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Yale Bulldogs
90 – 64
FINAL Conference
Columbia Lions
Ivy League · John J. Lee Amphitheater · February 23, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread YALE -16.5 Home covered
O/U 159.5 Under
Money YALE -3000 / COLU +1200
Model Predictions
Spread Total YALE win
Actual YALE +26 154 Won
Massey YALE -18.1 (+7.9) — —
Massey Totals — 162.2 (-8.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 93% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 97% ✓
Baseline Plus ML YALE -17.5 (+8.5) 159.6 (-5.6) 89% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ YALE -17.9 (+8.1) 156.8 (-2.8) 89% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML YALE -16.3 (+9.7) 158.3 (-4.3) 90% ✓
Baseline ML YALE -16.4 (+9.6) 160.1 (-6.1) 89% ✓

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
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 YALE COLU
Overall 22-8 12-15
Conference 13-1 1-13
Home 11-0 9-6
Away 7-6 3-9
Neutral 4-2 0-0
Last 5 5-0 1-4
Streak L1 L7
Avg Pts For 80.7 77.1
Avg Pts Against 70.9 80.6
Massey 9.0 (#65) -5.9 (#264)
Bradley-Terry 1.11 (#84) -0.88 (#249)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.39 (#81) -1.33 (#271)
RPI 0.582 (#44) 0.450 (#275)
Shooting & Four Factors YALE COLU
FG% 49.2% 46.5%
3PT% 39.2% 34.8%
REB / G 39.1 33.7
OREB / G 11.3 9.4
AST / TO 1.57 1.50
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 55.6% 53.3%
TOV% 15.2% 15.5%
ORB% 34.2% 27.1%
FT Rate 24.7% 21.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.7% 55.8%
Opp TOV% 16.2% 17.2%
DRB% 73.8% 71.9%
Opp FT Rate 23.4% 18.4%

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