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Columbia vs Princeton Result & Analysis

Date: Sat 31 Jan 2026
Tip-off: 23:00
Final 68-80
34-34 34-46
Position#141
Record14-6
FormLLLWW
Points / game80.0
Allowed / game71.5
vs
Position#337
Record7-14
FormWLLWL
Points / game69.4
Allowed / game72.2
USANCAA
Other2025-26
Meetings · Columbia v Princeton
31 Jan 2026
COLU68
PRIN80
28 Feb 2025
COLU68
PRIN73
20 Jan 2024
COLU62
PRIN70
06 Jan 2023
COLU49
PRIN68
05 Feb 2022
COLU63
PRIN85
09 Feb 2020
COLU74
PRIN81
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Columbia winLost
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
Princeton winWon
-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
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
Penn
#115
W
72-67
72
67
+5
H31/01
NCAA
1H
2H
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
32-27
40-40
156.3Avg total
78.8Scored
77.5Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (20)80.071.5151.6+8.570%
Season at home (9)80.463.0143.4+17.489%
Season away (11)79.778.5158.3+1.255%
Last 10 (10)78.877.5156.3+1.350%
Last 5 (5)71.878.4150.2-6.640%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (6)71.090.5161.5-19.50%
vs Similar (13)74.876.4151.2-1.554%
vs Weaker ◀ (10)84.771.4156.1+13.370%
This opponent (Princeton) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
PrincetonUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Loyola Chicago
#350
L
68-73
68
73
-5
A06/12
NCAA
Merrimack Warriors
#66
L
56-59
56
59
-3
H10/12
NCAA
Temple
#205
L
61-65
61
65
-4
A23/12
NCAA
Vermont
#85
W
75-69 OT
75
69
+6
H30/12
NCAA
Penn
#115
W
78-76
78
76
+2
H06/01
NCAA
Yale
#22
W
76-60
76
60
+16
H10/01
NCAA
Harvard
#133
L
80-87 OT
80
87
-7
A17/01
NCAA
Dartmouth
#272
L
69-71
69
71
-2
A19/01
NCAA
Brown
#319
W
63-53
63
53
+10
H24/01
NCAA
Cornell
#175
L
64-87
64
87
-23
A30/01
NCAA
1H
2H
28-30
40-43
29-32
27-27
35-33
26-32
36-32
27-31
24-32
54-44
22-22
54-38
43-30
29-42
38-31
31-40
27-27
36-26
32-48
32-39
139.0Avg total
69.0Scored
70.0Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (21)69.472.2141.6-2.933%
Season at home (10)74.065.4139.4+8.670%
Season away (11)65.278.5143.6-13.30%
Last 10 (10)69.070.0139.0-1.040%
Last 5 (5)70.471.6142.0-1.240%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (18)66.677.0143.6-10.417%
vs Similar (6)65.365.8131.2-0.550%
vs Weaker (5)74.667.4142.0+7.280%
This opponent (Columbia) is Stronger. 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

-4-2+0+2+41st half1st half: -1.2-1.21st half: -0.3-0.32nd half2nd half: +3.5+3.52nd half: -0.6-0.6
-4-2+0+2+41st half1st half: -1.2-1.21st half: -0.3-0.32nd half2nd half: +3.5+3.52nd half: -0.6-0.6
ColumbiaPrinceton
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
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
Penn
#115
W
32-27
32
27
+5
H31/01
NCAA
72.0Avg total
35.4Scored
36.6Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)36.637.073.6-0.437%-
Last 30 at home (14)39.036.075.0+3.050%-
Last 30 away (16)34.537.972.4-3.425%-
Last 10 (10)35.436.672.0-1.230%-
Last 5 (5)33.835.269.0-1.440%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (6)31.245.776.8-14.50%-
vs Similar (13)37.236.974.2+0.338%-
vs Weaker ◀ (10)37.533.971.4+3.650%-
This opponent (Princeton) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
PrincetonLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Loyola Chicago
#350
L
28-30
28
30
-2
A06/12
NCAA
Merrimack Warriors
#66
L
29-32
29
32
-3
H10/12
NCAA
Temple
#205
W
35-33
35
33
+2
A23/12
NCAA
Vermont
#85
W
36-32
36
32
+4
H30/12
NCAA
Penn
#115
L
24-32
24
32
-8
H06/01
NCAA
Yale
#22
D
22-22
22
22
+0
H10/01
NCAA
Harvard
#133
W
43-30
43
30
+13
A17/01
NCAA
Dartmouth
#272
W
38-31
38
31
+7
A19/01
NCAA
Brown
#319
D
27-27
27
27
+0
H24/01
NCAA
Cornell
#175
L
32-48
32
48
-16
A30/01
NCAA
63.1Avg total
31.4Scored
31.7Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)31.633.665.2-1.940%-
Last 30 at home (13)33.630.564.1+3.254%-
Last 30 away (17)30.135.966.1-5.829%-
Last 10 (10)31.431.763.1-0.340%-
Last 5 (5)32.431.664.0+0.840%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (18)29.736.065.7-6.322%-
vs Similar (6)30.030.260.2-0.250%-
vs Weaker (5)37.630.668.2+7.080%-
This opponent (Columbia) is Stronger. 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
0
Columbia wins
10
Princeton wins
DateGameScore
01/03/25Columbia v Princeton68-73
20/01/25Princeton v Columbia71-67
02/03/24Princeton v Columbia84-70
20/01/24Columbia v Princeton62-70
04/02/23Princeton v Columbia88-66
07/01/23Columbia v Princeton49-68
06/02/22Columbia v Princeton63-85
08/01/22Princeton v Columbia84-69
07/03/20Princeton v Columbia81-58
09/02/20Columbia v Princeton74-81
Columbialast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
31/01/26HPenn72-67
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
Princetonlast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
30/01/26ACornell64-87
24/01/26HBrown63-53
19/01/26ADartmouth69-71
17/01/26AHarvard80-87 OT
10/01/26HYale76-60
06/01/26HPenn78-76
30/12/25HVermont75-69 OT
23/12/25ATemple61-65
10/12/25HMerrimack Warriors56-59
06/12/25ALoyola Chicago68-73

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Columbia
NCAA 2025-26
Recent: 5 Wins / 5 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLLLWW70%
HomeWWWLW89%
AwayWWLLW55%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games20911
Win %70%89%55%
Points / game80.080.479.7
Allowed / game71.563.078.5
Point differential+8.5+17.4+1.2
Avg total151.6143.4158.3
Over main line---
Win by 10+45%56%36%
Close games (≤5 pts) won80% (5)100% (3)50% (2)
Overtime %10%0%18%
Princeton
NCAA 2025-26
Recent: 4 Wins / 6 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWLLWL33%
HomeLWWWW70%
AwayLLLLL0%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games211011
Win %33%70%0%
Points / game69.474.065.2
Allowed / game72.265.478.5
Point differential-2.9+8.6-13.3
Avg total141.6139.4143.6
Over main line---
Win by 10+24%50%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won11% (9)25% (4)0% (5)
Overtime %10%10%9%
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 Yale1916384%84.671.3+13.4
2 Columbia2014670%80.071.5+8.5
3 Harvard2011955%71.568.8+2.8
4 Cornell1910953%91.885.8+6.0
5 Dartmouth1991047%77.975.4+2.5
6 Penn1991047%76.475.3+1.1
7 Brown1971237%70.867.5+3.3
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
Columbia343468
Princeton344680
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