Howard Bison vs Yale Bulldogs Preview & Odds — November 2, 2026
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Full 2025-26 regular season (last season), captured before kickoff. League rank in small type (366 teams); the gold side ranks higher. Bars show rank, longest = 1st. Source: Gridiron & Wine public Analytics tables.
Matchup preview
Howard visits Yale on Monday, November 2 at 7:00 PM ET.
Last season (2025-26), Howard scored 75.5 points per game (155th of 366) and allowed 69.3 (51st). Yale scored 80.1 points per game (64th of 366) and allowed 71.8 (102nd).
Offensive rating, the points scored per 100 possessions: Howard 106.4 (222nd), Yale 118.8 (33rd). Defensive rating, the points allowed per 100 possessions: Howard 105.5 (104th), Yale 108.0 (167th). Net rating, the offensive minus defensive rating: Howard +0.9 (163rd), Yale +10.8 (58th). These are last season's full-season numbers because the new season's sample is still small; rosters change over the offseason.
Yale is a 6.5-point favorite at home against Howard. The spread opened at Yale -5. The total is 152.5, up from 152 at the open. After removing the vig, the moneyline (Howard +220, Yale -275) prices Howard at 30% and Yale at 70%.
Built from public team and player data; ranks are league-wide and update daily until kickoff.
Market
Odds and line movement
Howard +5 (-110)
Howard +6.5 (-115)
Yale -249 68%
Yale -275 70%
Consensus of US sportsbooks. The Now column updates from our odds board. Percentages are the moneyline's no-vig market-implied chances.
Best available prices on Nov 2
- Howard +6.5-110FanDuel
- Yale -6.5-102ProphetX
- Over 152.5-108Novig
- Under 152.5-102Novig
- Howard+225BetRivers
- Yale-245Novig
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Matchup
Head-to-head
The teams have met 5 times since 2019: Howard won 0 and Yale 5.
| Date | Score | Line | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 9, 2026 | Yale 87, Howard 81 Yale won | ||
| Jan 1, 2025 | Howard 65, Yale 93 Yale won | ||
| Jan 3, 2024 | Yale 86, Howard 78 Yale won | ||
| Nov 30, 2022 | Howard 40, Yale 86 Yale won | ||
| Jan 20, 2020 | Yale 89, Howard 75 Yale won |
Meetings since 2019, most recent first. Line and total are the consensus closing numbers where line history is available.
Result
After the final: score vs the closing line, the box score vs the close and the graded official play, if there was one, appear here on this same page.
Teams
Howard Bison
Yale Bulldogs
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