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Columbia vs Yale Result & Analysis

Date: Sat 28 Feb 2026
Tip-off: 23:00
Final 54-60
25-34 29-26
Position#141
Record16-10
FormLLWLW
Points / game77.7
Allowed / game71.8
vs
Yale 🏆
USA
Position#22
Record21-5
FormWWWWL
Points / game82.4
Allowed / game71.5
USANCAA
Other2025-26
Meetings · Columbia v Yale
15 Jan 2027
COLU v YALE
upcoming
28 Feb 2026
COLU54
YALE60
18 Jan 2025
COLU88
YALE92
24 Feb 2024
COLU76
YALE84
31 Dec 2022
COLU62
YALE60
12 Feb 2022
COLU59
YALE84
22 Feb 2020
COLU65
YALE83
26 Mar 2014
COLU69
YALE72
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Columbia winLost
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
Yale 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
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
Princeton
#337
L
68-80
68
80
-12
H31/01
NCAA
Cornell
#175
L
67-88
67
88
-21
H07/02
NCAA
Penn
#115
L
67-76
67
76
-9
A14/02
NCAA
Princeton
#337
W
75-65
75
65
+10
A14/02
NCAA
Dartmouth
#272
L
63-64
63
64
-1
H21/02
NCAA
Brown
#319
W
80-62
80
62
+18
H28/02
NCAA
1H
2H
42-36
30-36
35-44
39-47
31-31
48-38
32-27
40-40
34-34
34-46
32-42
35-46
37-34
30-42
30-31
45-34
28-29
35-35
31-32
49-30
147.3Avg total
72.5Scored
74.8Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (26)77.771.8149.5+6.062%
Season at home (13)77.166.2143.3+10.869%
Season away (13)78.477.3155.7+1.154%
Last 10 (10)72.574.8147.3-2.340%
Last 5 (5)70.471.0141.4-0.640%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (4)70.292.5162.8-22.20%
vs Similar (11)74.174.7148.8-0.655%
vs Weaker (14)80.970.4151.3+10.664%
This opponent (Yale) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
YaleUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Columbia
#141
W
91-74
91
74
+17
H19/01
NCAA
Penn
#115
W
77-60
77
60
+17
A24/01
NCAA
Dartmouth
#272
W
83-68
83
68
+15
H31/01
NCAA
Harvard
#133
L
65-67
65
67
-2
H01/02
NCAA
Brown
#319
W
81-69
81
69
+12
H07/02
NCAA
Howard
#55
W
87-81 OT
87
81
+6
A10/02
NCAA
Dartmouth
#272
W
83-70
83
70
+13
A14/02
NCAA
Harvard
#133
W
76-75 OT
76
75
+1
A14/02
NCAA
Penn
#115
W
74-70
74
70
+4
H21/02
NCAA
Cornell
#175
L
69-72
69
72
-3
A27/02
NCAA
1H
2H
44-35
47-39
40-30
37-30
33-32
50-36
21-29
44-38
31-36
50-33
38-32
33-39
38-30
45-40
30-34
36-32
35-40
39-30
30-35
39-37
149.2Avg total
78.6Scored
70.6Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (26)82.471.5153.9+11.081%
Season at home (13)84.770.0154.7+14.785%
Season away (13)80.272.9153.1+7.277%
Last 10 (10)78.670.6149.2+8.080%
Last 5 (5)77.873.6151.4+4.280%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar (5)89.885.8175.6+4.080%
vs Weaker ◀ (24)79.468.8148.1+10.679%
This opponent (Columbia) is Weaker. 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: -0.8-0.81st half: +0.7+0.72nd half2nd half: -0.9-0.92nd half: +6.6+6.6
-8-4+0+4+81st half1st half: -0.8-0.81st half: +0.7+0.72nd half2nd half: -0.9-0.92nd half: +6.6+6.6
ColumbiaYale
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
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
Princeton
#337
D
34-34
34
34
+0
H31/01
NCAA
Cornell
#175
L
32-42
32
42
-10
H07/02
NCAA
Penn
#115
W
37-34
37
34
+3
A14/02
NCAA
Princeton
#337
L
30-31
30
31
-1
A14/02
NCAA
Dartmouth
#272
L
28-29
28
29
-1
H21/02
NCAA
Brown
#319
L
31-32
31
32
-1
H28/02
NCAA
67.2Avg total
33.2Scored
34.0Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)36.435.071.4+1.440%-
Last 30 at home (15)37.533.370.9+4.247%-
Last 30 away (15)35.336.771.9-1.433%-
Last 10 (10)33.234.067.2-0.830%-
Last 5 (5)31.633.665.2-2.020%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (4)32.246.278.5-14.00%-
vs Similar (11)37.534.772.3+2.855%-
vs Weaker (14)35.633.268.8+2.436%-
This opponent (Yale) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
YaleLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Columbia
#141
W
44-35
44
35
+9
H19/01
NCAA
Penn
#115
W
40-30
40
30
+10
A24/01
NCAA
Dartmouth
#272
W
33-32
33
32
+1
H31/01
NCAA
Harvard
#133
L
21-29
21
29
-8
H01/02
NCAA
Brown
#319
L
31-36
31
36
-5
H07/02
NCAA
Howard
#55
W
38-32
38
32
+6
A10/02
NCAA
Dartmouth
#272
W
38-30
38
30
+8
A14/02
NCAA
Harvard
#133
L
30-34
30
34
-4
A14/02
NCAA
Penn
#115
L
35-40
35
40
-5
H21/02
NCAA
Cornell
#175
L
30-35
30
35
-5
A27/02
NCAA
67.3Avg total
34.0Scored
33.3Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)37.933.070.9+4.970%-
Last 30 at home (15)39.832.872.6+7.080%-
Last 30 away (15)36.033.169.1+2.960%-
Last 10 (10)34.033.367.3+0.750%-
Last 5 (5)34.234.268.4+0.040%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar (5)39.637.477.0+2.280%-
vs Weaker ◀ (24)37.632.470.0+5.267%-
This opponent (Columbia) is Weaker. 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
1
Columbia wins
9
Yale wins
DateGameScore
19/01/26Yale v Columbia91-74
23/02/25Yale v Columbia90-64
18/01/25Columbia v Yale88-92
24/02/24Columbia v Yale76-84
16/01/24Yale v Columbia89-70
12/02/23Yale v Columbia99-68
31/12/22Columbia v Yale62-60
12/02/22Columbia v Yale59-84
26/01/22Yale v Columbia83-72
23/02/20Columbia v Yale65-83
Columbialast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
28/02/26HBrown80-62
21/02/26HDartmouth63-64
14/02/26APrinceton75-65
14/02/26APenn67-76
07/02/26HCornell67-88
31/01/26HPrinceton68-80
31/01/26HPenn72-67
24/01/26ADartmouth79-69
19/01/26AYale74-91
17/01/26ABrown80-86 OT
Yalelast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
27/02/26ACornell69-72
21/02/26HPenn74-70
14/02/26AHarvard76-75 OT
14/02/26ADartmouth83-70
10/02/26AHoward87-81 OT
07/02/26HBrown81-69
01/02/26HHarvard65-67
31/01/26HDartmouth83-68
24/01/26APenn77-60
19/01/26HColumbia91-74

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Columbia
NCAA 2025-26
Recent: 4 Wins / 6 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLLWLW62%
HomeWLLLW69%
AwayLLWLW54%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games261313
Win %62%69%54%
Points / game77.777.178.4
Allowed / game71.866.277.3
Point differential+6.0+10.8+1.1
Avg total149.5143.3155.7
Over main line---
Win by 10+42%46%38%
Close games (≤5 pts) won67% (6)75% (4)50% (2)
Overtime %8%0%15%
Yale
NCAA 2025-26
Recent: 8 Wins / 2 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWWWL81%
HomeWWLWW85%
AwayWWWWL77%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games261313
Win %81%85%77%
Points / game82.484.780.2
Allowed / game71.570.072.9
Point differential+11.0+14.7+7.2
Avg total153.9154.7153.1
Over main line---
Win by 10+54%62%46%
Close games (≤5 pts) won67% (6)50% (2)75% (4)
Overtime %8%0%15%
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 Yale2621581%82.471.5+11.0
2 Columbia26161062%77.771.8+6.0
3 Harvard26161062%70.466.8+3.6
4 Penn25141156%76.474.4+2.0
5 Cornell25131252%88.283.1+5.1
6 Dartmouth25111444%75.875.1+0.7
7 Brown2591636%70.469.0+1.4
8 Princeton2781930%68.772.1-3.5
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
Columbia252954
Yale342660
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