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Columbia Lions vs Pennsylvania Quakers Predictions

Friday, October 16, 2026 at 7:00pm EST

Columbia

Lions

Spread +6.5
@
Pennsylvania

Quakers

Spread -6.5
50% 50%
Spread Columbia Lions +6.5 Pennsylvania Quakers -6.5
Moneyline Columbia Lions +187 Pennsylvania Quakers -239
Total Over 46.5 (-112) Under 46.5 (-110)
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Columbia vs. Pennsylvania Prediction: Pass on Quakers at -239

Analysis updated October 16, 2026 at 7:02 AM CDT

The SPF odds favor Pennsylvania at home, but neither the moneyline nor spread is supported by enough current team information to warrant a bet.

Columbia vs. Pennsylvania odds and prediction

Pennsylvania is the likely winner because the SPF market lists the Quakers as 6.5-point home favorites and -239 on the moneyline. Columbia is +187, while the total is 46.5.

College Football Schedule lists Columbia at Pennsylvania for Friday, October 16, at 7:00 p.m. ET on ESPNU. The schedule confirms the matchup, but there is no current reporting on team form, injuries or confirmed starters to show whether Pennsylvania deserves such a steep price.

Why Pass is the best option

The available information doesn't support laying 6.5 points with Pennsylvania, backing Columbia to win outright or betting the 46.5 total. There is also no opening price or line movement to show how the market has changed.

The listed 50-50 betting split is a default figure rather than a measured public-betting result, so it adds nothing to the handicap. Pennsylvania remains the winner pick, but the wager is Pass.

Pick Pennsylvania Quakers
Confidence low
Betting lean Pass
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