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The Lions covered all seven of their lined November games in 2025-26 and won eight straight around the turn of the month. From December on they covered 7 of 19.

November, then the Ivy

November was 7-1 straight up and 7-0 against the spread, with 2.16 units on the moneyline. The eight-game winning run that began on 13 November ran into December. After that the numbers came back to earth: December 4-2 with one cover in five, January 3-4, February 2-4, and the March game lost.

The Lions 2025-26 regular season, game by game2025-11-07 at New Haven Chargers 71-532025-11-10 at UConn Huskies 62-892025-11-13 v UMass Lowell River Hawks 86-722025-11-18 v Boston University Terriers 54-492025-11-21 at Lehigh Mountain Hawks 82-672025-11-23 v Longwood Lancers 95-702025-11-26 at Fairfield Stags 106-772025-11-29 v Sarah Lawrence Gryphons 92-442025-12-03 v Hofstra Pride 72-702025-12-06 v UAlbany Great Danes 93-652025-12-09 at Stony Brook Seawolves 73-772025-12-21 at California Golden Bears 56-742025-12-28 at North Florida Ospreys 90-822025-12-31 v Penn State Abington Nittany Lions 106-512026-01-05 at Cornell Big Red 104-992026-01-10 v Harvard Crimson 54-792026-01-17 at Brown Bears 80-862026-01-19 at Yale Bulldogs 74-912026-01-24 at Dartmouth Big Green 79-692026-01-30 v Pennsylvania Quakers 72-672026-01-31 v Princeton Tigers 68-802026-02-07 v Cornell Big Red 67-882026-02-13 at Pennsylvania Quakers 67-762026-02-14 at Princeton Tigers 75-652026-02-21 v Dartmouth Big Green 63-642026-02-27 v Brown Bears 80-622026-02-28 v Yale Bulldogs 54-602026-03-06 at Harvard Crimson 71-81Wins above the line, losses below; bar length is the margincovered the spreaddid not cover0
16-12 in 28 games. Source: ESPN results and pre-game lines.

Short prices, home defeats

Columbia was favored 18 times and won 13, covering 11; the 17 priced favorite moneylines made 0.56 units. The defeats that hurt came at home and late: 79-54 to Harvard at -270 on 10 January, 80-68 to Princeton at -245 on 31 January and 64-63 to Dartmouth at -305 on 21 February.

The Lions at home, away, as favorite and as underdogHome (14)won 9 (64.3%)covered 7 of 12 (58.3%)Away (14)won 7 (50.0%)covered 7 of 14 (50.0%)Favorite (18)won 13 (72.2%)covered 11 of 18 (61.1%)Underdog (8)won 1 (12.5%)covered 3 of 8 (37.5%)50%
2025-26 regular season. Neutral-site games are in neither home nor away. Source: ESPN results and pre-game lines.

As underdogs the Lions won one game in eight and covered three; the seven priced underdog moneylines lost 4.46 units. The one underdog win was a 104-99 result at Cornell at +154 on 5 January.

Season totals

Sixteen wins, 12 defeats; 14 covers in 26 lined games; 3.9 units lost on 24 priced moneylines. Home and road covered at similar rates, 7 of 12 and 7 of 14.

One unit on the Lions to win, every game0-2+2-3.90 unitsfirst gamelast game
Running total over 24 priced 2025-26 regular-season games, at the pre-game moneyline. Source: ESPN results and pre-game lines.

Ivy opponents

Harvard won both meetings and covered both. Yale also won both, though Columbia covered one. Every other Ivy side split its pair with the Lions.

The Lions against the teams they played mostBrown Bears1-1, covered 1Cornell Big Red1-1, covered 1Dartmouth Big Green1-1, covered 1Harvard Crimson0-2, covered 0Pennsylvania Quakers1-1, covered 1Princeton Tigers1-1, covered 1Yale Bulldogs0-2, covered 1
2025-26 regular season; dark is wins, light the games played. Source: ESPN results and pre-game lines.

Over or under

Fourteen overs and 12 unders. No lean.

Questions and answers

Did Columbia cover early in 2025-26?

All seven lined November games, while going 7-1 straight up.

How did Columbia do against Harvard?

Two defeats, two Harvard covers, the first 79-54 at home at -270.

Were the Lions worth backing as underdogs?

No: one win in eight, and 4.46 units lost on the seven priced moneylines.

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