Columbia vs. Brown Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Feb. 27

The Columbia Lions (15-10, 4-7 Ivy League) take on the Brown Bears (9-15, 3-8 Ivy League) as 5.5-point favorites on Friday, February 27, 2026 at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+. The point total in the matchup is set at 140.5.

Columbia is coming off of a 64-63 loss to Dartmouth in its most recent outing on Saturday. In the loss, Kenny Noland led Columbia with 17 points. In its last outing on Friday, Brown claimed an 80-71 victory over Princeton. Landon Lewis scored a team-leading 21 points for Brown in the win.

Columbia vs. Brown Odds and Game Time

• When: Friday, February 27, 2026 at 7 p.m. ET
• Where: Francis S. Levien Gymnasium in New York City, New York
• Spread favorite: Columbia -5.5
• Moneyline favorite: Columbia -258
• Moneyline underdog: Brown +206
• Over/Under: 140.5 points

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• TV Channel: ESPN+
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Betting the Over/Under: Columbia vs. Brown

• Columbia and its opponents have combined to outscore Friday's total (140.5 points) 16 times this season.
• A total of 11 of Brown's games have finished with a combined score over 140.5 points this season.
• The over/under for the matchup of 140.5 is 7.8 points fewer than the combined points per game averages for the Lions (77.6) and Bears (70.7).
• This game's point total is 0.2 fewer points than the 140.7 these two teams combine to allow per game in 2024.
• This season, the average over/under for Columbia's games is 149.8 points, 9.3 more than the total of 140.5 points set for this contest.
• Brown's games have an average over/under of 139.2 points this season, 1.3 points lower than the over/under for this matchup.

Betting the Spread: Columbia vs. Brown

• In Columbia's 23 games this season, it has 12 wins against the spread.
• This season, the Lions have an ATS record of 3-5 in their eight games as a favorite of 5.5 points or more.
• Against the spread, Brown is 12-10-0 this year.
• The Bears have an ATS record of 5-1 in their six games as an underdog of 5.5 points or more this year.
• At home this year, Columbia is 5-5 against the spread and 6-4 overall.
• Columbia has two wins ATS (2-4) as a 5.5-point favorite or more at home.
• Brown is 3-8 overall, and 7-4 against the spread, in away games.
• Away from home, Brown is unbeaten ATS (1-0) as 5.5-point underdogs or more.

Betting the Moneyline: Columbia vs. Brown

• This season, Columbia has been moneyline favorites 17 times and won 12, or 70.6%, of those games.
• The Lions are 4-2 this season when entering a game favored by -258 or more on the moneyline.
• The implied probability of a win from Columbia, based on the moneyline, is 72.1%.
• Brown has been victorious in two, or 13.3%, of the 15 contests it has been chosen as a moneyline underdog in this season.
• The Bears have won all of their five games in which they were named as at least a +206 moneyline underdog.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies Brown has a 32.7% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.