Columbia vs. Brown Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Jan. 17

The Columbia Lions (12-4, 1-1 Ivy League) visit the Brown Bears (6-9, 0-2 Ivy League) at Paul Bailey Pizzitola Sports Center, starting at 2 p.m. ET on Saturday, January 17, 2026. The Bears are 3.5-point underdogs in the game. The matchup has an over/under set at 137.5 points.

Their last time out, Columbia lost 79-54 to Harvard on Saturday. In the loss, Kenny Noland led Columbia with 10 points. Brown's most recent game was an 81-73 loss to Pennsylvania on Saturday. Brown got a team-best 17 points from N'famara Dabo in the loss.

Columbia vs. Brown Odds and Game Time

• When: Saturday, January 17, 2026 at 2 p.m. ET
• Where: Paul Bailey Pizzitola Sports Center in Providence, Rhode Island
• Spread favorite: Columbia -3.5
• Moneyline favorite: Columbia -170
• Moneyline underdog: Brown +140
• Over/Under: 137.5 points

How to watch Columbia vs. Brown

• TV Channel: NESN
• Live Stream: Fubo
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Betting the Over/Under: Columbia vs. Brown

• Columbia and its opponents have combined to outscore Saturday's total (137.5 points) 10 times this season.
• Five of Brown's games have finished with a combined score over 137.5 points this season.
• The Lions average 81.0 points per game against the Bears' 72.1, amounting to 15.6 points over the game's over/under of 137.5.
• This game's over/under is 2.1 fewer points than the 135.4 these two teams combine to allow per game in 2024.
• This season, the average over/under for Columbia's games is 150.9 points, 13.4 more than the total of 137.5 points set for this contest.
• The over/under for this game is the same as the average over/under in Brown's games this season (137.5 points).

Betting the Spread: Columbia vs. Brown

• Columbia has 10 wins against the spread in 14 games this year.
• The Lions have an against the spread record of 6-3 in their nine games when favored by 3.5 points or more so far this season.
• Brown is 7-6-0 against the spread this season.
• The Bears have been underdogs by 3.5 points or more seven times this year and are 3-4 ATS in those games.
• At home this season, Brown is 3-3 against the spread and 2-4 overall.
• At home, as a 3.5-point underdog or more, Brown is unbeaten ATS (1-0).
• Columbia is 5-3 overall, and 5-3 against the spread, on the road.
• On the road, Columbia has two wins ATS (2-2) as 3.5-point favorites or more.

Betting the Moneyline: Columbia vs. Brown

• Columbia has been the moneyline favorite in 11 games this season and won nine (81.8%) of those contests.
• The Lions have a record of 6-2 in games where sportsbooks favor them by at least -170 on the moneyline.
• The sportsbooks' moneyline implies a 63% chance of a victory for Columbia.
• Brown has been posted as the moneyline underdog eight times this season but has yet walk away from any of those games with an upset.
• This season, the Bears have been a moneyline underdog of -170 or more seven times, losing every contest.
• Brown has an implied victory probability of 41.7% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.