College Hoops Picks Jan. 30, 2009: Yale Bulldogs @ Columbia Lions

Yale Bulldogs @ Columbia Lions
Friday, Jan. 30—7:00 PM EST

Preview

The Ivy-league leading Yale Bulldogs (2-0, 7-9) travel to New York on Friday to take on the Columbia Lions.

Winless in Ivy league play (0-2, 5-11), both teams have faced the same opponent twice — Yale has faced Brown and Columbia has faced Cornell.

The Lions only have one player averaging double-digit points (Patrick Foley at 12.1 PPG), but have a bunch of players averaging high single-digits.

Yale, on the other hand, has a more dominant lineup with two players averaging just over 14 PPG (Alex Zampier and Ross Morin) and then a few players averaging mid-to-high single-digit points.

Stats

	Record	Conf	ATS	RPI	SOS	PF	PA
Yale	7-9	2-0	4-2	228	270	64.2	65.4
Columbia	5-11	0-2	4-2	304	284	62.1	65.9

	FG%	D. FG%	3P%	D. 3P%	FT%	RPG	SPG	APG	TPG
Yale	44.2	43.4	28.9	32.8	67.4	36.7	7.4	14.8	16.7
Columbia	39.7	41.0	29.7	33.6	65.0	40.8	6.6	12.1	15.5

Prediction

Current Line: Columbia -3.0

Yale ATS: 4-2, 4-1 when underdog
Columbia ATS: 4-2, 0-0 when favored

Everything about this matchup screams Yale — they have a better overall record, better conference record, higher shooting percentage, and score more points per game.

Pick: Yale +3.0

*All statistics for this article have come from StatSheet.com*

*This article is also featured on CFBPlace.com—and soon to be featured on CBBPlace.com*