Yale vs. Columbia Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Jan. 19

The Yale Bulldogs (13-3, 2-1 Ivy League) host the Columbia Lions (12-5, 1-2 Ivy League) at John J. Lee Amphitheater, starting at 2 p.m. ET on Monday, January 19, 2026. The Lions are 8.5-point underdogs in the game. The matchup has a point total of 154.5.

In its last outing on Saturday, Yale claimed a 102-68 win against Cornell. Riley Fox's team-high 21 points paced Yale in the victory. Columbia's most recent game on Saturday ended in an 86-80 loss to Brown in overtime. Kenny Noland scored a team-leading 18 points for Columbia in the loss.

Yale vs. Columbia Odds and Game Time

• When: Monday, January 19, 2026 at 2 p.m. ET
• Where: John J. Lee Amphitheater in New Haven, Connecticut
• Spread favorite: Yale -8.5
• Moneyline favorite: Yale -407
• Moneyline underdog: Columbia +317
• Over/Under: 154.5 points

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• TV Channel: NESN
• Live Stream: Fubo
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Betting the Over/Under: Yale vs. Columbia

• Yale and its opponents have combined to outscore Monday's over/under (154.5 points) eight times this season.
• This season, seven games Columbia has played finished with a combined score over 154.5 points.
• The point total for the game of 154.5 is 11.2 points fewer than the combined points per game averages for the Bulldogs (84.8 points per game) and the Lions (80.9 points per game).
• The 142.8 points per game these two teams allow their opponents to score on average this season are 11.7 fewer than the 154.5 total in this contest.
• Yale has seen a 156.8 average over/under in its games this season, 2.3 points more than the over/under in this contest.
• The over/under for this matchup is 2.7 points more than the average over/under in Columbia's games this season (151.8 points).

Betting the Spread: Yale vs. Columbia

• Against the spread, Yale is 7-7-0 this season.
• The Bulldogs have been favored by 8.5 points or more seven times this season and are 3-4 ATS in those matchups.
• Columbia has 10 wins against the spread in 15 games this year.
• The Lions have been underdogs by 8.5 points or more two times this season and covered the spread once.
• Yale has covered the spread twice at home, and is 3-1 overall there, this year.
• At home, Yale has two wins ATS (2-2) as a 8.5-point favorite or greater.
• This year in away games, Columbia is 5-4 against the spread and 5-4 overall.
• Columbia is winless ATS (0-1) as 8.5-point underdogs or more away from home.

Betting the Moneyline: Yale vs. Columbia

• Yale has won 10, or 83.3%, of the 12 games it has played as the moneyline favorite this season.
• The Bulldogs have entered seven games this season favored by -407 or more and are 6-1 in those contests.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 80.3% chance of a victory for Yale.
• Columbia has split the two contests it has played as moneyline underdogs this season.
• The Lions have played as an underdog of +317 or more just one time this year and came away with a loss in that game.
• Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that Columbia has a 24% chance of pulling out a win.