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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% ✗
Baseline Plus ML COLU -8.5 (-20.5) 141.6 (+6.4) 80% ✗
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% ✗

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 75 – 65 PRIN
Mar 1, 2025 PRIN 73 – 68 COLU
Jan 20, 2025 PRIN 71 – 67 COLU
Mar 2, 2024 PRIN 84 – 70 COLU
Jan 20, 2024 PRIN 70 – 62 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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