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Columbia vs Yale Prediction & Stats

Date: Sat 16 Jan 2027
Tip-off: 00:00
Scheduled
Position#95
Record3-1
FormLLWWW
Points / game85.8
Allowed / game64.0
vs
Position#322
Record1-3
FormLWLLL
Points / game70.2
Allowed / game80.8
USANCAA
Other2026-27
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 win
-no forecast
Best oddsnot yet
Implied-
Edge-
Yale win
-no forecast
Best oddsnot yet
Implied-
Edge-
Pythia's probabilities appear here once today's forecast has run (it covers the NBA and Europe's top competitions).

🏀 2. Points Analysis

ColumbiaUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
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
Yale
#22
L
54-60
54
60
-6
H28/02
NCAA
Harvard
#133
L
71-81
71
81
-10
A07/03
NCAA
Elon
#231
L
71-84
71
84
-13
H03/11
NCAA
Old Westbury
#504
W
120-58
120
58
+62
H06/11
NCAA
Stonehill
#327
W
75-55
75
55
+20
H10/11
NCAA
Bucknell
#398
W
77-59
77
59
+18
A14/11
NCAA
1H
2H
37-34
30-42
30-31
45-34
28-29
35-35
31-32
49-30
25-34
29-26
33-38
38-43
28-40
43-44
56-26
64-32
34-36
41-19
36-29
41-30
141.7Avg total
75.3Scored
66.4Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (4)85.864.0149.8+21.875%
Season at home (3)88.765.7154.3+23.067%
Season away (1)77.059.0136.0+18.0100%
Last 10 (10)75.366.4141.7+8.950%
Last 5 (5)82.867.4150.2+15.460%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (2)64.075.5139.5-11.50%
vs Similar (11)74.475.5149.8-1.155%
vs Weaker ◀ (16)82.468.5150.9+13.969%
This opponent (Yale) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
YaleUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Penn
#115
W
74-70
74
70
+4
H21/02
NCAA
Cornell
#175
L
69-72
69
72
-3
A27/02
NCAA
Columbia
#141
W
60-54
60
54
+6
A28/02
NCAA
Princeton
#337
W
78-53
78
53
+25
H07/03
NCAA
Cornell
#175
W
88-76
88
76
+12
H14/03
NCAA
Penn
#115
L
84-88 OT
84
88
-4
H15/03
NCAA
Howard
#180
W
72-62
72
62
+10
H03/11
NCAA
UCF Knights
#75
L
75-87
75
87
-12
A07/11
NCAA
Baylor
#6
L
61-90
61
90
-29
A11/11
NCAA
Northeastern
#238
L
73-84
73
84
-11
A14/11
NCAA
1H
2H
35-40
39-30
30-35
39-37
34-25
26-29
32-30
46-23
49-42
39-34
39-41
36-34
40-28
32-34
42-39
33-48
30-41
31-49
34-43
39-41
147.0Avg total
73.4Scored
73.6Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (4)70.280.8151.0-10.525%
Season at home (1)72.062.0134.0+10.0100%
Season away (3)69.787.0156.7-17.30%
Last 10 (10)73.473.6147.0-0.250%
Last 5 (5)73.082.2155.2-9.220%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (4)70.280.8151.0-10.525%
vs Similar (3)87.392.3179.7-5.067%
vs Weaker (22)79.868.1147.9+11.782%
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

-10-5+0+5+101st half1st half: +0.9+0.91st half: +0.1+0.12nd half2nd half: +8.0+8.02nd half: +0.1+0.1
-10-5+0+5+101st half1st half: +0.9+0.91st half: +0.1+0.12nd half2nd half: +8.0+8.02nd half: +0.1+0.1
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
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
Yale
#22
L
25-34
25
34
-9
H28/02
NCAA
Harvard
#133
L
33-38
33
38
-5
A07/03
NCAA
Elon
#231
L
28-40
28
40
-12
H03/11
NCAA
Old Westbury
#504
W
56-26
56
26
+30
H06/11
NCAA
Stonehill
#327
L
34-36
34
36
-2
H10/11
NCAA
Bucknell
#398
W
36-29
36
29
+7
A14/11
NCAA
66.7Avg total
33.8Scored
32.9Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)36.533.770.2+2.843%-
Last 30 at home (17)37.332.569.8+4.847%-
Last 30 away (13)35.535.270.8+0.338%-
Last 10 (10)33.832.966.7+0.930%-
Last 5 (5)37.433.871.2+3.640%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (2)30.039.069.0-9.00%-
vs Similar (11)37.535.172.6+2.555%-
vs Weaker ◀ (16)35.733.168.8+2.638%-
This opponent (Yale) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
YaleLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Penn
#115
L
35-40
35
40
-5
H21/02
NCAA
Cornell
#175
L
30-35
30
35
-5
A27/02
NCAA
Columbia
#141
W
34-25
34
25
+9
A28/02
NCAA
Princeton
#337
W
32-30
32
30
+2
H07/03
NCAA
Cornell
#175
W
49-42
49
42
+7
H14/03
NCAA
Penn
#115
L
39-41
39
41
-2
H15/03
NCAA
Howard
#180
W
40-28
40
28
+12
H03/11
NCAA
UCF Knights
#75
W
42-39
42
39
+3
A07/11
NCAA
Baylor
#6
L
30-41
30
41
-11
A11/11
NCAA
Northeastern
#238
L
34-43
34
43
-9
A14/11
NCAA
72.9Avg total
36.5Scored
36.4Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)37.433.871.3+3.663%-
Last 30 at home (15)40.233.273.4+7.073%-
Last 30 away (15)34.734.569.1+0.253%-
Last 10 (10)36.536.472.9+0.150%-
Last 5 (5)37.038.475.4-1.440%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (4)36.537.874.2-1.250%-
vs Similar (3)38.341.379.7-3.067%-
vs Weaker (22)37.532.570.0+5.064%-
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
1
Columbia wins
9
Yale wins
DateGameScore
28/02/26Columbia v Yale54-60
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
Columbialast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
14/11/26ABucknell77-59
10/11/26HStonehill75-55
06/11/26HOld Westbury120-58
03/11/26HElon71-84
07/03/26AHarvard71-81
28/02/26HYale54-60
28/02/26HBrown80-62
21/02/26HDartmouth63-64
14/02/26APrinceton75-65
14/02/26APenn67-76
Yalelast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
14/11/26ANortheastern73-84
11/11/26ABaylor61-90
07/11/26AUCF Knights75-87
03/11/26HHoward72-62
15/03/26HPenn84-88 OT
14/03/26HCornell88-76
07/03/26HPrinceton78-53
28/02/26AColumbia60-54
27/02/26ACornell69-72
21/02/26HPenn74-70

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Columbia
NCAA 2026-27
Recent: 5 Wins / 5 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLWWW75%
HomeLWW67%
AwayW100%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games431
Win %75%67%100%
Points / game85.888.777.0
Allowed / game64.065.759.0
Point differential+21.8+23.0+18.0
Avg total149.8154.3136.0
Over main line---
Win by 10+75%67%100%
Close games (≤5 pts) won---
Overtime %0%0%0%
Yale
NCAA 2026-27
Recent: 5 Wins / 5 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWLLL25%
HomeW100%
AwayLLL0%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games413
Win %25%100%0%
Points / game70.272.069.7
Allowed / game80.862.087.0
Point differential-10.5+10.0-17.3
Avg total151.0134.0156.7
Over main line---
Win by 10+25%100%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won---
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 Columbia43175%85.864.0+21.8
2 Dartmouth43175%83.066.5+16.5
3 Princeton43175%68.861.2+7.5
4 Harvard42250%65.862.8+3.0
5 Cornell42250%78.275.8+2.5
6 Penn41325%75.285.2-10.0
7 Yale41325%70.280.8-10.5
8 Brown51420%68.470.2-1.8
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 -).
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