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Columbia vs Penn Result & Analysis

Date: Sat 31 Jan 2026
Tip-off: 00:00
Final 72-67
32-27 40-40
Position#141
Record13-6
FormWLLLW
Points / game80.5
Allowed / game71.8
vs
Position#115
Record9-9
FormLWWLL
Points / game76.9
Allowed / game75.5
USANCAA
Other2025-26
Meetings · Columbia v Penn
30 Jan 2026
COLU72
PENN67
01 Mar 2025
COLU87
PENN92
27 Jan 2024
COLU84
PENN81
07 Jan 2023
COLU55
PENN84
04 Feb 2022
COLU66
PENN81
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Columbia winWon
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
Penn winLost
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
No frozen forecast was made for this game before tip-off.

🏀 2. Points Analysis

ColumbiaUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Albany Great Danes
#312
W
93-65
93
65
+28
H06/12
NCAA
Stony Brook
#182
L
73-77 OT
73
77
-4
A10/12
NCAA
California
#79
L
56-74
56
74
-18
A21/12
NCAA
North Florida
#361
W
90-82
90
82
+8
A28/12
NCAA
Penn St. Abington
#596
W
106-51
106
51
+55
H31/12
NCAA
Cornell
#175
W
104-99
104
99
+5
A05/01
NCAA
Harvard
#133
L
54-79
54
79
-25
H10/01
NCAA
Brown
#319
L
80-86 OT
80
86
-6
A17/01
NCAA
Yale
#22
L
74-91
74
91
-17
A19/01
NCAA
Dartmouth
#272
W
79-69
79
69
+10
A24/01
NCAA
1H
2H
36-34
57-31
17-30
48-35
16-28
40-46
42-43
48-39
54-33
52-18
56-56
48-43
29-38
25-41
42-36
30-36
35-44
39-47
31-31
48-38
158.2Avg total
80.9Scored
77.3Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (19)80.571.8152.3+8.768%
Season at home (8)81.562.5144.0+19.088%
Season away (11)79.778.5158.3+1.255%
Last 10 (10)80.977.3158.2+3.650%
Last 5 (5)78.284.8163.0-6.640%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (6)71.090.5161.5-19.50%
vs Similar ◀ (12)75.177.2152.2-2.150%
vs Weaker (11)84.173.4157.5+10.764%
This opponent (Penn) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
PennUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Villanova
#46
L
63-90
63
90
-27
A07/12
NCAA
Lafayette
#317
W
74-72
74
72
+2
H08/12
NCAA
Rutgers
#267
L
69-70
69
70
-1
A21/12
NCAA
George Mason
#47
L
79-83
79
83
-4
A28/12
NCAA
NJIT
#220
W
80-61
80
61
+19
H31/12
NCAA
Princeton
#337
L
76-78
76
78
-2
A06/01
NCAA
Brown
#319
W
81-73
81
73
+8
H10/01
NCAA
Dartmouth
#272
W
84-74
84
74
+10
A17/01
NCAA
Harvard
#133
L
63-64
63
64
-1
A19/01
NCAA
Yale
#22
L
60-77
60
77
-17
H24/01
NCAA
1H
2H
29-44
34-46
41-33
33-39
33-29
36-41
40-42
39-41
35-33
45-28
32-24
44-54
42-42
39-31
38-38
46-36
26-31
37-33
30-40
30-37
147.1Avg total
72.9Scored
74.2Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (18)76.975.5152.4+1.450%
Season at home (9)78.671.3149.9+7.278%
Season away (9)75.279.7154.9-4.422%
Last 10 (10)72.974.2147.1-1.340%
Last 5 (5)72.873.2146.0-0.440%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (16)73.180.7153.8-7.625%
vs Similar ◀ (8)78.976.0154.9+2.962%
vs Weaker (5)74.470.4144.8+4.060%
This opponent (Columbia) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.

📊 3. Team Totals

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⚖️ 4. Spread

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⏱️ 5. Halves

Half by half

-8-4+0+4+81st half1st half: -1.5-1.51st half: -1.0-1.02nd half2nd half: +6.1+6.12nd half: -0.3-0.3
-8-4+0+4+81st half1st half: -1.5-1.51st half: -1.0-1.02nd half2nd half: +6.1+6.12nd half: -0.3-0.3
ColumbiaPenn
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.
Bets by half · pick a half
ColumbiaLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Albany Great Danes
#312
W
36-34
36
34
+2
H06/12
NCAA
Stony Brook
#182
L
17-30
17
30
-13
A10/12
NCAA
California
#79
L
16-28
16
28
-12
A21/12
NCAA
North Florida
#361
L
42-43
42
43
-1
A28/12
NCAA
Penn St. Abington
#596
W
54-33
54
33
+21
H31/12
NCAA
Cornell
#175
D
56-56
56
56
+0
A05/01
NCAA
Harvard
#133
L
29-38
29
38
-9
H10/01
NCAA
Brown
#319
W
42-36
42
36
+6
A17/01
NCAA
Yale
#22
L
35-44
35
44
-9
A19/01
NCAA
Dartmouth
#272
D
31-31
31
31
+0
A24/01
NCAA
73.1Avg total
35.8Scored
37.3Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)36.937.674.5-0.733%-
Last 30 at home (13)39.536.776.2+2.846%-
Last 30 away (17)34.938.373.2-3.424%-
Last 10 (10)35.837.373.1-1.530%-
Last 5 (5)38.641.079.6-2.420%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (6)31.245.776.8-14.50%-
vs Similar ◀ (12)37.737.875.4-0.133%-
vs Weaker (11)37.934.872.7+3.145%-
This opponent (Penn) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
PennLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Villanova
#46
L
29-44
29
44
-15
A07/12
NCAA
Lafayette
#317
W
41-33
41
33
+8
H08/12
NCAA
Rutgers
#267
W
33-29
33
29
+4
A21/12
NCAA
George Mason
#47
L
40-42
40
42
-2
A28/12
NCAA
NJIT
#220
W
35-33
35
33
+2
H31/12
NCAA
Princeton
#337
W
32-24
32
24
+8
A06/01
NCAA
Brown
#319
D
42-42
42
42
+0
H10/01
NCAA
Dartmouth
#272
D
38-38
38
38
+0
A17/01
NCAA
Harvard
#133
L
26-31
26
31
-5
A19/01
NCAA
Yale
#22
L
30-40
30
40
-10
H24/01
NCAA
70.2Avg total
34.6Scored
35.6Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)36.138.975.1-2.837%-
Last 30 at home (15)36.938.575.4-1.540%-
Last 30 away (15)35.339.474.7-4.133%-
Last 10 (10)34.635.670.2-1.040%-
Last 5 (5)33.635.068.6-1.420%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (16)34.641.476.1-6.825%-
vs Similar ◀ (8)37.238.876.0-1.525%-
vs Weaker (5)35.832.668.4+3.280%-
This opponent (Columbia) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
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🎯 8. Shooting Profile

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💪 9. Team Strengths

Side by side

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🤝 10. Games History

Head-to-head record
2
Columbia wins
7
Penn wins
DateGameScore
01/03/25Columbia v Penn87-92
25/01/25Penn v Columbia93-78
03/03/24Penn v Columbia84-72
27/01/24Columbia v Penn84-81
04/02/23Penn v Columbia74-65
08/01/23Columbia v Penn55-84
05/02/22Columbia v Penn66-81
08/01/22Penn v Columbia69-73
07/03/20Penn v Columbia85-65
Columbialast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
24/01/26ADartmouth79-69
19/01/26AYale74-91
17/01/26ABrown80-86 OT
10/01/26HHarvard54-79
05/01/26ACornell104-99
31/12/25HPenn St. Abington106-51
28/12/25ANorth Florida90-82
21/12/25ACalifornia56-74
10/12/25AStony Brook73-77 OT
06/12/25HAlbany Great Danes93-65
Pennlast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
24/01/26HYale60-77
19/01/26AHarvard63-64
17/01/26ADartmouth84-74
10/01/26HBrown81-73
06/01/26APrinceton76-78
31/12/25HNJIT80-61
28/12/25AGeorge Mason79-83
21/12/25ARutgers69-70
08/12/25HLafayette74-72
07/12/25AVillanova63-90

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Columbia
NCAA 2025-26
Recent: 5 Wins / 5 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWLLLW68%
HomeWWWWL88%
AwayWWLLW55%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games19811
Win %68%88%55%
Points / game80.581.579.7
Allowed / game71.862.578.5
Point differential+8.7+19.0+1.2
Avg total152.3144.0158.3
Over main line---
Win by 10+47%62%36%
Close games (≤5 pts) won75% (4)100% (2)50% (2)
Overtime %11%0%18%
Penn
NCAA 2025-26
Recent: 4 Wins / 6 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLWWLL50%
HomeLWWWL78%
AwayLLLWL22%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games1899
Win %50%78%22%
Points / game76.978.675.2
Allowed / game75.571.379.7
Point differential+1.4+7.2-4.4
Avg total152.4149.9154.9
Over main line---
Win by 10+28%33%22%
Close games (≤5 pts) won33% (6)100% (2)0% (4)
Overtime %0%0%0%
This competition's season before tip-off. Green = better than tonight's opponent on the same split; win-% badge green from 60%, red below 40%.

🏆 12. League Table

Ivy League conference
#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 Yale1815383%84.771.4+13.3
2 Columbia1913668%80.571.8+8.7
3 Cornell1910953%91.885.8+6.0
4 Harvard1910953%71.669.3+2.4
5 Dartmouth189950%78.474.9+3.5
6 Penn189950%76.975.5+1.4
7 Brown1871139%71.567.4+4.1
8 Princeton2171433%69.472.2-2.9
Conference membership from the data provider's standings; records are this season's games before tip-off (conference and non-conference). Click a column to sort. Bars: win %, points scored and allowed per game across the league, and the point differential (green +, red -).

📋 13. Box Score

Team1H2HFinal
Columbia324072
Penn274067
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