Columbia vs. Yale prediction: Yale favored to win men's college basketball matchup [1/19/2026]

Yale will face Columbia in men's college basketball action at John J. Lee Amphitheater on Monday, beginning at 2:00 PM ET.

Based on updated simulation results, Dimers' advanced college basketball model predicts Yale as the most likely winner of the Columbia vs. Yale game.

This article offers a closer look at Monday's matchup, including an expanded look at the predicted score, best bets and picks.

Columbia vs. Yale prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using trusted machine learning and data analysis, we have simulated the outcome of Monday's NCAA basketball game between Columbia and Yale 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our famous predictive model gives Yale an 80% chance of defeating Columbia. Our predicted final score has Yale winning 81-72.

According to our model, the bookmakers have got it right, and Columbia and Yale each have a 50% chance of covering the spread, while the 150.5-point over/under has a 52% chance of going over.

Columbia vs. Yale odds

We have researched the best men's college basketball odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

All odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

Columbia vs. Yale picks and best bet

After matching our predictions against the best current odds, we can reveal our picks for each of the major markets. Plus, find our best bet for the game below: