I remember one night the kid cut off his right arm in a bid to save a bit of power. "So It Goes" - Nick Lowe
Columbia Lions
72 – 67
FINAL Conference
Pennsylvania Quakers
Ivy League · Levien Gymnasium · January 31, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread COLU -4.5 Home covered
O/U 153.5 Under
Money COLU -218 / PENN +180
Model Predictions
Spread Total COLU win
Actual COLU +5 139 Won
Massey COLU -6.5 (-1.5) — —
Massey Totals — 155.4 (-16.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 75% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 67% ✓
Baseline Plus ML COLU -4.3 (+0.7) 150.5 (-11.5) 68% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ COLU -5.0 (-0.0) 149.7 (-10.7) 70% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML COLU -4.5 (+0.5) 149.1 (-10.1) 68% ✓
Baseline ML COLU -4.8 (+0.2) 149.9 (-10.9) 69% ✓

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 14, 2026 PENN 76 – 67 COLU
Mar 1, 2025 PENN 92 – 87 COLU
Jan 25, 2025 PENN 93 – 78 COLU
Mar 3, 2024 PENN 84 – 72 COLU
Jan 27, 2024 COLU 84 – 81 PENN

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings COLU PENN
Overall 16-12 18-12
Conference 5-9 9-5
Home 9-5 12-2
Away 7-7 4-9
Neutral 0-0 2-1
Last 5 2-3 2-3
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 74.9 74.4
Avg Pts Against 73.5 74.4
Massey 1.6 (#142) -1.8 (#192)
Bradley-Terry 0.31 (#139) -0.24 (#197)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.02 (#161) -0.05 (#167)
RPI 0.537 (#101) 0.497 (#188)
Shooting & Four Factors COLU PENN
FG% 47.5% 43.6%
3PT% 36.6% 38.5%
REB / G 39.1 35.5
OREB / G 12.1 11.5
AST / TO 1.11 1.23
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 54.4% 50.3%
TOV% 19.5% 16.2%
ORB% 36.6% 31.4%
FT Rate 24.2% 25.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.0% 51.8%
Opp TOV% 14.3% 15.8%
DRB% 72.7% 68.9%
Opp FT Rate 24.3% 20.2%

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