Some is rich and some is poor and that's the way the world is / And I don't believe in lying back and saying how bad your life is. "Bankrobber" - The Clash
Columbia Lions
76 – 84
FINAL Conference
Yale Bulldogs
Ivy League · Levien Gymnasium · February 24, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread YALE -7.5 Away covered
O/U 143.5 Over
Money COLU +300 / YALE -300
Model Predictions
Spread Total COLU win
Actual YALE +8 160 Lost
Massey YALE -5.2 (-2.8) — —
Massey Totals — 145.6 (+14.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 23% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 19% ✓
Baseline Plus ML YALE -4.1 (-3.9) 140.7 (+19.3) 32% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ YALE -5.2 (-2.8) 138.6 (+21.4) 26% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML YALE -3.1 (-4.9) 140.5 (+19.5) 32% ✓
Baseline ML YALE -4.2 (-3.8) 140.1 (+19.9) 35% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Feb 28, 2026 YALE 60 – 54 COLU
Jan 19, 2026 YALE 91 – 74 COLU
Feb 23, 2025 YALE 90 – 64 COLU
Jan 18, 2025 YALE 92 – 88 COLU
Jan 16, 2024 YALE 89 – 70 COLU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings COLU YALE
Overall 13-14 23-10
Conference 4-10 11-3
Home 9-6 9-2
Away 4-8 9-6
Neutral 0-0 5-2
Last 5 3-2 3-2
Streak L6 L1
Avg Pts For 73.6 73.2
Avg Pts Against 75.3 68.9
Massey -2.1 (#202) 6.4 (#92)
Bradley-Terry -0.32 (#204) 1.52 (#67)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.33 (#200) 1.79 (#70)
RPI 0.484 (#206) 0.599 (#28)
Shooting & Four Factors COLU YALE
FG% 44.7% 45.5%
3PT% 38.5% 34.4%
REB / G 35.0 36.2
OREB / G 9.5 9.8
AST / TO 1.33 1.39
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.1% 51.6%
TOV% 17.5% 14.3%
ORB% 28.1% 28.7%
FT Rate 21.5% 20.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.8% 50.0%
Opp TOV% 17.5% 15.2%
DRB% 71.1% 77.1%
Opp FT Rate 22.0% 20.8%

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