The Lafayette Leopards'(11-22) battle the Colgate Raiders'(25-8) Wednesday in the Patriot League Tournament Championship. Tip from Cotterell Court is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET (CBS Sports Network). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Lafayette vs. Colgate'odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
Lafayette took down American 84-76 in overtime Sunday, covering as a 2-point home favorite, to advance to the final. Lafayette defeated Lehigh 71-64 in a Thursday quarterfinal, pulling off the upset as a 3-point road underdog. The Leopards are 5-5 against the spread (ATS) in their last 10 games and are 19-13-1 ATS on the season.
Colgate steamrolled Loyola-Maryland 92-73 to cover as a 16-point home favorite in a Thursday quarterfinal and proceeded to do the same to Army in a Sunday semfinal, winning 91-74 and covering as a 12.5-point home favorite. The Raiders are 6-4 ATS in their last 10 and 16-16 ATS on the season.
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