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Yale

· power +4.7 · #126
Our numberYALE -17.9 no book has priced this game

Columbia

· power -15.4 · #349
Our side
MoneylineYALE to win ours 13%
Projected score 34–16 YALE – COLU
2026-10-31 · 12:00 PM Lawrence A. Wien Stadium · New York, NY Conference game Preseason estimate

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Series Yale lead 62–17–2 · 81 meetings since 1872
2025 unit ranks — last completed season, from games actually played
Run game edge Yale Bulldogs 47 ranks
Yale Bulldogs #134 rush offense Columbia Lions #181 run defense
Pass game edge Yale Bulldogs 159 ranks
Yale Bulldogs #64 pass offense Columbia Lions #223 pass defense
Run game edge Yale Bulldogs 149 ranks
Columbia Lions #193 rush offense Yale Bulldogs #44 run defense
Pass game edge Yale Bulldogs 112 ranks
Columbia Lions #216 pass offense Yale Bulldogs #104 pass defense
Yale Bulldogs Run-heavy · 63% run Avg pace Columbia Lions Balanced · 54% run Ball-control

Ranked by team-unit strength (rush & pass offense vs. run & pass defense) across all 265 D1 teams, not by individual players. Identity, tempo and unit strength are measured from the 2025 season.

The evidence 2025 production and power ratings · supporting the number above

Power breakdown
TeamPowerOffDefRank
Yale Bulldogs +4.7 +1.8 +2.9 #126
Columbia Lions -15.4 -13.8 -1.6 #349

Def is higher = better. The projection assumes a 2.4-pt home edge (0 at neutral sites).

Where the number comes from
Yale offense vs Columbia defense+3.4 pts
Columbia offense vs Yale defense-16.7 pts

An efficiency adjustment from season-to-date EPA and success rate applies once teams have played enough games; before then it is 0 and the number is the power rating alone.