Colgate Raiders

The Raiders covered seven of 23 spreads as favorites in 2025-26; 44 Division I teams did worse, and 316 did better. January showed the gap best: six wins in nine and one cover.

January: 6-3, one cover

In January Colgate beat American 64-62 laying 5.5, Loyola Maryland 86-80 laying 8.5, Boston University 80-79 laying 7.5 and Holy Cross 79-74 laying 10.5. Every one of those was a win and a miss. The month ended 6-3 straight up, 1-8 against the spread.

Home losses at a short price

At home the Raiders covered 4 of 13, 30.8%, and only 34 Division I teams were lower. The worst nights came there: 78-77 to Lehigh at -700 and 70-69 to Lafayette at -455, each a one-point defeat. One unit on Colgate in its priced favorite games lost 3.25 units.

Lehigh, three times

Lehigh beat Colgate all three times and Colgate covered none: the 78-77 home loss, 77-76 on the road, and 76-69 in the conference tournament, the game that ended the season. The three cost 3.0 units. Navy also swept the Raiders, 84-80 at Colgate with the Raiders at -115 and 85-69 at Navy, and February as a whole went 4-4 with two covers in eight and 2.93 units lost.

Getting points

Underdogs eight times, the Raiders won once, 72-69 at Siena at +240, but covered five, including an 80-69 loss at Michigan State getting 22.5 in the opener. November was the profitable month on the spread, six covers in eight.

Over the season Colgate covered 12 of 31, 38.7%, and the moneyline lost 5.85 units over 28 priced games.

The total

Seventeen overs and 14 unders in Colgate games, with the Raiders scoring 76.42 points a game and allowing 74.61. With 92 teams ahead of them on over rate, the Raiders give the over no case.

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