Yale vs. Columbia Prediction: Yale Predicted to Win College Basketball Matchup [1/18/2025]

Columbia and Yale will lock horns in college basketball action at Francis S. Levien Gymnasium on Saturday, starting at 2:00PM ET.

Based on updated simulation results, Dimers' proven college basketball model (see Dimers Pro for full access) predicts Yale as the most likely winner of today's game.

"Our team has used the latest data to run 10,000 simulations of Saturday's Yale-Columbia game," said Dimers' Chief Content Officer, Nick Slade.

"By incorporating recent updates and various other inputs, we estimate that Yale is more likely to win, while Columbia has a lower chance of victory."

For expanded analysis of Saturday's matchup, including the predicted score, best bets and an expanded look at the predicted final score, visit our interactive Yale vs. Columbia predictions page.

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Yale vs. Columbia Game-Day Updates and Essential Details

Saturday's college basketball matchup between Columbia and Yale at Francis S. Levien Gymnasium is scheduled to begin at 2:00PM ET.

• Who: Yale vs. Columbia
• Date: Saturday, January 18, 2025
• Time: 2:00PM ET/11:00AM PT
• Venue: Francis S. Levien Gymnasium
• Tickets: Get tickets for the game on Ticketmaster

Dimers.com's comprehensive preview of Saturday's Yale vs. Columbia matchup includes our prediction, picks and the latest betting odds.

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Yale vs. Columbia Prediction: Who Will Win, Cover the Spread?

Using powerful machine learning and data, we have simulated the result of Saturday's NCAA basketball matchup between Yale and Columbia 10,000 times as part of our college basketball predictions coverage.

Our independent predictive model gives Yale a 75% chance of defeating Columbia. Our predicted final score has Yale winning 80-73.

According to our model, Columbia (+7.5) has a 51% chance of covering the spread, while the 152.5-point over/under has a 51% chance of staying under.

Yale vs. Columbia Odds

We have researched the best betting odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

Bet Type	Yale	Columbia
Spread	-7.5 (-112)	+7.5 (-105)
Moneyline	-350	+300
Total	o152.5 (-105)	u152.5 (-105)

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

Yale vs. Columbia Picks

Our model's strongest edge in today's Yale vs. Columbia matchup is on the moneyline.

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Conclusion

We predict Yale, with a 75% win probability, will likely beat Columbia on Saturday.

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