SUNY Old Westbury Panthers vs Columbia Lions Betting Prediction, College Basketball Predictions, November 5, 2026

SUNY Old Westbury Panthers vs Columbia Lions Betting Prediction, College Basketball Predictions, November 5, 2026

SUNY Old Westbury Panthers vs Columbia Lions Betting Prediction, College Basketball Predictions, November 5, 2026

SUNY Old Westbury Panthers vs Columbia Lions Betting Prediction, College Basketball Predictions, November 5, 2026

SUNY Old Westbury Panthers vs Columbia Lions Betting Prediction: Will Columbia bounce back at home? See the stats and our pick. Full preview.

SUNY Old Westbury Panthers vs Columbia Lions Betting Prediction: quick answer and game details

Our SUNY Old Westbury Panthers vs Columbia Lions Betting Prediction is Columbia Lions to win. Columbia gets a home matchup against SUNY Old Westbury rather than a game against a similarly named Division I program. The Lions need to establish a reliable possession advantage. The pick depends on repeatable possessions, not one hot shooting run.

Your question Quick answer
Who wins? Columbia Lions to win
Game date November 5, 2026
Tipoff 7:00 PM ET / 5:00 PM MST
Venue Levien Gymnasium
Away team SUNY Old Westbury Panthers
Home team Columbia Lions
Research checked November 4, 2026
Prediction market Outright winner

The central question in SUNY Old Westbury Panthers vs Columbia Lions Betting Prediction is which team can keep producing useful possessions. That starts before a shot goes up. A turnover can end a chance without testing the defense, while an offensive rebound can create another chance after a miss. You want to see shooting, ball security and rebounding together rather than let one percentage do all the work.

Our college basketball betting guide explains the market choices. You can review the matchup at YouWager as tipoff approaches. The final pick names a team to win; the fixed market table below is a separate snapshot of the prices that could be checked.

SUNY Old Westbury Panthers vs Columbia Lions Betting Prediction: recent head-to-head results

No completed meeting appeared in the checked 2024–25, 2025–26 and current-season national schedules. That leaves no direct recent score for SUNY Old Westbury Panthers and Columbia Lions in that window. It doesn’t mean the schools have never met. You get a more useful comparison by looking at the current setting and the team information that can actually be verified.

Our SUNY Old Westbury Panthers vs Columbia Lions Betting Prediction gives current personnel more weight than an old score. The history of college basketball gives you context. It can’t tell you whether this season’s guards will handle this opponent’s pressure.

SUNY Old Westbury Panthers vs Columbia Lions Betting Prediction: betting trends worth separating

SUNY Old Westbury Panthers previous-season results

2025–26 coverage Games W–L Points for/game Points allowed/game
Checked 2025–26 results 27 9–18 64.9 77.6
Home in that set 11 6–5 67.6 70.3
Away in that set 14 3–11 62.9 81.2
Decided by 5 or fewer 5 3–2 67.8 68.0

Columbia Lions previous-season results

2025–26 coverage Games W–L Points for/game Points allowed/game
Checked 2025–26 results 28 16–12 76.6 71.7
Home in that set 14 9–5 75.4 65.8
Away in that set 14 7–7 77.9 77.6
Decided by 5 or fewer 6 4–2 73.0 71.0

For SUNY Old Westbury Panthers vs Columbia Lions Betting Prediction, those tables show straight-up results from the stated coverage. They aren’t against-the-spread records. Home and away samples exclude neutral games, while the overall checked set can include postseason results. A small school’s cross-division results also need the wider school archive when available; a few heavy losses to bigger programs don’t describe every game it played.

Early-season records are sensitive to sample size. One opening win may come against a very different level of opponent from one opening loss. You should compare what happened in those games before treating 1–0 as proof of superiority. The same caution applies to a hot shooting percentage produced by a handful of attempts.

SUNY Old Westbury Panthers vs Columbia Lions Betting Prediction: fixed betting odds snapshot

Market Selection Line American price
Moneyline SUNY Old Westbury Panthers — N/A
Moneyline Columbia Lions — N/A
Point spread SUNY Old Westbury Panthers N/A N/A
Point spread Columbia Lions N/A N/A
Game total Over N/A N/A
Game total Under N/A N/A

Fixed reference prices were checked November 4, 2026 at 8:19 AM MST. N/A means an entry could not be verified in the checked snapshot. These comparison prices aren’t a confirmed YouWager offer and won’t update automatically. The total refers to the teams’ combined score. Your decision about a price is separate from the question of which team is more likely to win.

SUNY Old Westbury Panthers vs Columbia Lions Betting Prediction: current season and opening results

Team Record in verified current results Completed results checked Latest verified score Date
SUNY Old Westbury Panthers 0–1 1 47–97 vs Stony Brook Seawolves Nov 2, 2026
Columbia Lions 0–1 1 71–84 vs Elon Phoenix Nov 2, 2026

The current-season part of SUNY Old Westbury Panthers vs Columbia Lions Betting Prediction uses 2026–27 results, while the larger statistical baseline below belongs to 2025–26. Keeping them separate helps you see what is new and what is historical. The current game listing provides the checked matchup and setting. A season-opening performance can change a view, but it doesn’t turn last year’s shooting figures into current averages.

SUNY Old Westbury Panthers vs Columbia Lions Betting Prediction: SUNY Old Westbury Panthers last 10 games

Date Site Opponent Result Score: team–opponent Season
Nov 2, 2026 Away Stony Brook Seawolves L 47–97 2026–27
Feb 25, 2026 Away Yeshiva University L 52–91 2025–26
Feb 21, 2026 Home St. Joseph’s University Long Island * * W 67–52 2025–26
Feb 18, 2026 Home Maritime College * * L 61–76 2025–26
Feb 14, 2026 Away St. Joseph’s University Brooklyn * * L 56–61 2025–26
Feb 10, 2026 Home United States Merchant Marine Academy * * W 74–65 2025–26
Feb 7, 2026 Away Farmingdale State College * * L 58–91 2025–26
Feb 4, 2026 Home Mount Saint Vincent * * W 80–70 2025–26
Jan 31, 2026 Away Mount St. Mary * * W 95–78 2025–26
Jan 29, 2026 Home Manhattanville University * * W 66–65 2025–26

The 10-game verified window for SUNY Old Westbury Panthers is 5–5, with 65.6 points scored and 74.6 allowed per game. The season labels show where current results end and older games begin.

The latest verified result was a 47–97 loss against Stony Brook Seawolves on Nov 2, 2026. The latest five available results average 56.6 points for and 75.4 against. Against Columbia Lions, the useful question is which parts of that scoring balance can survive a different opponent and setting.

SUNY Old Westbury Panthers vs Columbia Lions Betting Prediction: Columbia Lions last 10 games

Date Site Opponent Result Score: team–opponent Season
Nov 2, 2026 Home Elon Phoenix L 71–84 2026–27
Mar 6, 2026 Away Harvard Crimson L 71–81 2025–26
Feb 28, 2026 Home Yale Bulldogs L 54–60 2025–26
Feb 27, 2026 Home Brown Bears W 80–62 2025–26
Feb 21, 2026 Home Dartmouth Big Green L 63–64 2025–26
Feb 14, 2026 Away Princeton Tigers W 75–65 2025–26
Feb 13, 2026 Away Pennsylvania Quakers L 67–76 2025–26
Feb 7, 2026 Home Cornell Big Red L 67–88 2025–26
Jan 31, 2026 Home Princeton Tigers L 68–80 2025–26
Jan 30, 2026 Home Pennsylvania Quakers W 72–67 2025–26

The 10-game verified window for Columbia Lions is 3–7, with 68.8 points scored and 72.7 allowed per game. The season labels show where current results end and older games begin.

The latest verified result was a 71–84 loss against Elon Phoenix on Nov 2, 2026. The latest five available results average 67.8 points for and 70.2 against. Against SUNY Old Westbury Panthers, the useful question is which parts of that scoring balance can survive a different opponent and setting.

SUNY Old Westbury Panthers vs Columbia Lions Betting Prediction: previous-season statistical baseline

2025–26 measure SUNY Old Westbury Panthers Columbia Lions
Games in checked results 27 28
Record in those results 9–18 16–12
Points per game in those results 64.9 76.6
Points allowed per game in those results 77.6 71.7
Games in regular-season stat feed 1 28
Field-goal percentage N/A 47.5
Three-point percentage N/A 35.5
Free-throw percentage N/A 68.8
Rebounds per game N/A 39.2
Assists per game N/A 15.8
Turnovers per game N/A 13.0
Steals per game N/A 5.9
Blocks per game N/A 3.0

The baseline in SUNY Old Westbury Panthers vs Columbia Lions Betting Prediction separates completed-game scores from the regular-season statistical feed. Results can include postseason games; the shooting and possession figures use the stated older regular season. A national sample below 15 games is not presented as a full-season split for a smaller program. N/A is an unavailable figure, not a zero. None of this table is labeled as a 2026–27 average.

SUNY Old Westbury Panthers vs Columbia Lions Betting Prediction: shooting and shot quality

The shooting part of SUNY Old Westbury Panthers vs Columbia Lions Betting Prediction starts with the kind of chance each offense can create. A made difficult jumper is still worth its points, but you shouldn’t build the whole pick around repeating it. Clean catches, useful spacing and an open lane give a team more ways to score than a sequence of late-clock attempts.

Calculated 2025–26 shooting measure SUNY Old Westbury Panthers Columbia Lions
Effective field-goal % N/A 54.1
Three-point share of field-goal attempts % N/A 37.2
Free-throw attempts per 100 field-goal attempts N/A 28.2

Effective field-goal percentage gives extra weight to a made three-pointer. Three-point attempt share describes shot selection, while the free-throw attempt rate shows how often foul shots were generated relative to field-goal attempts. These are calculations from the stated older-season counts. They aren’t a current-season projection or a rating adjusted for the quality of opponents.

SUNY Old Westbury Panthers vs Columbia Lions Betting Prediction: three-point chances and the lane

For SUNY Old Westbury Panthers vs Columbia Lions Betting Prediction, outside shooting and rim pressure should be read together. SUNY Old Westbury Panthers had a verified full-sample three-point figure of N/A, compared with 35.5% for Columbia Lions; N/A means that split isn’t established here. A defense that helps too far toward the lane can open a clean pass outside. Staying attached to every shooter can leave a different problem near the basket.

Columbia Lions needs to make those choices uncomfortable without forcing the issue. A good drive can create a layup, a foul or a useful pass. A drive into traffic can end without a shot. SUNY Old Westbury Panthers wants the first defender to hold up long enough that help stays organized. That would make it harder for the chosen team to create a run through easy scoring chances.

SUNY Old Westbury Panthers vs Columbia Lions Betting Prediction: ball security and passing

2025–26 possession measure SUNY Old Westbury Panthers Columbia Lions
Assists per game N/A 15.8
Turnovers per game N/A 13.0
Assist-to-turnover ratio N/A 1.2

Ball security matters to SUNY Old Westbury Panthers vs Columbia Lions Betting Prediction because the defense doesn’t have to be tested by a possession that ends in a giveaway. A live-ball turnover can also create a much easier shot at the other end. You want the guards to recognize pressure early, keep an outlet available and avoid passes that depend on a teammate rescuing a poor decision.

Useful passing doesn’t always produce an assist. Moving the ball early can make the next drive easier or move a help defender away from the rim. Columbia Lions has the cleaner route when it creates those advantages without exposing the ball. You can compare the matchup at YouWager without treating a winner pick as a promise about a specific margin.

SUNY Old Westbury Panthers vs Columbia Lions Betting Prediction: rebounding and second chances

2025–26 rebounding measure SUNY Old Westbury Panthers Columbia Lions
Total rebounds per game N/A 39.2
Offensive rebounds per game N/A 12.8
Defensive rebounds per game N/A 26.4

The rebounding question in SUNY Old Westbury Panthers vs Columbia Lions Betting Prediction is whether a good first stop actually ends the possession. Raw rebound totals depend on the pace and number of misses, so they aren’t rebound percentages. Still, allowing repeated second shots can undo good initial defense. You need the guards and forwards to finish the play together rather than watch one big player try to collect every miss.

SUNY Old Westbury Panthers vs Columbia Lions Betting Prediction: defensive control and fouls

SUNY Old Westbury Panthers recorded N/A steals and N/A blocks per game in the established older sample; Columbia Lions recorded 5.9 and 3.0. Those events aren’t a complete defensive rating. A block can still leave the offense with the rebound, while a well-defended miss can be a successful possession without either statistic.

For Columbia Lions, the useful result is a controlled stop that lets the offense start with the ball. For SUNY Old Westbury Panthers, attacking that plan means making the defense move without turning every drive into a contested attempt. Unnecessary fouls can undo a possession that was otherwise well defended. The free-throw line is especially important if the closing minutes stay within one score.

SUNY Old Westbury Panthers vs Columbia Lions Betting Prediction: current rosters and roles

SUNY Old Westbury Panthers roster reference

2026–27 roster reference Position Height Class
Tyseer Rahman Guard G 5’9″ 5’9″ Jr.
Siddiq McNair Guard G — Sr.
Adam Jefferies Guard G — Fr.
Shateek Harris Guard G — Jr.
Stephon Rosch Kouassi Forward F — So.
Christian Thomas Forward F — So.
Jayden Johnson Guard G — Fr.
Mircea-Nicolae Simu Forward F — Rf.
Kemal Efe Yilmaz Guard G — Fr.
Jacob Henderson Guard G — Jr.
Arona Mane Guard G — Jr.
Jack Montgomery Forward F — Fr.
Samuel Santos Guard G — So.
Josh Minton Guard G — Sr.
Erk Teker Guard G — Fr.
James Ackermann Forward F — Jr.
Jordan Porter Guard G — Fr.
Imole Akinwale Guard G — So.

Columbia Lions roster reference

2026–27 roster reference Position Height Class
Nigel Clarkson F 6′ 8″ Junior
Leland Coleman F 6′ 7″ Junior
Luke Cruz F 6′ 9″ Freshman
Josiah Cunningham G 6′ 2″ Junior
Miles Franklin G 6′ 5″ Sophomore
Gabe Hornberger G 6′ 4″ Freshman
Connor Igoe F 6′ 7″ Sophomore
Douglas Langford F 6′ 8″ Sophomore
Michael Madueme G 6′ 5″ Freshman
Trae Nunn G 6′ 4″ Freshman
Richard Nweke F 6′ 7″ Senior
Gerard O’Keefe G 6′ 3″ Junior
Josh Pratt G 6′ 2″ Freshman
Mason Ritter F 6′ 9″ Junior
Nicolo Romanelli G 6′ 2″ Senior
Hampton Sanders G 6′ 0″ Senior
Dan Vessey G 6′ 3″ Senior
Nino Zarkovic G 6′ 0″ Freshman

These roster references don’t confirm the starting five or each player’s minutes. Height and class help frame the matchup, but the rotation still has to fit together. A confirmed absence at guard or inside would change that assessment.

SUNY Old Westbury Panthers vs Columbia Lions Betting Prediction: coaching and the first few games

Team Head coach in current roster reference
SUNY Old Westbury Panthers Bernard Tomlin
Columbia Lions Kevin Hovde

The early coaching task is to turn a group of players into possessions that make sense together. You should watch who brings the ball up under pressure, who sets the first screen and who gets back after a missed shot. Those choices can tell you more about a developing rotation than assuming the previous season’s leading scorer still fills the same role.

SUNY Old Westbury Panthers vs Columbia Lions Betting Prediction: venue, rest and scheduling

The listed setting is Levien Gymnasium, with tipoff at 7:00 PM ET / 5:00 PM MST. Columbia Lions gets the home floor, while SUNY Old Westbury Panthers handles the road routine. That can matter when communication gets difficult, but home court doesn’t create points by itself. Mountain time here is MST, UTC−7, because daylight saving time has ended.

Use the current calendar to judge rest. Any pending November 4 game is identified above. Games on consecutive dates create a workload question, but the actual minutes must be known before you call a player tired or rested.

SUNY Old Westbury Panthers vs Columbia Lions Betting Prediction: the preferred game script

The preferred script for SUNY Old Westbury Panthers vs Columbia Lions Betting Prediction is for Columbia Lions to create good shots through normal possessions, limit giveaways and finish defensive rebounds. That route doesn’t require a string of unusually difficult makes. SUNY Old Westbury Panthers wants to interrupt the connection between those possessions, whether through pressure, second chances or a pace that makes the chosen team less comfortable.

Columbia gets a home matchup against SUNY Old Westbury rather than a game against a similarly named Division I program. The Lions need to establish a reliable possession advantage. Watch several complete possessions rather than one opening basket. You want to see whether the shots are being created in a way that can repeat. Our handicapping guide offers a wider framework for separating the result of one play from the quality of the plan behind it.

SUNY Old Westbury Panthers vs Columbia Lions Betting Prediction: the strongest opposing case

The risk to SUNY Old Westbury Panthers vs Columbia Lions Betting Prediction is straightforward. Old Westbury can challenge the home pick if Columbia is careless with the ball and leaves good perimeter looks. If the game follows that route, the selection should feel less comfortable. A useful preview needs to make that possibility clear instead of pretending every possession will favor the same side.

SUNY Old Westbury Panthers vs Columbia Lions Betting Prediction: common betting questions

Does the pick require a spread or a particular price?

No. The selection is Columbia Lions to win. The odds snapshot shows different markets so you can judge the price separately. A team can be the likelier winner without offering a price you want to take. Our moneyline guide explains the difference between picking a winner and predicting a required winning margin.

Why show older results this early in the season?

Most teams haven’t played ten games this season. The tables label each season so you can read the older results alongside the current roster and opening games, with neither mistaken for the other.

What belongs in a final game-day check?

Confirmed player availability, the listed game status and the actual price you’re offered all matter. Our betting school guides can help you review the market rules. An unavailable number stays N/A. It doesn’t become a guessed price just because a preview needs a table.

SUNY Old Westbury Panthers vs Columbia Lions Betting Prediction: final winner pick

The choice in SUNY Old Westbury Panthers vs Columbia Lions Betting Prediction is Columbia Lions. The current evidence, older baseline and setting support the route described here. The opposing case explains how it can fail. Judge the possession battle as a whole rather than expect an exact final score.

You can review the game at YouWager before tipoff. This is a November 4 assessment of the November 5 matchup. Later confirmed changes to availability or the game setting can matter. The final call remains an outright result.

Our prediction: Columbia Lions to win.

College Basketball Predictions, November 5, 2026