Why don't you get back into bed. "Reasons to be Cheerful, Part 3" - Ian Dury & the Blockheads
Columbia Lions
68 80
FINAL Conference
Princeton Tigers
Ivy League · Levien Gymnasium · January 31, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread COLU -5.5 Away covered
O/U 139.5 Over
Money COLU -245 / PRIN +200
Model Predictions
Spread Total COLU win
Actual PRIN +12 148 Lost
Massey COLU -10.0 (-22.0)
Massey Totals 143.2 (+4.8)
Bradley-Terry 89%
Weighted B-T 87%
Efficiency Plus ML COLU -6.5 (-18.5) 140.1 (+7.9) 77%
Baseline Tuned ML COLU -7.9 (-19.9) 140.4 (+7.6) 81%
Baseline ML COLU -8.3 (-20.3) 141.4 (+6.6) 81%
Baseline Plus ML COLU -8.5 (-20.5) 141.6 (+6.4) 80%

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 COLU 7565 PRIN
Mar 1, 2025 PRIN 7368 COLU
Jan 20, 2025 PRIN 7167 COLU
Mar 2, 2024 PRIN 8470 COLU
Jan 20, 2024 PRIN 7062 COLU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings COLU PRIN
Overall 16-12 9-20
Conference 5-9 5-9
Home 9-5 8-4
Away 7-7 1-12
Neutral 0-0 0-4
Last 5 2-3 2-3
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 74.9 67.5
Avg Pts Against 73.5 72.4
Massey 1.6 (#142) -5.2 (#246)
Bradley-Terry 0.31 (#139) -1.18 (#278)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.02 (#161) -1.27 (#252)
RPI 0.537 (#101) 0.443 (#276)
Shooting & Four Factors COLU PRIN
FG% 47.5% 40.7%
3PT% 36.6% 33.1%
REB / G 39.1 33.4
OREB / G 12.1 9.7
AST / TO 1.11 1.11
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 54.4% 48.5%
TOV% 19.5% 16.9%
ORB% 36.6% 27.3%
FT Rate 24.2% 25.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.0% 51.7%
Opp TOV% 14.3% 14.8%
DRB% 72.7% 72.9%
Opp FT Rate 24.3% 26.2%

Game Analysis

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