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Nine wins for the Tigers in 2025-26, yet 16 covers: as underdogs they lost 18 of 21 and still beat the number 12 times. Away from home they won once in 13.

Losing, and covering

Princeton finished 9-20. Against the spread they went 16-12, 57.1%; only 75 teams covered more often, and one matched. As underdogs they won 3 of 21 and covered 12.

From late November to 6 December the Tigers lost five straight as underdogs and covered all five: 75-79 to Temple getting 8.5, 74-79 to Vermont getting 5.5, 58-60 to Saint Joseph’s getting 5.5, 58-63 at Monmouth getting 5.5 and 68-73 at Loyola Chicago getting 6.5. Temple beat them again on 22 December, 65-61, and Princeton covered again. December went 1-4 straight up and 4-1 against the number.

The Tigers 2025-26 regular season, game by game2025-11-08 at Akron Zips 69-1042025-11-11 v Bucknell Bison 73-632025-11-13 v John Jay Bloodhounds 100-592025-11-15 at Kansas Jayhawks 57-762025-11-18 at Iona Gaels 69-892025-11-20 v Northeastern Huskies 70-572025-11-24 v Bradley Braves 64-882025-11-25 v Temple Owls 75-792025-11-26 v Vermont Catamounts 74-792025-11-30 v Saint Joseph's Hawks 58-602025-12-03 at Monmouth Hawks 58-632025-12-06 at Loyola Chicago Ramblers 68-732025-12-10 v Merrimack Warriors 56-592025-12-22 at Temple Owls 61-652025-12-30 v Vermont Catamounts 75-692026-01-05 v Pennsylvania Quakers 78-762026-01-10 v Yale Bulldogs 76-602026-01-17 at Harvard Crimson 80-872026-01-19 at Dartmouth Big Green 69-712026-01-24 v Brown Bears 63-532026-01-30 at Cornell Big Red 64-872026-01-31 at Columbia Lions 80-682026-02-07 at Pennsylvania Quakers 60-612026-02-13 v Cornell Big Red 65-892026-02-14 v Columbia Lions 65-752026-02-20 at Brown Bears 71-802026-02-27 v Harvard Crimson 56-582026-02-28 v Dartmouth Big Green 82-612026-03-07 at Yale Bulldogs 53-78Wins above the line, losses below; bar length is the margincovered the spreaddid not cover0
9-20 in 29 games. Source: ESPN results and pre-game lines.

The road

Away from home Princeton went 1-12. Backing them straight up in 13 priced road games cost 10.0 units; only 18 Division I teams lost more on the road. The single road win paid: 80-68 at Columbia at +200 on 31 January.

Their best run was three straight wins from 30 December to 10 January, all at home. At home the same bet made 3.17 units over 11, with wins over Yale 76-60 at +275 and Vermont 75-69 at +140. Home covers: 7 of 11.

The Tigers at home, away, as favorite and as underdogHome (12)won 8 (66.7%)covered 7 of 11 (63.6%)Away (13)won 1 (7.7%)covered 6 of 13 (46.2%)Favorite (7)won 5 (71.4%)covered 4 of 7 (57.1%)Underdog (21)won 3 (14.3%)covered 12 of 21 (57.1%)50%
2025-26 regular season. Neutral-site games are in neither home nor away. Source: ESPN results and pre-game lines.

Across all 28 priced games the moneyline lost 10.83, and only 37 teams did worse.

One unit on the Tigers to win, every game0-10-8-6-4-2-10.83 unitsfirst gamelast game
Running total over 28 priced 2025-26 regular-season games, at the pre-game moneyline. Source: ESPN results and pre-game lines.

Ivy League opponents

Cornell won both meetings by 23 and 24. Harvard won both too, the second 58-56 with Princeton covering at +3.5. Yale, Columbia, Brown, Dartmouth and Pennsylvania each split with the Tigers. Pennsylvania’s win was 61-60, with Princeton covering at +3.5, and Columbia took the return meeting at Princeton 75-65.

The total

Fifteen unders, 13 overs: no lean. Princeton scored 68.59 a game and allowed 71.97; 36 teams scored fewer.

Questions and answers

How did Princeton cover the spread so often in a 9-20 season?

As underdogs: 12 covers in 21 games while winning three, five of them in a row of losses up to 6 December.

Did Princeton win anywhere but at home in 2025-26?

Once in 13 road games, 80-68 at Columbia at +200; the road moneyline lost 10.0 units.

What were Princeton’s best moneyline wins of 2025-26?

Yale at +275 and Columbia at +200, both in January.

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