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Columbia Lions
76 – 98
FINAL Conference
Cornell Big Red
Ivy League · Levien Gymnasium · March 9, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread COR -6.5 Away covered
O/U 163.5 Over
Money COLU +188 / COR -250
Model Predictions
Spread Total COLU win
Actual COR +22 174 Lost
Massey COR -4.8 (-17.2) — —
Massey Totals — 161.8 (+12.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 15% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 13% ✓
Baseline Plus ML COR -4.3 (-17.7) 155.2 (+18.8) 34% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ COR -5.3 (-16.7) 156.9 (+17.1) 30% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML COR -4.4 (-17.6) 156.5 (+17.5) 28% ✓
Baseline ML COR -4.5 (-17.5) 156.2 (+17.8) 37% ✓

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 7, 2026 COR 88 – 67 COLU
Jan 5, 2026 COLU 104 – 99 COR
Mar 8, 2025 COR 100 – 81 COLU
Jan 11, 2025 COR 94 – 83 COLU
Jan 9, 2024 COR 91 – 79 COLU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings COLU COR
Overall 13-14 22-8
Conference 4-10 11-3
Home 9-6 10-1
Away 4-8 10-6
Neutral 0-0 2-1
Last 5 0-5 3-2
Streak L6 L2
Avg Pts For 73.6 80.4
Avg Pts Against 75.3 75.2
Massey -3.0 (#218) 5.1 (#102)
Bradley-Terry -0.73 (#254) 1.59 (#62)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.68 (#231) 1.91 (#64)
RPI 0.455 (#278) 0.576 (#56)
Shooting & Four Factors COLU COR
FG% 45.3% 48.6%
3PT% 37.5% 33.8%
REB / G 34.4 34.6
OREB / G 9.4 9.1
AST / TO 1.29 1.32
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.5% 56.7%
TOV% 17.8% 17.6%
ORB% 28.0% 27.6%
FT Rate 21.5% 21.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.1% 51.2%
Opp TOV% 17.1% 18.7%
DRB% 71.6% 68.3%
Opp FT Rate 21.4% 21.2%

Game Analysis

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