He just grinned and shook my hand, "No" was all he said. "The Weight" - The Band
Yale Bulldogs
74 – 70
FINAL Conference
Pennsylvania Quakers
Ivy League · John J. Lee Amphitheater · February 21, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread YALE -9.5 Away covered
O/U 150.5 Under
Money YALE -470 / PENN +360
Model Predictions
Spread Total YALE win
Actual YALE +4 144 Won
Massey YALE -11.8 (-7.8) — —
Massey Totals — 156.3 (-12.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 88% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 89% ✓
Baseline Plus ML YALE -12.2 (-8.2) 150.2 (-6.2) 85% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ YALE -14.0 (-10.0) 147.7 (-3.7) 87% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML YALE -11.1 (-7.1) 150.1 (-6.1) 86% ✓
Baseline ML YALE -10.8 (-6.8) 150.3 (-6.3) 85% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 15, 2026 PENN 88 – 84 YALE
Jan 24, 2026 YALE 77 – 60 PENN
Feb 15, 2025 YALE 72 – 71 PENN
Feb 1, 2025 YALE 90 – 61 PENN
Feb 17, 2024 YALE 76 – 62 PENN

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings YALE PENN
Overall 24-7 18-12
Conference 11-3 9-5
Home 10-3 12-2
Away 9-3 4-9
Neutral 5-1 2-1
Last 5 4-1 4-1
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 80.1 74.4
Avg Pts Against 71.8 74.4
Massey 8.2 (#77) -0.7 (#177)
Bradley-Terry 1.56 (#63) 0.04 (#160)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.67 (#79) 0.18 (#154)
RPI 0.609 (#26) 0.523 (#126)
Shooting & Four Factors YALE PENN
FG% 49.3% 43.8%
3PT% 42.0% 37.7%
REB / G 34.5 35.3
OREB / G 10.6 11.3
AST / TO 1.67 1.28
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 56.8% 50.4%
TOV% 14.0% 15.7%
ORB% 33.9% 31.0%
FT Rate 28.6% 25.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.4% 52.4%
Opp TOV% 16.1% 16.8%
DRB% 71.3% 69.0%
Opp FT Rate 21.3% 19.0%

Game Analysis

Loading game analysis…

Failed to load game analysis.