Columbia vs. Pennsylvania Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Jan. 30

The Columbia Lions (13-6, 2-3 Ivy League) host the Pennsylvania Quakers (9-9, 2-3 Ivy League) at Francis S. Levien Gymnasium, starting at 7 p.m. ET on Friday, January 30, 2026. The Quakers are 5.5-point underdogs in the game. The matchup's point total is set at 152.5.

Columbia is coming off of a 79-69 win against Dartmouth in its most recent outing on Saturday. In the victory, Kenny Noland paced Columbia with 29 points. Pennsylvania is coming off of a 77-60 loss to Yale in its last outing on Saturday. AJ Levine scored 17 points in Pennsylvania's loss, leading the team.

Columbia vs. Pennsylvania Odds and Game Time

• When: Friday, January 30, 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 -224
• Moneyline underdog: Pennsylvania +184
• Over/Under: 152.5 points

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Betting the Over/Under: Columbia vs. Pennsylvania

• Columbia and its opponents have combined to outscore Friday's over/under (152.5 points) eight times this season.
• This season, eight of Pennsylvania's games have ended with a combined score higher than 152.5 points.
• The over/under for the matchup of 152.5 is 4.9 points fewer than the combined points per game averages for the Lions (80.5) and Quakers (76.9).
• These two teams surrender a combined 147.3 points per game, 5.2 points less than this contest's over/under.
• This season the average over/under for Columbia's games is 152.3 points, 0.2 fewer than the over/under of 152.5 set for this contest.
• Pennsylvania's games have an average over/under of 152.4 points this season, 0.1 fewer points than the over/under for this matchup.

Betting the Spread: Columbia vs. Pennsylvania

• Columbia has played 17 games, with 11 wins against the spread.
• The Lions are 3-2 ATS when favored by 5.5 points or more this season.
• Against the spread, Pennsylvania is 10-7-0 this season.
• So far this year, the Quakers have been installed as underdogs by a 5.5-point margin or more seven times and are 4-3 ATS in those contests.
• Columbia is 5-1 against the spread, and 5-1 overall, at home this season.
• At home, Columbia has two wins ATS (2-1) as a 5.5-point favorite or greater.
• Pennsylvania is 6-2 against the spread, and 2-6 overall, in away games.

Betting the Moneyline: Columbia vs. Pennsylvania

• Columbia has won 10, or 76.9%, of the 13 games it has played as the moneyline favorite this season.
• The Lions have a record of 5-1 when favored by -224 or more by oddsmakers this season.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 69.1% chance of a victory for Columbia.
• Pennsylvania has been chosen as moneyline underdogs in 11 games this year and has walked away with the win three times (27.3%) in those games.
• This season, the Quakers have been victorious one time in six chances when named as an underdog of at least +184 or longer on the moneyline.
• Pennsylvania has an implied victory probability of 35.2% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.