I'm so tired of being lonely, I still have some love to give. "Handle With Care" - The Travelling WIlburys
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% ✓
Baseline Plus ML YALE -12.1 (+4.9) 150.4 (+14.6) 82% ✓
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% ✓

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
Feb 23, 2025 YALE 90 – 64 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 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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