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Yale Bulldogs
99 – 68
FINAL Conference
Columbia Lions
Ivy League · John J. Lee Amphitheater · February 12, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread YALE -19.5 Home covered
O/U 138.5 Over
Money YALE -2000 / COLU +1300
Model Predictions
Spread Total YALE win
Actual YALE +31 167 Won
Massey YALE -24.0 (+7.0) — —
Massey Totals — 136.1 (+30.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 97% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 99% ✓
Baseline Plus ML YALE -22.5 (+8.5) 141.5 (+25.5) 91% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ YALE -18.9 (+12.1) 142.6 (+24.4) 91% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML YALE -20.3 (+10.7) 142.7 (+24.3) 91% ✓
Baseline ML YALE -21.8 (+9.2) 142.5 (+24.5) 91% ✓

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
Feb 24, 2024 YALE 84 – 76 COLU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings YALE COLU
Overall 21-9 7-22
Conference 10-4 2-12
Home 10-1 6-9
Away 8-7 1-13
Neutral 3-1 0-0
Last 5 5-0 0-5
Streak L2 L2
Avg Pts For 73.8 65.3
Avg Pts Against 64.3 77.3
Massey 8.6 (#62) -11.8 (#343)
Bradley-Terry 0.91 (#95) -2.01 (#340)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.26 (#86) -2.47 (#338)
RPI 0.558 (#74) 0.405 (#337)
Shooting & Four Factors YALE COLU
FG% 46.4% 38.5%
3PT% 34.7% 30.1%
REB / G 37.1 34.4
OREB / G 10.0 10.3
AST / TO 1.19 0.73
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.6% 44.4%
TOV% 17.1% 20.0%
ORB% 29.7% 26.5%
FT Rate 18.6% 20.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.9% 51.6%
Opp TOV% 18.7% 18.3%
DRB% 77.5% 66.8%
Opp FT Rate 21.5% 19.6%

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