And the only safe place to live is on an Indian reservation. "Ball of Confusion" - The Temptations
Brown Bears
86 – 80 OT
FINAL Conference
Columbia Lions
Ivy League · Pizzitola Sports Center · January 17, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread COLU -2.5 Home covered
O/U 143.5 Over
Money BRWN +136 / COLU -162
Model Predictions
Spread Total BRWN win
Actual BRWN +6 166 Won
Massey COLU -5.3 (+11.3) — —
Massey Totals — 139.7 (+26.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 14% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 13% ✗
Baseline Plus ML COLU -4.0 (+10.0) 136.5 (+29.5) 37% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ COLU -3.8 (+9.8) 134.9 (+31.1) 34% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML COLU -4.5 (+10.5) 135.5 (+30.5) 29% ✗
Baseline ML COLU -4.0 (+10.0) 137.6 (+28.4) 33% ✗

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 COLU 80 – 62 BRWN
Feb 22, 2025 BRWN 86 – 61 COLU
Feb 8, 2025 COLU 74 – 72 BRWN
Feb 24, 2024 BRWN 66 – 64 COLU
Feb 10, 2024 COLU 83 – 69 BRWN

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings BRWN COLU
Overall 9-18 16-12
Conference 3-11 5-9
Home 6-8 9-5
Away 3-10 7-7
Neutral 0-0 0-0
Last 5 1-4 2-3
Streak L3 L2
Avg Pts For 67.2 74.9
Avg Pts Against 72.4 73.5
Massey -6.2 (#262) 2.6 (#132)
Bradley-Terry -1.81 (#322) 0.62 (#113)
W. Bradley-Terry -2.33 (#314) 0.22 (#151)
RPI 0.405 (#333) 0.538 (#97)
Shooting & Four Factors BRWN COLU
FG% 41.5% 48.1%
3PT% 32.9% 37.9%
REB / G 34.9 39.6
OREB / G 10.8 12.1
AST / TO 1.11 1.12
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 47.7% 55.2%
TOV% 19.0% 20.3%
ORB% 29.2% 37.2%
FT Rate 18.1% 22.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.7% 49.3%
Opp TOV% 18.8% 14.5%
DRB% 69.0% 73.2%
Opp FT Rate 23.6% 22.6%

Game Analysis

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