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Princeton vs Columbia Result & Analysis

Date: Sat 14 Feb 2026
Tip-off: 23:00
Final 65-75
31-30 34-45
Position#337
Record8-16
FormWLWLL
Points / game69.2
Allowed / game72.3
vs
Position#141
Record14-9
FormWWLLL
Points / game78.4
Allowed / game72.8
USANCAA
Other2025-26
Meetings · Princeton v Columbia
29 Jan 2027
PRIN v COLU
upcoming
14 Feb 2026
PRIN65
COLU75
20 Jan 2025
PRIN71
COLU67
01 Mar 2024
PRIN84
COLU70
04 Feb 2023
PRIN88
COLU66
07 Jan 2022
PRIN84
COLU69
06 Mar 2020
PRIN81
COLU58
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

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

🏀 2. Points Analysis

PrincetonUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
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
Columbia
#141
W
80-68
80
68
+12
A31/01
NCAA
Penn
#115
L
60-61
60
61
-1
A07/02
NCAA
Cornell
#175
L
65-89
65
89
-24
H14/02
NCAA
1H
2H
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
34-34
46-34
25-35
35-26
27-44
38-45
143.1Avg total
71.0Scored
72.1Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (24)69.272.3141.5-3.033%
Season at home (11)73.267.5140.7+5.664%
Season away (13)65.976.3142.2-10.48%
Last 10 (10)71.072.1143.1-1.150%
Last 5 (5)66.471.6138.0-5.240%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (20)67.376.0143.3-8.720%
vs Similar (5)67.265.0132.2+2.260%
vs Weaker (4)78.069.5147.5+8.575%
This opponent (Columbia) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
ColumbiaUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
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
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
1H
2H
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
34-34
34-46
32-42
35-46
37-34
30-42
155.7Avg total
77.1Scored
78.6Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (23)78.472.8151.2+5.661%
Season at home (11)78.166.8144.9+11.373%
Season away (12)78.778.3157.0+0.350%
Last 10 (10)77.178.6155.7-1.540%
Last 5 (5)70.676.0146.6-5.440%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (5)67.489.6157.0-22.20%
vs Similar (13)73.276.5149.7-3.446%
vs Weaker ◀ (11)83.272.2155.4+11.064%
This opponent (Princeton) 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

-3-2+0+2+31st half1st half: -2.7-2.71st half: +0.7+0.72nd half2nd half: +1.7+1.72nd half: -1.6-1.6
-3-2+0+2+31st half1st half: -2.7-2.71st half: +0.7+0.72nd half2nd half: +1.7+1.72nd half: -1.6-1.6
PrincetonColumbia
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
PrincetonLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
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
Columbia
#141
D
34-34
34
34
+0
A31/01
NCAA
Penn
#115
L
25-35
25
35
-10
A07/02
NCAA
Cornell
#175
L
27-44
27
44
-17
H14/02
NCAA
64.3Avg total
30.8Scored
33.5Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)32.134.266.3-2.137%-
Last 30 at home (14)33.131.464.6+1.750%-
Last 30 away (16)31.236.667.9-5.425%-
Last 10 (10)30.833.564.3-2.730%-
Last 5 (5)29.037.666.6-8.60%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (20)30.036.566.5-6.520%-
vs Similar (5)32.028.660.6+3.460%-
vs Weaker (4)39.232.271.5+7.075%-
This opponent (Columbia) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
ColumbiaLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
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
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
75.7Avg total
38.2Scored
37.5Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)36.436.072.4+0.440%-
Last 30 at home (13)38.833.872.5+5.054%-
Last 30 away (17)34.637.772.4-3.129%-
Last 10 (10)38.237.575.7+0.740%-
Last 5 (5)33.233.666.8-0.440%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (5)31.244.275.4-13.00%-
vs Similar (13)36.636.072.6+0.646%-
vs Weaker ◀ (11)37.233.971.1+3.345%-
This opponent (Princeton) 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
10
Princeton wins
0
Columbia wins
DateGameScore
31/01/26Columbia v Princeton68-80
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
Princetonlast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
14/02/26HCornell65-89
07/02/26APenn60-61
31/01/26AColumbia80-68
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
Columbialast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
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
10/01/26HHarvard54-79
05/01/26ACornell104-99
31/12/25HPenn St. Abington106-51

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Princeton
NCAA 2025-26
Recent: 5 Wins / 5 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWLWLL33%
HomeWWWWL64%
AwayLLLWL8%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games241113
Win %33%64%8%
Points / game69.273.265.9
Allowed / game72.367.576.3
Point differential-3.0+5.6-10.4
Avg total141.5140.7142.2
Over main line---
Win by 10+25%45%8%
Close games (≤5 pts) won10% (10)25% (4)0% (6)
Overtime %8%9%8%
Columbia
NCAA 2025-26
Recent: 4 Wins / 6 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWLLL61%
HomeWLWLL73%
AwayWLLWL50%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games231112
Win %61%73%50%
Points / game78.478.178.7
Allowed / game72.866.878.3
Point differential+5.6+11.3+0.3
Avg total151.2144.9157.0
Over main line---
Win by 10+39%45%33%
Close games (≤5 pts) won80% (5)100% (3)50% (2)
Overtime %9%0%17%
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 Yale2319483%83.771.3+12.3
2 Columbia2314961%78.472.8+5.6
3 Harvard2314961%70.667.4+3.2
4 Cornell22121055%91.084.2+6.8
5 Penn22121055%76.374.5+1.8
6 Dartmouth22101245%76.675.3+1.3
7 Princeton2481633%69.272.3-3.0
8 Brown2271532%69.968.0+1.9
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
Princeton313465
Columbia304575
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