And the sound that I'm hearing is only the sound of the low spark of high heeled boys. "The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys" - Traffic
Columbia Lions
88 92
FINAL Conference
Yale Bulldogs
Ivy League · Levien Gymnasium · January 18, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread YALE -7.5 Home covered
O/U 153.5 Over
Money COLU +290 / YALE -380
Model Predictions
Spread Total COLU win
Actual YALE +4 180 Lost
Massey YALE -5.4 (+1.4)
Massey Totals 157.6 (+22.4)
Bradley-Terry 70%
Weighted B-T 61%
Efficiency Plus ML YALE -4.3 (+0.3) 149.9 (+30.1) 24%
Baseline Tuned ML YALE -4.2 (+0.2) 152.5 (+27.5) 35%
Baseline ML YALE -4.0 (+0.0) 152.8 (+27.2) 31%
Baseline Plus ML YALE -3.9 (-0.1) 151.2 (+28.8) 28%

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 6054 COLU
Jan 19, 2026 YALE 9174 COLU
Feb 23, 2025 YALE 9064 COLU
Feb 24, 2024 YALE 8476 COLU
Jan 16, 2024 YALE 8970 COLU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings COLU YALE
Overall 12-15 22-8
Conference 1-13 13-1
Home 9-6 11-0
Away 3-9 7-6
Neutral 0-0 4-2
Last 5 2-3 4-1
Streak L7 L1
Avg Pts For 77.1 80.7
Avg Pts Against 80.6 70.9
Massey -1.1 (#170) 8.1 (#73)
Bradley-Terry 0.53 (#122) 0.36 (#141)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.25 (#153) 0.60 (#128)
RPI 0.498 (#181) 0.548 (#87)
Shooting & Four Factors COLU YALE
FG% 49.4% 47.8%
3PT% 39.0% 37.9%
REB / G 34.4 38.9
OREB / G 9.4 11.7
AST / TO 1.53 1.56
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 57.6% 54.1%
TOV% 17.6% 15.6%
ORB% 30.2% 34.5%
FT Rate 22.8% 24.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 53.0% 49.5%
Opp TOV% 16.9% 16.9%
DRB% 70.9% 75.3%
Opp FT Rate 15.2% 28.1%

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