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Yale Bulldogs
91 74
FINAL Conference
Columbia Lions
Ivy League · John J. Lee Amphitheater · January 19, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread YALE -9.5 Home covered
O/U 150.5 Over
Money YALE -500 / COLU +380
Model Predictions
Spread Total YALE win
Actual YALE +17 165 Won
Massey YALE -10.0 (+7.0)
Massey Totals 157.4 (+7.6)
Bradley-Terry 87%
Weighted B-T 91%
Efficiency Plus ML YALE -11.8 (+5.2) 146.7 (+18.3) 84%
Baseline Tuned ML YALE -10.1 (+6.9) 150.9 (+14.1) 84%
Baseline ML YALE -10.1 (+6.9) 152.7 (+12.3) 82%
Baseline Plus ML YALE -12.1 (+4.9) 150.4 (+14.6) 82%

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
Feb 23, 2025 YALE 9064 COLU
Jan 18, 2025 YALE 9288 COLU
Feb 24, 2024 YALE 8476 COLU
Jan 16, 2024 YALE 8970 COLU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings YALE COLU
Overall 24-7 16-12
Conference 11-3 5-9
Home 10-3 9-5
Away 9-3 7-7
Neutral 5-1 0-0
Last 5 3-2 2-3
Streak L2 L2
Avg Pts For 80.1 74.9
Avg Pts Against 71.8 73.5
Massey 8.2 (#75) 1.6 (#144)
Bradley-Terry 1.53 (#69) 0.15 (#154)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.50 (#91) -0.23 (#189)
RPI 0.590 (#41) 0.522 (#126)
Shooting & Four Factors YALE COLU
FG% 49.4% 47.8%
3PT% 40.7% 37.4%
REB / G 34.9 39.7
OREB / G 10.7 12.5
AST / TO 1.70 1.10
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 56.5% 54.8%
TOV% 13.7% 20.1%
ORB% 34.2% 37.5%
FT Rate 29.6% 22.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.9% 49.4%
Opp TOV% 16.0% 14.4%
DRB% 69.3% 73.1%
Opp FT Rate 21.9% 24.2%

Game Analysis

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