game while drawing 15.2 fouls. They gave up 37.6% on 3-pointers and they were 349th in college hoops in PPG allowed (78.8). The Lions defensively gave up a shooting percentage of 46.5% (747 of 1,608) and they surrendered 36.8 boards per contest as a unit. They were ranked 126th in D-1 in allowing assists to their opponents with 387 surrendered last year.

When they last stepped on the hardwood last year, the Rutgers Scarlet Knights went home defeated by a final of 89-87 against Notre Dame. Concerning rebounding, Rutgers allowed Notre Dame to snag 29 in total (7 offensive). They finished the game shooting 31.6% from distance by hitting 6 out of 19 and walked away from this one shooting 9 of 16 at the charity stripe (56.3%). The Scarlet Knights allowed Notre Dame to make 37 of 72 attempts from the field which had them shooting 51.4% in this game. In all, the Scarlet Knights went 36 out of 71 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.7%. In terms of 3-pointers, Rutgers made 11 out of their 27 attempts (40.7%). They were able to knock down 4 of the free throws for a percentage of 66.7%. Notre Dame had 8 fouls for this game which got the Scarlet Knights to the charity stripe for a total of 6 shots. They gave up possession 13 times, while earning 1 steal in the matchup. The Scarlet Knights earned 28 defensive boards and 13 offensive rebounds for a total of 41 in the game.

Caleb McConnell pitched in for the Scarlet Knights for the matchup. He racked up 23 points in his 48 mins on the court and had 2 assists for the contest. He buried 10 out of 12 in the game for a rate of 83.3%, and had 11 rebounds.

Rutgers had a record of 18-14 last year. In terms of offensive execution, the Scarlet Knights connected on 44.5% from the field, which was ranked 143rd in the nation. Rutgers accounted for 2,192 points last season (68.5 per game) and they grabbed 35.7 boards per game. They earned an assist 15.2 times per game (42nd in Division 1) and they coughed up possession 11.5 times per contest. The Scarlet Knights were responsible for committing 15.8 fouls every game while shooting 70.0% from the charity stripe.

The Scarlet Knights on the defensive side of the court were 100th in college hoops in PPG given up with 66.5. They forced 11.8 TO's every game and allowed teams to shoot 41.8% from the floor (100th in the country). The Rutgers defense allowed 33.9% on shots from beyond the arc (243 of 717) and opponents knocked down 72.5% of their foul shots. They relinquished 12.4 assists and 33.7 total boards per game, which ranked them 164th and 133rd in college hoops.

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Rutgers

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