Colgate at Lafayette odds, picks and predictions
The Colgate Raiders (19-8, 13-1 Patriot League) and Lafayette Leopards (11-16, 10-4) meet Monday at the Kirby Sports Center in Easton, Pa. Tip-off is scheduled for 6 p.m. ET (CBS Sports Network). Below, we analyze FanDuel Sportsbook's lines around the Colgate vs. Lafayette odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and best bets.
The Raiders have won 11 straight games. Their last loss was Jan. 10 at home to Lafayette 69-64. Colgate was favored by 14.5 points, and the Over (130) cashed in that setback. Colgate is 6-0-1 against the spread (ATS) in the past 7 games overall, while going 10-3-1 ATS in the previous 14 outings.
The Leopards posted a 68-62 win at American Saturday, snapping a 2-game losing skid. Their most impressive win of the season was the victory over Colgate, a Q2 win. In fact, Lafayette is 0-1 in Q1 games, 1-2 in Q2 games and 0-7 in Q3 games. The Leopards are 9-6 straight up (SU) in 15 tries against Q4 opponents.
Lafayette has won 3 of the past 5 games, with 2 games going to overtime, and the Leopards are 3-2 ATS in the 5-game span. The Over has cashed in 4 in a row.
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Colgate at Lafayette odds
Provided by FanDuel Sportsbook; access Paste BN Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 7:47 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Colgate -360 (bet $360 to win $100) | Lafayette +280 (bet $100 to win $280)
- Against the spread: Colgate -7.5 (-118) | Lafayette +7.5 (-104)
- Over/Under (O/U): 132.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
Colgate at Lafayette picks and predictions
Prediction
Colgate 75, Lafayette 66
Moneyline
Colgate (-360) will cost 3.6 times your potential return, and that's way too much risk for not enough reward. Even though Lafayette (+280) has only a single non-Q4 win, that victory came at Colgate. However, backing the Leopards is risky business.
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Against the spread
COLGATE -7.5 (-118) looks to exact a little revenge, while also working to secure the regular-season Patriot League title. Colgate has a 3-game lead over Lafayette with 4 games remaining, so a win by the Raiders would lock up the regular-season title.
The Leopards surprised the Raiders earlier in the season, but Lafayette has to win Monday to remain mathematically alive for the league title. They then would have to pick up 2 more games in the standings with 3 regular-season games remaining for each team. It's unlikely but a possibility. .
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Over/Under
OVER 132.5 (-110) is worth a look in this giant Patriot League battle.
The Over has connected in 4 in a row for Lafayette, while going 9-3 in the past 12 outings. That includes the 1st meeting with Colgate in mid-January.
For the Raiders, the total has gone high at a 4-1-1 clip in the past 6 games, although Colgate did cash the Under last time out in a 62-50 win over Bucknell.
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