Columbia Lions vs Providence Friars Prediction, 11/6/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Columbia Lions vs Providence Friars

Date: Monday, November 6, 2023

Location: Amica Mutual Pavilion in Providence, RI

TV: ESPN+

The Columbia Lions (7-22 last season) are en route to Amica Mutual Pavilion on Monday where they will try to beat the Providence Friars (21-12 last year).

The Columbia Lions took the court against Cornell and ended up losing by a score of 87-73 in their last contest. Columbia ended having earned a 48.1% FG percentage (26 of 54) and made 9 of their 25 3-pointers. From the charity stripe, the Lions converted 12 of 16 shots for a rate of 75.0%. Concerning grabbing boards, they compiled 22 with 5 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 11 dimes for this game as well as forcing 12 turnovers and earning 6 steals. Regarding the defense, Columbia allowed their opponent to shoot 54.2% from the floor on 32 out of 59 shooting. Cornell earned 19 dimes and had 10 steals in this matchup. Moreover, Cornell collected 35 rebounds (8 offensive, 27 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Cornell went 66.7% from the free throw line by converting 12 of their 18 shots. They also buried 11 of 30 shots from 3-point land. Regarding personal fouls, the Lions walked away with 17 and Cornell totaled 15 personal fouls.

Avery Brown is one player who had an impact for this game. He went 63.6% from the floor and earned 4 dimes. He saw the court for 28 mins and snagged 4 rebounds. He was able to score 16 points on 7 out of 11 shooting.

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Columbia will enter this matchup after finishing with a record of 7-22 last season. They lost possession via turnover 13.8 times per game and as a basketball team committed 16.7 fouls per contest. As a squad, Columbia grabbed 34.4 rebounds per game and totaled 340 dimes throughout last season, which was 342nd in college hoops in terms of passing. The Lions shot 31.7% on 3-point shots (226 of 714) and 71.5% from the charity stripe. They averaged 67.8 pts per game (275th in the nation) while hitting 40.3% from the field.

When they were on defense, the Lions forced their opponents into 13.1 turnovers every game and they drew 15.3 personal fouls. They relinquished 33.1% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they ranked 325th in college hoops in points per game from their opponents (75.8). The Lions allowed a FG percentage of 45.7% (819 of 1,792) and they relinquished 39.5 boards per contest as a unit. They were ranked 258th in D-1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 447 conceded last year.

The last time they took the court, the Providence Friars went home defeated by a final of 61-53 when they faced Kentucky. When talking about attacking the glass, Providence permitted Kentucky to snag 46 overall (16 on the offensive side). They finished the game shooting 31.3% from distance by going 5 out of 16 and ended up shooting 10 of 13 from the free throw line (76.9%). The Friars permitted Kentucky to convert 23 out of their 63 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 36.5% for this contest. When the final whistle blew, the Friars finished shooting 21 for 58 from the floor which had them shooting 36.2%. With regard to shots from 3-point land, Providence converted 5 of 24 attempts (20.8%). They were able to make 6 of those for a percentage of 54.5%. Kentucky earned 12 personal fouls in this contest which took the Friars to the charity stripe for a total of 11 tries. They also gave up possession of the ball 9 times, while earning 5 steals in this contest. The Friars were able to pull down 20 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 27 for the contest.

Ed Croswell was important for the Friars for the contest. He earned 16 points in his 27 minutes on the hardwood, but wasn't able to tally an assist. He knocked down 8 of 10 for this game giving him a field goal percentage of 80.0%, and accumulated 5 rebounds.

Providence had a win-loss record of 21-12 last season. The Friars were responsible for committing 15.0 fouls per contest and they shot 74.2% from the free throw line. They dished out assists 14.6 times per contest (74th in the country) and they lost possession via turnover 11.7 times per game. Providence accounted for 2,552 points over the course of last season (77.3 per contest) and they collected 38.1 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Friars shot 45.6% from the floor, which was ranked 107th in the nation.

The Friars defensively were ranked 209th in D-1 in PPG given up with 71.0. They forced 11.7 TO's per game and allowed teams to shoot 44.0% from the floor (200th in Division 1). The Providence defense surrendered 33.8% on shots from beyond the arc (225 of 665) and their opponents made 74.5% of their free throw shots. They allowed 12.7 assists and 32.4 total rebounds per game, which was ranked 176th and 77th in those categories.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Providence

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