The Lafayette Leopards (11-22) battle the Colgate Raiders (25-8) Wednesday in the Patriot League Tournament Championship. Tip from Cotterell Court is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET (CBS Sports Network). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Lafayette vs. Colgate odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
Lafayette took down American 84-76 in overtime Sunday, covering as a 2-point home favorite, to advance to the final. Lafayette defeated Lehigh 71-64 in a Thursday quarterfinal, pulling off the upset as a 3-point road underdog. The Leopards are 5-5 against the spread (ATS) in their last 10 games and are 19-13-1 ATS on the season.
Colgate steamrolled Loyola-Maryland 92-73 to cover as a 16-point home favorite in a Thursday quarterfinal and proceeded to do the same to Army in a Sunday semfinal, winning 91-74 and covering as a 12.5-point home favorite. The Raiders are 6-4 ATS in their last 10 and 16-16 ATS on the season.
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Lafayette at Colgate odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 7:46 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Lafayette +650 (bet $100 to win $650) | Colgate -1000 (bet $1,000 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Lafayette +13.5 (-105) | Colgate -13.5 (-115)
- Over/Under (O/U): 134.5 (O: -115 | U: -105)
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Lafayette at Colgate picks and predictions
Prediction
Colgate 76, Lafayette 61
Moneyline
PASS.
There’s no value in betting on Colgate, which is too large of a favorite.
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Against the spread
LEAN COLGATE -13.5 (-115).
Colgate is hitting its hot streak at the best possible time in the season. It has won 7 in a row and 9 of its last 10, and more importantly, it has covered its last 5 games as double-digit favorites including the 1st 2 rounds of the tournament.
The Raiders have covered in 4 of their last 5 home games as well while the Leopards are just 1-3 ATS in their last 4 road games.
Over/Under
BET OVER 134.5 (-115).
The Over is 4-0 in the Leopards’ last 4 games, 4-0 in their last 4 games following a ATS win, and 4-1 in their last 5 road games.
For the Raiders, the Over is 5-1 in their last 6 games, 4-0 in their last 4 home games, 5-0 in their last 5 home games against a team with a losing road record, with a 10-4 home O/U record this season.
Continuing, the Raiders’ Over is 6-1 in their last 7 games against a team with a losing outright record and 4-0 in their last 4 games following a ATS win.
Bet on points. Bet OVER 134.5 (-115).
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