Columbia hosts Elon on 2 November 2026 in an NCAA matchup where the model names Columbia the favourite with a 65% chance of victory against Elon's 35%, projecting a 76-71 win for the Lions and a total of 146.7 points; the home team faces a -3.5 line and has a 55% chance of covering, while the over at 151.0 carries a 39% probability and a 5% chance of overtime. Columbia's last five games include two wins and three losses, highlighted by a 80-62 triumph over Brown at home, a 71-81 defeat to Harvard away, and a 54-60 loss to Yale at home, whereas Elon has gone winless in its last five, dropping 62-72 to William & Mary away, 57-76 to NC Wilmington at home, and 57-73 to Monmouth away. The projected score of 76-71 reflects the model's assessment that Columbia will outscore Elon by five points, and the 55% cover probability suggests the spread is within reach for the home side.
Written by Pythia from this game's frozen forecast, the market's main lines and both teams' results.
🎯 1. Model Analysis
Columbia winLost
65.4%fair 1.53
Best odds1.60
Implied59.3%
Edge+6.1pp
Elon winWon
34.6%fair 2.89
Best odds2.47
Implied40.7%
Edge-6.1pp
Pythia's frozen forecast of 01 Nov 07:04 UTC (Version 5). Implied = the consensus price with the bookmaker margin removed (Pinnacle first); edge = model probability minus implied.
This opponent (Columbia) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Over/Under 146Actual: Over 146
Over 146
51.1%
@ 1.45-13.1pp
Under 146
48.9%
@ 2.60+13.1pp
Best 5 market prices
Over
Bet365
1.45
Under
Bet365
2.60
Over/Under 151 · main lineActual: Over 151
Over 151
38.8%
@ 1.89-11.4pp
Under 151
61.2%
@ 1.91+11.4pp
Best 5 market prices
Over
Pinnacle
1.89
SBO
1.87
Marathon Be
1.84
Bet365
1.83
Under
Bet365
1.91
Pinnacle
1.91
Marathon Be
1.87
SBO
1.87
Over/Under 156Actual: Under 156
Over 156
27.8%
@ 2.50-9.7pp
Under 156
72.2%
@ 1.50+9.7pp
Best 5 market prices
Over
Bet365
2.50
Under
Bet365
1.50
📊 3. Team Totals
Columbia total 73.5Actual: Columbia under 73.5
Over 73.5
58.1%
@ 1.44-4.9pp
Under 73.5
41.9%
@ 2.45+4.9pp
Best 5 market prices
Over
Betano
1.44
Under
Betano
2.45
Columbia total 77.5 · main lineActual: Columbia under 77.5
Over 77.5
42.5%
@ 1.91-7.2pp
Under 77.5
57.5%
@ 1.86+7.2pp
Best 5 market prices
Over
Betano
1.91
WilliamHill
1.91
Marathon Be
1.87
BetVictor
1.85
1xBet
1.84
Under
1xBet
1.86
BetVictor
1.85
Marathon Be
1.83
Bet365
1.83
Betano
1.80
Columbia total 81.5Actual: Columbia under 81.5
Over 81.5
28.0%
@ 2.67-5.9pp
Under 81.5
72.0%
@ 1.37+5.9pp
Best 5 market prices
Over
Betano
2.67
Under
Betano
1.37
Elon total 70Actual: Elon over 70
Over 70
54.0%
Under 70
46.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Elon total 74 · main lineActual: Elon over 74
Over 74
38.2%
@ 1.85-11.8pp
Under 74
61.8%
@ 1.85+11.8pp
Best 5 market prices
Over
Marathon Be
1.85
BetVictor
1.85
Under
Marathon Be
1.85
BetVictor
1.85
Elon total 78Actual: Elon over 78
Over 78
24.3%
Under 78
75.7%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
⚖️ 4. Spread
Spread Columbia -6.5Actual: Elon +6.5
COLU -6.5
43.5%
@ 2.40+4.2pp
ELON +6.5
56.5%
@ 1.55-4.2pp
Best 5 market prices
COLU
Betano
2.40
Bet365
2.30
ELON
Bet365
1.55
Betano
1.50
Spread Columbia -3.5 · main lineActual: Elon +3.5
COLU -3.5
55.1%
@ 1.95+5.1pp
ELON +3.5
44.9%
@ 1.93-5.1pp
Best 5 market prices
COLU
Betano
1.95
Pinnacle
1.93
Bet365
1.90
BetVictor
1.88
Marathon Be
1.87
ELON
Pinnacle
1.93
Bet365
1.90
Marathon Be
1.87
SBO
1.87
1xBet
1.83
Spread Columbia -0.5Actual: Elon +0.5
COLU -0.5
65.4%
ELON +0.5
34.6%
Best 5 market prices
COLU
No market prices yet.
ELON
No market prices yet.
⏱️ 5. Halves
Half by half
ColumbiaElon
Each team's average half over its last 10 games. Net is the half margin (above zero = the team wins that half on average: who starts fast, who closes); Pythia projection = the half means of tonight's simulation. Hover a bar for its value.
Markets that span the whole game: how the halves and quarters compare, overtime, the exact winning margin. Pythia's probability comes from 20,000 simulations of this game quarter by quarter; the price, edge and books are the same as everywhere on the page.
Every selection Pythia rates above 70%, ranked by edge (click any column to re-sort). Use Min odds to match the prices you want; Edge = Yes shows only selections priced BELOW what the model makes them. The five price columns are the best market prices (highest first); edge is vs the consensus price.
Min odds1.20
Edge
Pick
Probability
Avg odds
Best 1
Best 2
Best 3
Best 4
Best 5
Edge
Result
Elon under 76.5
70.2%
1.56
Betano
1.57
Bet365
1.54
-
-
-
+11.1pp
Lost
Elon under 77.5
73.4%
1.46
Betano
1.47
Bet365
1.45
-
-
-
+10.5pp
Lost
Elon under 78.5
76.4%
1.38
Betano
1.39
Bet365
1.37
-
-
-
+10.0pp
Lost
Under 155.5
70.8%
1.52
Betano
1.53
Bet365
1.52
-
-
-
+10.0pp
Won
Under 155
70.2%
1.54
Bet365
1.54
-
-
-
-
+9.7pp
Push
Under 156
72.2%
1.50
Bet365
1.50
-
-
-
-
+9.7pp
Won
Elon under 79.5
79.2%
1.31
Betano
1.32
Bet365
1.31
-
-
-
+9.6pp
Lost
Under 156.5
72.8%
1.46
Betano
1.47
Bet365
1.45
-
-
-
+9.4pp
Won
Under 157
74.2%
1.43
Bet365
1.43
-
-
-
-
+9.3pp
Won
Under 157.5
74.7%
1.41
Betano
1.42
Bet365
1.40
-
-
-
+9.3pp
Won
Under 158.5
76.6%
1.36
Betano
1.38
Bet365
1.35
-
-
-
+8.7pp
Won
Under 158
76.1%
1.37
Bet365
1.37
-
-
-
-
+8.6pp
Won
Under 159
78.0%
1.33
Bet365
1.33
-
-
-
-
+8.0pp
Won
Under 159.5
78.4%
1.31
Bet365
1.31
-
-
-
-
+7.4pp
Won
Elon under 80.5
81.8%
1.25
Bet365
1.25
-
-
-
-
+7.3pp
Lost
Elon under 82.5
86.3%
1.16
Bet365
1.16
-
-
-
-
+6.8pp
Lost
Elon under 81.5
84.2%
1.20
Bet365
1.20
-
-
-
-
+6.4pp
Lost
Under 161.5
81.6%
1.23
Bet365
1.23
-
-
-
-
+6.3pp
Won
Columbia +16.5
95.9%
1.04
Bet365
1.04
-
-
-
-
+6.3pp
Won
Columbia +5.5
79.9%
1.25
Betano
1.25
-
-
-
-
+6.3pp
Lost
Columbia +6.5
82.4%
1.22
Bet365
1.22
-
-
-
-
+6.2pp
Lost
Columbia under 82.5
75.2%
1.33
Bet365
1.34
Betano
1.31
-
-
-
+6.0pp
Won
Elon under 83.5
88.3%
1.13
Bet365
1.13
-
-
-
-
+6.0pp
Lost
Columbia under 81.5
72.0%
1.37
Betano
1.37
-
-
-
-
+5.9pp
Won
Columbia +2.5
71.7%
1.41
Betano
1.42
Bet365
1.40
-
-
-
+5.7pp
Lost
Columbia +11.5
91.2%
1.10
Bet365
1.10
-
-
-
-
+5.7pp
Lost
Columbia under 84.5
81.0%
1.23
Bet365
1.23
-
-
-
-
+5.7pp
Won
Columbia +4.5
77.3%
1.29
Betano
1.30
Bet365
1.29
-
-
-
+5.6pp
Lost
Elon under 84.5
90.0%
1.11
Bet365
1.11
-
-
-
-
+5.6pp
Won
Columbia +21.5
98.2%
1.01
Bet365
1.01
-
-
-
-
+5.4pp
Won
Columbia under 86.5
85.9%
1.15
Bet365
1.15
-
-
-
-
+5.4pp
Won
Columbia +3.5
74.3%
1.35
Betano
1.36
Bet365
1.34
-
-
-
+5.3pp
Lost
Overtime: no
95.0%
1.04
WilliamHill
1.06
Betano
1.03
-
-
-
+5.3pp
-
Columbia +4
76.6%
1.31
Bet365
1.31
-
-
-
-
+5.0pp
Lost
Columbia under 87.5
88.0%
1.12
Bet365
1.12
-
-
-
-
+4.9pp
Won
Columbia +3
73.6%
1.36
Bet365
1.36
-
-
-
-
+4.8pp
Lost
Columbia +2
70.6%
1.43
Bet365
1.43
-
-
-
-
+4.8pp
Lost
Columbia under 90.5
92.9%
1.06
Bet365
1.06
-
-
-
-
+4.6pp
Won
Under 166.5
88.3%
1.11
Bet365
1.11
-
-
-
-
+4.5pp
Won
Under 176.5
96.0%
1.02
Bet365
1.02
-
-
-
-
+4.5pp
Won
Elon +23.5
94.6%
1.03
Bet365
1.03
-
-
-
-
+4.4pp
Won
Columbia under 88.5
89.8%
1.10
Bet365
1.10
-
-
-
-
+4.3pp
Won
Under 171.5
93.0%
1.05
Bet365
1.05
-
-
-
-
+4.0pp
Won
Elon +18.5
88.8%
1.09
Bet365
1.09
-
-
-
-
+2.7pp
Won
Elon +13.5
78.7%
1.20
Bet365
1.20
-
-
-
-
+0.9pp
Won
Elon +11.5
73.3%
1.27
Bet365
1.27
-
-
-
-
-0.1pp
Won
Columbia over 62.5
90.0%
1.03
Bet365
1.03
-
-
-
-
-0.2pp
Won
Elon +11
72.4%
1.27
Bet365
1.27
-
-
-
-
-0.4pp
Won
Elon over 56.5
92.2%
1.01
Bet365
1.01
-
-
-
-
-0.5pp
Won
Elon over 57.5
90.7%
1.02
Bet365
1.02
-
-
-
-
-0.8pp
Won
Elon +10.5
70.3%
1.28
Bet365
1.31
Betano
1.25
-
-
-
-2.1pp
Won
Columbia over 64.5
86.2%
1.06
Bet365
1.06
-
-
-
-
-2.1pp
Won
Elon over 58.5
89.0%
1.02
Bet365
1.02
-
-
-
-
-2.2pp
Won
Over 126.5
88.9%
1.01
Bet365
1.01
-
-
-
-
-3.3pp
Won
Elon over 59.5
87.0%
1.03
Bet365
1.03
-
-
-
-
-3.4pp
Won
Columbia over 66.5
81.4%
1.10
Bet365
1.10
-
-
-
-
-4.1pp
Won
Columbia over 67.5
78.7%
1.12
Bet365
1.12
-
-
-
-
-4.4pp
Won
Elon over 60.5
84.8%
1.04
Bet365
1.04
-
-
-
-
-4.6pp
Won
Columbia over 68.5
75.7%
1.15
Bet365
1.15
-
-
-
-
-4.8pp
Won
Elon over 61.5
82.4%
1.06
Bet365
1.06
-
-
-
-
-5.9pp
Won
Elon over 62.5
79.7%
1.08
Bet365
1.08
-
-
-
-
-6.9pp
Won
Over 131.5
82.0%
1.04
Bet365
1.04
-
-
-
-
-7.4pp
Won
Elon over 63.5
76.8%
1.10
Bet365
1.10
-
-
-
-
-8.2pp
Won
Elon over 64.5
73.7%
1.13
Bet365
1.13
-
-
-
-
-8.6pp
Won
Elon over 65.5
70.4%
1.16
Bet365
1.16
-
-
-
-
-9.1pp
Won
Over 136.5
72.8%
1.11
Bet365
1.11
-
-
-
-
-11.6pp
Won
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