Patriot Final: Colgate vs. Boston U college basketball odds, picks and best bets
The Colgate Raiders (25-8) will take on the Boston U Terriers (20-13) in the championship game of the Patriot League Tournament Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. ET at Cotterell Court in Hamilton, NY. We analyze the Colgate-Boston odds and betting lines, with college basketball betting advice and tips around this matchup.
Colgate vs. Boston U: Three things you need to know
- Wednesday's contest will be held at Cotterell Court, the home venue for the No. 1-seeded Colgate Raiders, who won the Patriot League's regular-season title with a record of 14-4. Third-seeded Boston finished two games back, at 12-6. The Raiders are looking to make the NCAA Tournament for a second straight year. The Terriers are in search of their first NCAA bid since 2011.
- Colgate has defeated Boston twice this season. The Raiders downed the Terriers 79-70 at Cotterell Court Jan. 18. CU defeated BU 79-63 in Boston Feb. 10. Wednesday's contest pits the Patriot League's No. 1 offense (76.6 points per game) and No. 3 defense (68.2 PPG) of Colgate against the circuit's No. 4 and No. 2 ranked units, respectively (71.1 PPG, 66.9 PPG) of Boston.
- BU has advanced to the Patriot League with two wins - over Navy and Bucknell - by six or fewer points. The Terriers have been involved in six such games in a row, going 4-2. On the season, Boston is 7-18 in games played within two possessions.
Colgate vs. Boston U: Odds, betting lines and picks
Odds via BetMGM; access Paste BN Sports' betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated at 12 p.m. ET.
Prediction
Colgate 69, Boston 64
Moneyline (ML)
PASS on the moneyline. Colgate: -278, Boston U: +220. Colgate is a safe pick to win, but there isn't any value with a $10 moneyline bet returning a profit of just $3.60.
Against the Spread (ATS)
Colgate is 10-5 ATS at home. Boston is 8-10 against the number on the road. Colgate has won three in a row in its series with Boston, and the Raiders are 4-1 ATS over their last five games against the Terriers.
The line here is on the mark. Respect the line - Colgate -6.5 (-110) - and PASS.
Over/Under (O/U)
Here is the profit potential in this one. The Under is 22-8 in the Raiders' last 30 games vs. a team with a win percentage north of .600, 4-1 in the Terriers' last five games as an underdog and 6-2 in Boston's last eight games lined at 7.5 points or under.
Both teams are solid in preventing free-throw attempts. Colgate has been on what figures as an unsustainable shooting run in culling together high-scoring games of late, and the Raiders also logged lofty percentages in each of their previous two games against Boston. BACK THE UNDER 139.5 (-106).
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