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Yale vs Penn Prediction & Stats

Date: Sat 23 Jan 2027
Tip-off: 19:00
Scheduled
Position#322
Record1-3
FormLWLLL
Points / game70.2
Allowed / game80.8
vs
Position#320
Record1-3
FormLLWLL
Points / game75.2
Allowed / game85.2
USANCAA
Other2026-27
Meetings · Yale v Penn
23 Jan 2027
YALE v PENN
upcoming
15 Mar 2026
YALE84
PENN88
21 Feb 2026
YALE74
PENN70
14 Feb 2025
YALE72
PENN71
03 Feb 2024
YALE74
PENN58
21 Jan 2023
YALE70
PENN63
12 Mar 2022
YALE67
PENN61
18 Feb 2022
YALE81
PENN72
14 Mar 2020
YALE v PENN
upcoming
28 Feb 2020
YALE76
PENN73
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Yale win
-no forecast
Best oddsnot yet
Implied-
Edge-
Penn 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

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 (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
Dartmouth
#272
W
80-71
80
71
+9
H28/02
NCAA
Harvard
#133
W
64-61
64
61
+3
H28/02
NCAA
Brown
#319
W
82-61
82
61
+21
A07/03
NCAA
Harvard
#133
W
62-60 OT
62
60
+2
A14/03
NCAA
Yale
#22
W
88-84 OT
88
84
+4
A15/03
NCAA
Illinois
#35
L
70-105
70
105
-35
A20/03
NCAA
Illinois
#86
L
70-112
70
112
-42
A06/11
NCAA
Howard
#180
W
78-65
78
65
+13
H09/11
NCAA
Navy
#85
L
76-81
76
81
-5
A11/11
NCAA
Saint Josephs Hawks
#78
L
77-83
77
83
-6
A14/11
NCAA
1H
2H
34-42
46-29
21-31
43-30
44-34
38-27
30-26
23-27
41-39
34-36
30-40
40-65
30-53
40-59
25-31
53-34
34-36
42-45
41-37
36-46
153.0Avg total
74.7Scored
78.3Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (4)75.285.2160.5-10.025%
Season at home (1)78.065.0143.0+13.0100%
Season away (3)74.392.0166.3-17.70%
Last 10 (10)74.778.3153.0-3.660%
Last 5 (5)74.289.2163.4-15.020%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (11)71.984.6156.5-12.718%
vs Similar ◀ (13)76.468.7145.1+7.785%
vs Weaker (6)72.268.7140.8+3.567%
This opponent (Yale) 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

-5-2+0+2+51st half1st half: +0.1+0.11st half: -3.9-3.92nd half2nd half: +0.1+0.12nd half: -0.3-0.3
-5-2+0+2+51st half1st half: +0.1+0.11st half: -3.9-3.92nd half2nd half: +0.1+0.12nd half: -0.3-0.3
YalePenn
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
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 (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
Dartmouth
#272
L
34-42
34
42
-8
H28/02
NCAA
Harvard
#133
L
21-31
21
31
-10
H28/02
NCAA
Brown
#319
W
44-34
44
34
+10
A07/03
NCAA
Harvard
#133
W
30-26
30
26
+4
A14/03
NCAA
Yale
#22
W
41-39
41
39
+2
A15/03
NCAA
Illinois
#35
L
30-40
30
40
-10
A20/03
NCAA
Illinois
#86
L
30-53
30
53
-23
A06/11
NCAA
Howard
#180
L
25-31
25
31
-6
H09/11
NCAA
Navy
#85
L
34-36
34
36
-2
A11/11
NCAA
Saint Josephs Hawks
#78
W
41-37
41
37
+4
A14/11
NCAA
69.9Avg total
33.0Scored
36.9Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)34.935.470.3-0.650%-
Last 30 at home (13)33.834.668.4-0.846%-
Last 30 away (17)35.736.171.8-0.453%-
Last 10 (10)33.036.969.9-3.940%-
Last 5 (5)32.039.471.4-7.420%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (11)33.938.972.8-5.036%-
vs Similar ◀ (13)35.334.469.7+0.946%-
vs Weaker (6)35.731.367.0+4.383%-
This opponent (Yale) 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
8
Yale wins
2
Penn wins
DateGameScore
15/03/26Yale v Penn84-88 OT
21/02/26Yale v Penn74-70
24/01/26Penn v Yale60-77
15/02/25Yale v Penn72-71
01/02/25Penn v Yale61-90
17/02/24Penn v Yale62-76
04/02/24Yale v Penn74-58
18/02/23Penn v Yale66-64
21/01/23Yale v Penn70-63
12/03/22Yale v Penn67-61
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
Pennlast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
14/11/26ASaint Josephs Hawks77-83
11/11/26ANavy76-81
09/11/26HHoward78-65
06/11/26AIllinois70-112
20/03/26AIllinois70-105
15/03/26AYale88-84 OT
14/03/26AHarvard62-60 OT
07/03/26ABrown82-61
28/02/26HHarvard64-61
28/02/26HDartmouth80-71

📊 11. Overall Statistics

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%
Penn
NCAA 2026-27
Recent: 6 Wins / 4 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLWLL25%
HomeW100%
AwayLLL0%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games413
Win %25%100%0%
Points / game75.278.074.3
Allowed / game85.265.092.0
Point differential-10.0+13.0-17.7
Avg total160.5143.0166.3
Over main line---
Win by 10+25%100%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won0% (1)-0% (1)
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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