Columbia vs Yale Odds, Stats & Props — Feb 26

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Scoring margin

COLU +1.4 · YALE +8.6

Points scored minus allowed a game, 2025–26. Each team's own average, not a forecast.

Form

COLU 4-6 · YALE 7-3

Each team's record over its last ten games.

Rest

COLU 5d · YALE 5d

Days off before this game, from the schedule.

Offense vs defense: the four factorsHistory

ranks betterranks worseStronger72+ places apartleague middleLonger bar = better rank of 361 (#1 = best)

COLU offensevsYALE defense

COLU offense ranks better in 2 of 4 matchups (2 by a clear margin) · YALE defense in 2 (2 by a clear margin)

Shooting · effective FG%

53.5%

#82Stronger

52.0%

#209

Turnovers · per 100 plays

16.5%

#305

14.4%

Stronger#190

Offensive rebounding %

36.1%

#25Stronger

29.2%

#119

Free throw rate

20.0%

#337

19.9%

Stronger#29

YALE offensevsCOLU defense

YALE offense ranks better in 3 of 4 matchups (2 by a clear margin) · COLU defense in 1

Shooting · effective FG%

56.1%

#24Stronger

51.2%

#166

Turnovers · per 100 plays

12.2%

#19Stronger

13.3%

#272

Offensive rebounding %

33.8%

#72

27.2%

slight#46

Free throw rate

26.7%

#138slight

25.0%

#159

Season box-score numbers; ranks of 361 teams. A defense ranks well for allowing less and forcing more turnovers.

Key numbers and mismatchesHistory

COLUYALE

+2.1 142ndNet rating34th +13.1

111.6 125thOffensive rating9th 122.5

109.5 171stDefensive rating163rd 109.3

67.2 233rdPace291st 65.8

Expected pace: about 66 possessions a team (the two teams' average). Rank among 361 teams, 1st = best.

Where one side has the better of it

YALE 3-point shooting
YALE offense 39.9% (3rd) vs COLU defense allowing 35.2% (257th)
+254 spots
YALE turnovers
YALE offense 12.2% (19th) vs COLU defense allowing 13.3% (272nd)
+253 spots
COLU 3-point shooting
COLU offense 35.9% (64th) vs YALE defense allowing 34.9% (239th)
+175 spots
YALE effective shooting
YALE offense 56.1% (24th) vs COLU defense allowing 51.2% (166th)
+142 spots
COLU effective shooting
COLU offense 53.5% (82nd) vs YALE defense allowing 52.0% (209th)
+127 spots

ContextHistory

last 10 days

COLU

DART

YALE

5 days rest

YALE

PENN

COLU

5 days rest

homeroadday offthis gameFrom the schedule; travel distance is not tracked.

COLU · last 10

14-12 · 356 days rest

Mar 6 @ HARV2025–26L 71–81
Feb 28 vs YALE2025–26L 54–60
Feb 27 vs BRWN2025–26W 80–62
Feb 21 vs DART2025–26L 63–64
Feb 14 @ PRIN2025–26W 75–65
Feb 13 @ PENN2025–26L 67–76
Feb 7 vs COR2025–26L 67–88
Jan 31 vs PRIN2025–26L 68–80
Jan 30 vs PENN2025–26W 72–67
Jan 24 @ DART2025–26W 79–69

4-6 in these

YALE · last 10

22-6 · 345 days rest

Mar 17 vs UNCW2025–26L 67–68
Mar 15 vs PENN2025–26L 84–88
Mar 14 vs COR2025–26W 88–76
Mar 7 vs PRIN2025–26W 78–53
Feb 28 @ COLU2025–26W 60–54
Feb 27 @ COR2025–26L 69–72
Feb 21 vs PENN2025–26W 74–70
Feb 14 @ HARV2025–26W 76–75
Feb 13 @ DART2025–26W 83–70
Feb 9 @ HOW2025–26W 87–81

7-3 in these

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COLU rotation · last 15 games

Player	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast
Kenny Noland	36.2	18.3	3.9	3.5
Blair Thompson	33.7	12.4	4.1	0.8
Mason Ritter	26.6	7.3	5.1	1.6
Miles Franklin	25.0	10.0	4.1	1.2
Connor Igoe	22.2	8.5	6.1	3.6
Gerard O'Keefe	21.1	6.8	1.6	0.4
Ryan Soulis	19.0	5.0	4.1	1.5
Hampton Sanders	17.0	5.3	1.5	2.1

YALE rotation · last 15 games

Player	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast
Nick Townsend	33.5	16.6	7.2	4.4
Isaac Celiscar	33.1	12.9	7.3	3.6
Casey Simmons	29.0	12.3	3.9	1.3
Trevor Mullin	28.2	13.5	2.5	2.4
Samson Aletan	25.9	6.9	5.3	1.3
Jordan Brathwaite	21.3	7.3	2.2	1.4
Riley Fox	16.9	7.9	1.8	0.8
Devon Arlington	12.9	2.6	1.5	1.3

Team rankings (2025–26)History

COLU offenseper gameYALE defense

Effective FG%

82nd53.5%

52.0%209th

Turnover %

305th16.5%

14.4%190th

Offensive rebound %

25th36.1%

29.2%119th

Free throw rate

337th20.0%

19.9%29th

Points

168th74.9

72.0105th

Field goal %

68th46.7%

44.1%129th

2-point %

118th53.2%

51.7%177th

3-point %

64th35.9%

34.9%239th

Free throw %

267th70.1%

73.5%241st

Rebounds

52nd37.4

30.815th

Rank among 361 teams, 1st = best; a longer bar is a better rank. A defense ranks well for allowing less: lower shooting percentages, fewer points and rebounds, more turnovers forced.

Scoring by halfHistory

per game, last 17 games · the tick is the league's average team

COLUForAgainst

1st half

32.4

35.7

2nd half

39.8

40.8

Game

72.2

76.5

45% of COLU's points come in the first half, 47% for the average team.

YALEForAgainst

1st half

35.7

32.6

2nd half

42.2

37.3

Game

77.9

69.9

46% of YALE's points come in the first half, 47% for the average team.

Average points per game in each period, from box scores, over a team's last 17 games; overtime is pooled into the second half and the game. History, not a forecast: a team that leads late plays differently than one that trails, and a small window swings.

SeriesHistory

10 meetings

COLU 1series9 YALE

Last 10YYYYYYYCYY

Avg total

151.9

combined points

Avg margin

YALE 14.5

per meeting

Biggest win

YALE +31

Feb 11, 2023

Last meeting

YALE won

Feb 28, 2026

Every meetingHistory

2026COLU 0-2 YALE

Date	Road	Home	Winner	Margin
Feb 28, 2026	YALE 60	COLU 54	YALE+6	+6
Jan 19, 2026	COLU 74	YALE 91	YALE+17	+17

2025COLU 0-2 YALE

Date	Road	Home	Winner	Margin
Feb 22, 2025	COLU 64	YALE 90	YALE+26	+26
Jan 18, 2025	YALE 92	COLU 88	YALE+4	+4

2024COLU 0-2 YALE

Date	Road	Home	Winner	Margin
Feb 24, 2024	YALE 84	COLU 76	YALE+8	+8
Jan 15, 2024	COLU 70	YALE 89	YALE+19	+19

2023COLU 0-1 YALE

Date	Road	Home	Winner	Margin
Feb 11, 2023	COLU 68	YALE 99	YALE+31	+31

2022COLU 1-2 YALE

Date	Road	Home	Winner	Margin
Dec 31, 2022	YALE 60	COLU 62	COLU+2	+2
Feb 12, 2022	YALE 84	COLU 59	YALE+25	+25
Jan 25, 2022	COLU 72	YALE 83	YALE+11	+11

Measure	COLU14-16 · last 30 games	YALE24-6 · last 30 games	League
Margin per 100 possessions	−0.9#187 of 361	+12.7#28 of 361	−0.7
Scoring margin	−0.6#187 of 361	+8.3#34 of 361	−0.5
Points scored per 100 possessions	110.0#158 of 361	122.2#9 of 361	109.2
Points against (home at home, visitor on the road)	79.8#118 of 361	70.0#237 of 361	74.8

Measure	COLU14-16 · last 30 games	YALE24-6 · last 30 games	League
Margin per 100 possessions	−0.9#187 of 361	+12.7#28 of 361	−0.7
Scoring margin	−0.6#187 of 361	+8.3#34 of 361	−0.5
Points scored per 100 possessions	110.0#158 of 361	122.2#9 of 361	109.2
Points against (home at home, visitor on the road)	79.8#118 of 361	70.0#237 of 361	74.8

Columbia vs Yale — College Basketball, Feb 26, 2027

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