Colgate vs. American odds, line: Proven college basketball model reveals picks for Monday's Patriot League contest

The Colgate Raiders attempt to clinch their third Patriot League regular-season championship in four years when they host the American Eagles in a Patriot League matchup on Monday. With a victory, Colgate (17-11, 13-2) will extend its winning streak to 10 games and secure its sixth overall conference title. American (8-19, 4-11) has won two of its last three overall contests but has lost eight straight meetings with the Raiders.

Tipoff at Cotterell Court in Hamilton, NY is set for 6:30 p.m. ET on CBS Sports Network. The Raiders are 16.5-point favorites in the latest Colgate vs. American odds from Caesars Sportsbook, while the over-under for total points scored is 137. (See up-to-date odds for every game this week on our college basketball odds page.)

Before making any American vs. Colgate picks, you NEED to check out the college basketball predictions from the SportsLine Projection Model.

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The model knows one of the victories during Colgate's current streak was an 86-68 triumph at American on Feb. 5. Senior guard Nelly Cummings, who leads the team with an average of 15.2 points, scored a game-high 21 in that victory while junior forward Keegan Records registered 20 along with eight rebounds. Records leads the Patriot League in both field-goal percentage (64.2) and blocks (1.7).

The model also knows American is coming off an 83-67 home triumph over Army on Saturday. All five starters finished in double figures in scoring for the first time since Feb. 12, 2020 against Loyola-Maryland. Sophomore guard Colin Smalls leading the way for the Eagles with 17 points on 8-of-9 shooting while Elijah Stephens had 13 points, five rebounds, four assists and four steals.

Now, the model has set its sights on Colgate vs. American. We can tell you it is leaning Over the total, and it also says one side of the spread hits in well over 50 percent of simulations! You ABSOLUTELY need to see it before locking in any college basketball picks.

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