Columbia Lions vs Penn Quakers Prediction, 2/13/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Columbia Lions vs Penn Quakers

Date: Friday, February 13, 2026

Location: The Palestra in Philadelphia, PA

TV: ESPN+

The Palestra is the site where the Penn Quakers (11-10) will take on the Columbia Lions (14-8) on Friday.

The Columbia Lions stepped onto the hardwood against Cornell and went home with a loss by a final score of 88-67 in their last contest. In the matter of fouls, the Lions walked away with 19 while Cornell recorded 19 fouls. They also made 6 of their 19 attempts from downtown. Cornell shot 91.7% at the charity stripe by burying 22 of their 24 shots. On top of that, Cornell snagged 32 rebounds (10 offensive, 22 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Cornell dished out 25 assists and had 11 steals for this contest. Regarding defense, Columbia let their opponent shoot 53.6% from the field on 30 out of 56 shooting. They also recorded 16 assists for the matchup while forcing the other team into 9 turnovers and having 5 steals. Pertaining to pulling down boards, they earned 21 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Lions converted 9 of their 17 tries for a percentage of 52.9%. Columbia finished the game having earned a 46.3% FG percentage (25 of 54) and knocked down 8 of their 18 3-point shots.

Kenny Noland is a guy who was a contributor in the game. He finished shooting 64.3% from the field and also earned 2 dimes. He was on the court for 31 minutes played and totaled 2 rebounds. He scored 21 points on 9 out of 14 shooting.

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Columbia heads into this game with a record of 14-8 for the campaign. They have an average of 78.9 points per contest (121st in college) while connecting on 48.2% from the field. The Lions are shooting 36.0% on shots from distance (177 of 492) and 70.6% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Columbia is pulling down 40.5 boards per game and has totaled 361 assists on the year, which ranks 145th in college hoops in terms of passing. They are turning it over 13.3 times per game and as a team they are committing 16.6 fouls per game.

On the defensive end of the court, the Lions are forcing 9.7 turnovers per contest and they draw 16.2 fouls. They are giving up 34.7% on shots from distance while they are 153rd in D-1 in PPG allowed (72.7). The Lions defense is allowing a FG percentage of 42.7% (562 of 1,315) and they surrender 30.6 boards per game as a squad. They are ranked 208th in Division 1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 337 relinquished on the campaign.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Penn Quakers took home the win by a final score of 61-60 when they played Princeton. The Quakers earned 22 defensive boards and 11 offensive rebounds for a total of 33 for the contest. They turned the ball over 7 times, while getting 5 steals in this contest. Princeton was called for 15 fouls for this game which took the Quakers to the free throw line for a total of 15 shots. They were able to make 10 of them for a percentage of 66.7%. Regarding 3-point attempts, Penn converted 5 out of their 18 tries (27.8%). When the final whistle was blown, the Quakers finished the game shooting 23 out of 56 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 41.1%. The Quakers permitted Princeton to convert 22 out of 54 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 40.7% for the contest. They shot 31.6% from distance by connecting on 6 of 19 and ended up shooting 10 of 16 from the charity stripe (62.5%). In the matter of rebounds, Penn permitted Princeton to pull down 31 in total (8 on the offensive side).

TJ Power ended up being a factor for the Quakers in the game. He recorded 18 points in his 37 minutes of playing time and had 3 dimes in this game. He knocked down 6 of 11 in this game for a field goal rate of 54.5%, and had 7 rebounds.

Penn has a mark of 11-10 so far this season. The Quakers are responsible for committing 16.7 personal fouls every game and they connect on 69.3% from the free throw line. They are getting an assist 14.3 times per game (164th in college) and they are giving up possession 11.1 times per game. Penn has totaled 1,603 pts for the campaign (76.3 per game) and they average 36.4 boards per game. As an offense, the Quakers are hitting on 44.5% from the floor, which is ranked 230th in Division 1.

The Penn defense allows 32.6% on 3-point shots (163 of 500) and opponents are connecting on 68.6% of their free throw attempts. They have surrendered 14.5 dimes and 35.2 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is 266th and 227th in the country. The Quakers on the defensive side of the court are 215th in the nation in points given up per game with 74.9. They are forcing their opponents into 11.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 45.3% from the field (259th in college hoops).

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Penn

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