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Columbia Lions
54 – 60
FINAL Conference
Yale Bulldogs
Ivy League · Levien Gymnasium · February 28, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread YALE -6.5 Home covered
O/U 147.5 Under
Money COLU +220 / YALE -270
Model Predictions
Spread Total COLU win
Actual YALE +6 114 Lost
Massey YALE -5.2 (-0.8) — —
Massey Totals — 153.9 (-39.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 25% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 21% ✓
Baseline Plus ML YALE -5.6 (-0.4) 147.0 (-33.0) 33% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ YALE -5.0 (-1.0) 143.0 (-29.0) 29% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML YALE -4.2 (-1.8) 145.9 (-31.9) 31% ✓
Baseline ML YALE -4.4 (-1.6) 146.3 (-32.3) 34% ✓

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Jan 19, 2026 YALE 91 – 74 COLU
Feb 23, 2025 YALE 90 – 64 COLU
Jan 18, 2025 YALE 92 – 88 COLU
Feb 24, 2024 YALE 84 – 76 COLU
Jan 16, 2024 YALE 89 – 70 COLU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings COLU YALE
Overall 16-12 24-7
Conference 5-9 11-3
Home 9-5 10-3
Away 7-7 9-3
Neutral 0-0 5-1
Last 5 2-3 4-1
Streak L2 L2
Avg Pts For 74.9 80.1
Avg Pts Against 73.5 71.8
Massey -0.6 (#172) 7.6 (#81)
Bradley-Terry -0.24 (#194) 1.35 (#73)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.42 (#205) 1.48 (#84)
RPI 0.515 (#142) 0.606 (#28)
Shooting & Four Factors COLU YALE
FG% 47.2% 48.9%
3PT% 36.7% 40.7%
REB / G 37.9 34.4
OREB / G 12.0 10.5
AST / TO 1.15 1.66
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 54.1% 56.3%
TOV% 19.4% 14.0%
ORB% 35.9% 33.4%
FT Rate 21.1% 27.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.7% 52.6%
Opp TOV% 14.2% 16.1%
DRB% 72.6% 71.5%
Opp FT Rate 24.6% 20.7%

Game Analysis

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