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Yale vs Princeton Prediction & Stats

Date: Sat 09 Jan 2027
Tip-off: 19:00
Scheduled
Position#322
Record1-3
FormLWLLL
Points / game70.2
Allowed / game80.8
vs
Position#132
Record3-1
FormLWWLW
Points / game68.8
Allowed / game61.2
USANCAA
Other2026-27
Meetings · Yale v Princeton
09 Jan 2027
YALE v PRIN
upcoming
07 Mar 2026
YALE78
PRIN53
15 Mar 2025
YALE59
PRIN57
15 Feb 2025
YALE84
PRIN57
02 Feb 2024
YALE70
PRIN64
12 Mar 2023
YALE65
PRIN74
28 Jan 2023
YALE87
PRIN65
19 Feb 2022
YALE75
PRIN81
29 Feb 2020
YALE66
PRIN63
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Yale win
-no forecast
Best oddsnot yet
Implied-
Edge-
Princeton 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 (Princeton) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
PrincetonUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Cornell
#175
L
65-89
65
89
-24
H14/02
NCAA
Columbia
#141
L
65-75
65
75
-10
H14/02
NCAA
Brown
#319
L
71-80
71
80
-9
A21/02
NCAA
Harvard
#133
L
56-58
56
58
-2
H28/02
NCAA
Dartmouth
#272
W
82-61
82
61
+21
H28/02
NCAA
Yale
#22
L
53-78
53
78
-25
A07/03
NCAA
Carnegie Mellon
#423
W
78-46
78
46
+32
H02/11
NCAA
Hofstra
#209
W
60-58
60
58
+2
H06/11
NCAA
Siena
#133
L
68-82
68
82
-14
A08/11
NCAA
Stony Brook
#273
W
69-59
69
59
+10
H12/11
NCAA
1H
2H
27-44
38-45
31-30
34-45
37-42
34-38
33-21
23-37
43-28
39-33
30-32
23-46
38-19
40-27
23-30
37-28
29-39
39-43
39-21
30-38
135.3Avg total
66.7Scored
68.6Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (4)68.861.2130.0+7.575%
Season at home (3)69.054.3123.3+14.7100%
Season away (1)68.082.0150.0-14.00%
Last 10 (10)66.768.6135.3-1.940%
Last 5 (5)65.664.6130.2+1.060%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (20)66.273.3139.5-7.120%
vs Similar (8)69.065.1134.1+3.962%
vs Weaker ◀ (1)68.073.0141.0-5.00%
This opponent (Yale) 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

-5-3+0+3+51st half1st half: +0.1+0.11st half: +2.4+2.42nd half2nd half: +0.1+0.12nd half: -4.3-4.3
-5-3+0+3+51st half1st half: +0.1+0.11st half: +2.4+2.42nd half2nd half: +0.1+0.12nd half: -4.3-4.3
YalePrinceton
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 (Princeton) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
PrincetonLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Cornell
#175
L
27-44
27
44
-17
H14/02
NCAA
Columbia
#141
W
31-30
31
30
+1
H14/02
NCAA
Brown
#319
L
37-42
37
42
-5
A21/02
NCAA
Harvard
#133
W
33-21
33
21
+12
H28/02
NCAA
Dartmouth
#272
W
43-28
43
28
+15
H28/02
NCAA
Yale
#22
L
30-32
30
32
-2
A07/03
NCAA
Carnegie Mellon
#423
W
38-19
38
19
+19
H02/11
NCAA
Hofstra
#209
L
23-30
23
30
-7
H06/11
NCAA
Siena
#133
L
29-39
29
39
-10
A08/11
NCAA
Stony Brook
#273
W
39-21
39
21
+18
H12/11
NCAA
63.6Avg total
33.0Scored
30.6Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)31.332.463.8-1.137%-
Last 30 at home (15)31.128.960.0+2.353%-
Last 30 away (15)31.536.067.5-4.520%-
Last 10 (10)33.030.663.6+2.450%-
Last 5 (5)31.828.260.0+3.640%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (20)30.234.364.5-4.030%-
vs Similar (8)33.629.863.4+3.950%-
vs Weaker ◀ (1)28.030.058.0-2.00%-
This opponent (Yale) 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
7
Yale wins
3
Princeton wins
DateGameScore
07/03/26Yale v Princeton78-53
10/01/26Princeton v Yale76-60
15/03/25Yale v Princeton59-57
16/02/25Yale v Princeton84-57
31/01/25Princeton v Yale70-77
18/02/24Princeton v Yale73-62
03/02/24Yale v Princeton70-64
12/03/23Yale v Princeton65-74
18/02/23Princeton v Yale83-93 OT
29/01/23Yale v Princeton87-65
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
Princetonlast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
12/11/26HStony Brook69-59
08/11/26ASiena68-82
06/11/26HHofstra60-58
02/11/26HCarnegie Mellon78-46
07/03/26AYale53-78
28/02/26HDartmouth82-61
28/02/26HHarvard56-58
21/02/26ABrown71-80
14/02/26HColumbia65-75
14/02/26HCornell65-89

📊 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%
Princeton
NCAA 2026-27
Recent: 4 Wins / 6 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWLW75%
HomeWWW100%
AwayL0%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games431
Win %75%100%0%
Points / game68.869.068.0
Allowed / game61.254.382.0
Point differential+7.5+14.7-14.0
Avg total130.0123.3150.0
Over main line---
Win by 10+50%67%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won100% (1)100% (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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