Columbia Lions vs Stony Brook Seawolves Prediction, 12/9/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Columbia Lions vs Stony Brook Seawolves

Date: Tuesday, December 9, 2025

Location: Stony Brook Arena in Stony Brook, NY

TV: ESPN+

Stony Brook Arena is the location where the Stony Brook Seawolves (6-3) will play the Columbia Lions (9-1) on Tuesday.

The Columbia Lions stepped onto the hardwood against Albany and took home the win by a score of 93-65 in their last contest. Columbia ended the contest with a 54.8% FG percentage (34 out of 62) and made 9 out of their 25 three-point attempts. At the free throw line, the Lions converted 16 of 19 shots for a rate of 84.2%. Regarding pulling down boards, they compiled a total of 39 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 19 assists in this matchup as well as forcing 9 turnovers and getting 6 steals. With regard to the defense, Columbia let their opponent shoot 36.7% from the floor on 22 of 60 shooting. Albany distributed 15 assists and had 7 steals in the matchup. On top of that, Albany collected 20 boards (8 offensive, 12 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Albany finished the game shooting 66.7% at the free throw line by burying 18 of their 27 tries. They converted 3 out of their 24 attempts from distance. With respect to fouls, the Lions finished with 20 while Albany had 17 fouls.

Gerard O'Keefe is a guy who had an impact for this game. He finished the contest at 75.0% from the floor and also totaled 2 assists. He was on the hardwood for 21 mins but finished the game without a rebound. He was able to score 24 points on 9 of 12 shooting.

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Columbia heads into this game with a win-loss mark of 9-1 so far this season. They are giving up possession 13.5 times per game and as a squad they are committing 16.5 fouls every game. As a team, Columbia is collecting 43.6 boards per game and has totaled 164 dimes for the campaign, which is 49th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. The Lions are shooting 39.6% on shots from distance (90 of 227) and 72.0% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 81.3 pts per contest (113th in Division 1) while hitting 50.2% from the field.

Defensively, the Lions are forcing 9.9 turnovers per contest and they draw 15.4 personal fouls. They rank 193rd in Division 1 in allowing assists to their opponents with 127 relinquished on the year. The Lions defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 39.8% (237 of 596) and they concede 28.8 boards per contest as a team. They concede 29.7% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are ranked 39th in D-1 in PPG allowed (65.6).

The last time they took the court, the Stony Brook Seawolves went home defeated by a final of 84-75 against Duquesne. The Seawolves were able to snag 18 defensive boards and 12 offensive rebounds for a total of 30 in the matchup. They also turned it over 8 times, while recording 5 steals for this game. Duquesne was called for 15 fouls in the game which got the Seawolves to the charity stripe for 14 attempts. They were able to knock down 11 of those for a percentage of 78.6%. In reference to shots from 3-point land, Stony Brook made 10 out of 30 tries (33.3%). Overall, the Seawolves went 27 out of 68 from the field which gave them a percentage of 39.7%. The Seawolves permitted Duquesne to convert 27 out of 58 tries from the floor which left them shooting 46.6% in the matchup. They went 40.7% from downtown by going 11 of 27 and walked away from this one shooting 19 out of 26 from the free throw line (73.1%). In the matter of rebounding, Stony Brook allowed Duquesne to grab 39 overall (12 on the offensive glass).

Erik Pratt was important for the Seawolves for this game. He converted 7 of 16 for this contest giving him a rate of 43.8%, and had 6 rebounds. He scored 19 points in his 34 mins of playing time and accumulated 6 dimes for the game.

Stony Brook has a win-loss mark of 6-3 on the season. When it comes to offensive execution, the Seawolves are shooting 42.9% from the floor, which ranks them 293rd in the nation. Stony Brook has totaled 668 points on the season (74.2 per game) and they collect 34.8 boards per contest. They are earning an assist 13.4 times per game (246th in D-1) and they turn the ball over 10.4 times per game. The Seawolves commit 16.2 fouls every game and they connect on 72.5% from the free throw line.

The Stony Brook defense allows 34.6% on 3-point shots (62 of 179) and their opposition makes 70.2% of their shots from the free throw line. They give up 11.2 assists and 37.6 rebounds per contest, which is ranked 57th and 296th in those defensive categories. The Seawolves on the defensive end are ranked 71st in the country in points per game surrendered with 67.8. They are able to force 13.7 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 41.3% from the field (99th in college hoops).

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Stony Brook

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