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Official final — October 9

Columbia Lions 41, Marist Red Foxes 28 · NO GRADE. Original pregame selection and quoted line are preserved. No stake or cash profit was assigned. Official result.

NCAA-FB · Friday, October 9, 2026 · Oct 9, 7:00 PM ET

Columbia Lions at Marist Red Foxes: Tighten Up OFF forecast

Editorial illustration of Columbia Lions at Marist Red Foxes team equipment
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Tighten Up Conservative OFF · October 9, 2026

This edition uses the registered Tighten Up score engine and normal OFF selection rules. High-risk exclusions, replacement reviews and tracking-only restrictions still apply. Basketball and hockey remain PASS / NOT LIVE. Scores are projected means; no calibrated wagering-confidence percentage or stake is assigned.

Model and selection rules · Forecast and decision ledger

Final Call

Stay Away · PASS / Stay Away

Columbia’s three-game current sample conflicts with the fixed 50 percent registered weight; both configurations remain ineligible.

No wager is selected. A numerical lean does not override a failed risk, sample or buffer gate.

Matchup at a Glance

Columbia Lions at Marist Red Foxes · Oct 9, 7:00 PM ET · Tenney Stadium at Leonidoff Field

Production sensitivity: Columbia Lions 16.0 — Marist Red Foxes 30.5

Base forecast: Columbia Lions 16.0 — Marist Red Foxes 30.5. Descriptive team ranges: 0.0–36.0 away; 10.5–50.5 home. These ranges are not calibrated prediction intervals.

Current Matchup Snapshot

MarketAwayHome
Moneyline-130+104
Spread / puck line-1.5 (-111)+1.5 (-112)
Total 43.5Over (-111)Under (-111)

DraftKings via ESPN · Oct 9, 8:39 AM ET (2026-10-09T12:39:16.971Z). Source snapshot. Single-provider quote, not a multi-book consensus; prices may change.

Evidence-Based Analysis

PASS: both markets; noncompliant research forecast. Tighten Up Conservative OFF displays Columbia Lions 16.0, Marist Red Foxes 30.5 as projected means. The unrounded baseline is 16.2183–30.4983; the retained production scenario is 16.2183–30.4983. The adjusted combined mean is 46.72, with a signed home margin of +14.28. These are scoring expectations rather than a promised final result, and the market assessment belongs to the timestamped reviewed quote.

The registered engine blends prior and current regular-season matchup rates equally, adds its bounded team-strength correction and the documented home term, and keeps each team score separate. Columbia Lions has 3 current games, scoring 22.33 and allowing 28.67 per game; Marist Red Foxes has 5, scoring 25.40 and allowing 14.80. Recorded drive evidence is preserved separately and does not add an extra scoring coefficient.

Current official role reviews identify Columbia's Goodwin, Johnson, Coleman and Dougherty group and Marist's Mannino, Simmons and Cardillo group, with no newly established covered-role absence. There is therefore no automatic football replacement deduction. The crucial issue is the sample definition: Columbia has only three completed current-season games, whereas Marist has five. The inherited Tighten Up formula gives current scoring and team margin a fixed 50 percent share. The canonical policy allows a maximum 25 percent share at Columbia's sample size, so the unchanged arithmetic cannot qualify for production.

The calculation is still retained for transparent comparison. Its FCS implementation is documented, uses no same-division class adjustment and carries a wider descriptive team allowance than the FBS games. Columbia's offensive drive proxy is about 2.28 points per recorded possession, compared with Marist's 2.12. These small current samples are context rather than a reason to bypass the cap. Columbia hosted Princeton on October 3 and now makes the regional trip to Poughkeepsie. The forecast is cool and calm; that removes an obvious weather complication but does nothing to repair the weighting conflict.

The reviewed Marist +1.5 produces a large apparent discrepancy against the scoring mean. It is nevertheless a PASS because a price cannot cure an invalid input-weight combination. The combined mean also falls short of the OFF total-buffer requirement against 43.5. No ad hoc reweighting is made to manufacture an eligible forecast after prices become visible. A future policy-compliant version would need explicit documentation and a separately preserved run. This game's eventual outcome will still be useful for checking the recorded research score, but PASS is not graded as a wager.

The inherited descriptive allowance is ±20 points per team; it is not a calibrated probability interval. No selected-market win percentage or exact-score probability is available from these means. Final results will be compared with the original baseline and any labeled adjustment, with PASS games graded as forecasts rather than wagers.

Base Forecast and Replacement Scenarios

Registered engine: tighten-up-ncaaf-mismatch-v1. Unrounded base 16.218333333333334 / 30.49833333333333; production sensitivity 16.218333333333334 / 30.49833333333333. Scores are displayed to the nearest half point.

Registered score retained; no numerical overlay applied; does not assert zero true effect. The user-authorized football −3 is a separately labeled human assumption. It is not a validated replacement coefficient. No automatic opponent boost, fixed trade deduction or blind addition of overlapping losses is used.

No football deduction applies. Supported lineup adjustments remain unestimated where workload or a validated scoring conversion is unavailable.

Personnel, workload and in-season trade review
reviewer
Independent personnel/gate agent; prior official role review retained
personnel
  • team
    Marist Red Foxes
    roles
    QB
    • Sonny Mannino
    RB
    • Isaiah Simmons
    • Lincoln Cardillo
    WR
    • Reed Shumpert:11/187
    • Jayden Taylor:13/181
    • Zach Garmont:13/154/1TD
    TE
    • Joey Bemis 0rec/0yd in5GP
    • Richie Lang 0rec/0yd in5GP; no material receiving TE in complete table
    review
    Official previews establish Mannino and rushing role; Cardillo is a captain, not proof of lead workload. No verified covered-role absence. Complete receiving table cross-checked against official roster; no material receiving TE. Mannino84/137,972yd,6TD/2INT; Simmons50/203,Cardillo33/125.
    sources
    • marist_preview
    • columbia_preview
    • football-role-supplement-ivy.json
  • team
    Columbia Lions
    roles
    QB
    • Chase Goodwin
    RB
    • Griffin Johnson:64/308/1TD in3GP
    • Michael Walters:17/73 in2GP
    • Jahmir Pitcher:7/44 in3GP
    WR
    • Bryce Coleman:20/270/4TD
    • Hutch Crow:16/178
    • Beckett Robinson:6/127
    • Gavin Barth:8/86
    TE
    • Braden Dougherty:10/117/1TD in3GP, material receiving role
    review
    Official preview confirms Goodwin and Coleman. Explicit identity safeguard: Kai Honda 219-yard paragraph describes Princeton production, not Columbia backfield. No verified covered-role absence. Full current cumulative resolves RB, WR and TE hierarchy; no qualifying new absence verified.
    sources
    • columbia_preview
    • football-role-supplement-ivy.json
availability
confidence
Moderate-high for official current role hierarchy; no known new covered-role absence
productionDelta
  • 0
  • 0
availabilityBranches
  • name
    Goodwin/Johnson/Coleman/Dougherty versus Mannino/Simmons/Cardillo
    delta
    • 0
    • 0
side
Columbia has only three current games; opponent-strength and FCS scoring allocation must be shrunk to stable baseline. Marist offensive improvement must appear in conservative opponent-offense case.
total
Small current sample and red-zone/turnover variance require independent three-point total stress. Calm forecast supplies no numerical bonus.
risks
  • risk
    Three-game Columbia sample violates documented fixed 50 percent TU current influence versus 25 percent cap
    severity
    HIGH
    hard gate
    true
    resolution
    Retain original engine arithmetic as research-only; both TU configurations PASS. No unrequested weight edit.
tracking
Unavailable

    Complete official personnel and both-team trade evidence · Offensive tracking source audit and limitations. Prior and current team-split histories remain separate; unestimated effects are not zero effects.

    Separate Side and Total Decisions

    MarketStateSelection / leanBase cushionStressed cushionDecision
    spreadLEANMarist Red Foxes +1.515.78012.780PASS
    Hard sample-cap failure: Columbia 3 current games, fixed50% exceeds25%; no live tier in either configuration.
    totalLEANOver 43.53.2170.217PASS
    Hard sample-cap failure: Columbia 3 current games, fixed50% exceeds25%; no live tier in either configuration. Base cushion 3.216667 below 4-point OFF floor. An applicable availability-plus-adverse case fails the one-point stressed total remainder.
    Availability branches, adverse-case scores and risk decisions
    • event id
      401868265
      configuration
      OFF
      market
      spread
      selection
      Marist Red Foxes +1.5
      direction
      home
      line
      1.5
      odds
      -112
      state
      LEAN
      tier
      Unavailable
      eligible
      false
      selected
      false
      reasons
      • Hard sample-cap failure: Columbia 3 current games, fixed50% exceeds25%; no live tier in either configuration.
      unresolved high
      1
      unresolved medium
      0
      base buffer
      15.779999999999998
      required buffer
      3
      stressed buffer
      12.779999999999998
      stress
      availability pairs
      • name
        Production adjusted forecast
        pair
        • 16.218333333333334
        • 30.49833333333333
      adverse cases
      • name
        Production adjusted forecast plus independent three-point adverse spread
        pair
        • 19.218333333333334
        • 30.49833333333333
        remaining buffer
        12.779999999999998
        unstressed buffer
        15.779999999999998
      opponent offense
      name
      Conservative offense of actual selected side opponent
      pair
      • 16.71
      • 30.49833333333333
      remaining buffer
      15.28833333333333
      method
      Same frozen max(prior/current/mean) procedure and inherited corrections; target actual selected side opponent. Separate from generic swing.
      selected side is projected favorite
      true
      favorite survives
      true
      minimum stressed buffer
      0
      opponent and generic cases
      Separate; no unregistered compulsory stack of offensive regime plus generic swing.
      sources
      provider
      DraftKings
      quote retrieved utc
      2026-10-09T12:39:16.971Z
      final check time
      2026-10-09T12:43:50.912Z
      availability check
      Publication refresh evidence in publication-recheck/OFFICIAL-AVAILABILITY-RECHECK.json; no material change found for promoted candidates. Current sources are not claimed to be final inactives.
      risk notes
      • severity
        HIGH
        risk
        Registered fixed 50% current scoring/margin influence exceeds 25% policy cap for Columbia three-game sample. Arithmetic retained as noncompliant research score; no weight change authorized.
        resolved
        false
        hard gate
        true
      • severity
        LOW
        risk
        Final-score model does not control opponent strength beyond inherited bounded team-margin correction; actual drive evidence retained separately. Normal turnover/finishing variability inside descriptive range.
        resolved
        false
        hard gate
        false
      probability
      Unavailable
      scope
      USER-AUTHORIZED STANDALONE OFF EDITION; global default remains ON
      numerical gate pass
      true
      publication deadline utc
      2026-10-09T23:00Z
      pregame at review
      true
      prior review utc
      2026-10-09T12:26:19.981Z
    • event id
      401868265
      configuration
      OFF
      market
      total
      selection
      Over 43.5
      direction
      over
      line
      43.5
      odds
      -111
      state
      LEAN
      tier
      Unavailable
      eligible
      false
      selected
      false
      reasons
      • Hard sample-cap failure: Columbia 3 current games, fixed50% exceeds25%; no live tier in either configuration.
      • Base cushion 3.216667 below 4-point OFF floor.
      • An applicable availability-plus-adverse case fails the one-point stressed total remainder.
      unresolved high
      1
      unresolved medium
      0
      base buffer
      3.2166666666666686
      required buffer
      4
      stressed buffer
      0.21666666666666856
      stress
      availability pairs
      • name
        Production adjusted forecast
        pair
        • 16.218333333333334
        • 30.49833333333333
      adverse cases
      • name
        Production adjusted forecast plus independent three-point adverse total
        pair
        • 14.718333333333334
        • 28.99833333333333
        remaining buffer
        0.21666666666666856
        unstressed buffer
        3.2166666666666686
      opponent offense
      Unavailable
      minimum stressed buffer
      1
      opponent and generic cases
      Separate; no unregistered compulsory stack of offensive regime plus generic swing.
      sources
      provider
      DraftKings
      quote retrieved utc
      2026-10-09T12:39:16.971Z
      final check time
      2026-10-09T12:43:50.912Z
      availability check
      Publication refresh evidence in publication-recheck/OFFICIAL-AVAILABILITY-RECHECK.json; no material change found for promoted candidates. Current sources are not claimed to be final inactives.
      risk notes
      • severity
        HIGH
        risk
        Registered fixed 50% current scoring/margin influence exceeds 25% policy cap for Columbia three-game sample. Arithmetic retained as noncompliant research score; no weight change authorized.
        resolved
        false
        hard gate
        true
      • severity
        LOW
        risk
        Final-score model does not control opponent strength beyond inherited bounded team-margin correction; actual drive evidence retained separately. Normal turnover/finishing variability inside descriptive range.
        resolved
        false
        hard gate
        false
      probability
      Unavailable
      scope
      USER-AUTHORIZED STANDALONE OFF EDITION; global default remains ON
      numerical gate pass
      false
      publication deadline utc
      2026-10-09T23:00Z
      pregame at review
      true
      prior review utc
      2026-10-09T12:26:19.981Z

    Seven-Desk Analysis

    Parker Fields

    Current official role reviews identify Columbia's Goodwin, Johnson, Coleman and Dougherty group and Marist's Mannino, Simmons and Cardillo group, with no newly established covered-role absence. There is therefore no automatic football replacement deduction. The crucial issue is the sample definition: Columbia has only three completed current-season games, whereas Marist has five.

    Uncle Sibursam

    The registered engine blends prior and current regular-season matchup rates equally, adds its bounded team-strength correction and the documented home term, and keeps each team score separate. Columbia Lions has 3 current games, scoring 22.33 and allowing 28.67 per game; Marist Red Foxes has 5, scoring 25.40 and allowing 14.80. Recorded drive evidence is preserved separately and does not add an extra scoring coefficient.

    Gideon Marsh

    Arithmetic retains the 16.2183–30.4983 adjusted pair, total 46.7167 and home margin +14.2800. Side and total were assessed independently, including applicable replacement scenarios before the ordinary adverse test. Columbia’s three-game current sample conflicts with the fixed 50 percent registered weight; both configurations remain ineligible.

    ConstitutionOwl

    Regular season at Tenney Stadium at Leonidoff Field. Columbia hosted Princeton Oct 3; five intervening off days. Regional road trip to Poughkeepsie. Source schedule and competition stage are retained with the event record.

    Polly Ticks

    The verified game-window forecast begins at 59°F with 3 mph wind and 0 percent precipitation chance. Conditions inform the stated uncertainty; no unsupported scoring adjustment is added.

    Liberty Belle

    Scores and sporting evidence were frozen before the comparison prices were requested. The edition is not described as a fully blind trial because earlier exposure is disclosed. Refreshed source/provider and retrieval time belong in the current market panel; a single provider is not a multi-book average. Prices test the unchanged forecast and never generate its scoring mean.

    Warren Bullion

    PASS: both markets; noncompliant research forecast. Columbia’s three-game current sample conflicts with the fixed 50 percent registered weight; both configurations remain ineligible. This edition applies OFF rules while preserving every sport activation restriction; unsupported moneyline probabilities remain unavailable.

    Availability, Schedule and Conditions

    stage
    Regular season
    venue
    Tenney Stadium at Leonidoff Field
    startUtc
    2026-10-09T23:00Z
    scheduleSource
    file
    columbia_preview.json
    url
    gocolumbialions.com
    retrieved
    2026-10-09T05:34:25.93Z
    scheduleCorrections
    Unavailable
    restTravel
    verified
    Columbia hosted Princeton Oct 3; five intervening off days. Regional road trip to Poughkeepsie.
    unresolved
    Marist prior date and actual itinerary not independently established.
    source
    file
    columbia_preview.json
    url
    gocolumbialions.com
    retrieved
    2026-10-09T05:34:25.93Z
    sourceGates
      source
      api.weather.gov
      retrieved
      2026-10-09T11:33:37.538Z
      status
      VERIFIED_NWS_GAME_WINDOW
      periods
      • start
        2026-10-09T19:00:00-04:00
        temperature
        59
        wind
        3 mph
        precip
        0
        forecast
        Clear
      • start
        2026-10-09T20:00:00-04:00
        temperature
        55
        wind
        2 mph
        precip
        0
        forecast
        Mostly Clear
      • start
        2026-10-09T21:00:00-04:00
        temperature
        52
        wind
        1 mph
        precip
        0
        forecast
        Mostly Clear
      • start
        2026-10-09T22:00:00-04:00
        temperature
        51
        wind
        1 mph
        precip
        0
        forecast
        Mostly Clear
      numericAdjustment
      None; official observations inform uncertainty only

      Official reports and current previews establish reported status; final active lists and lineups are not claimed when unavailable. A material late change requires a new assessment.

      Confidence and Accountability

      Selected-market win probability: Unavailable / Not calibrated. Exact-score probability: Unavailable / Not calibrated.

      Historical winner accuracy: 2/4 (50.0%) base-score winners on October 8, matching sport/stage; Wilson 95% 15.0–85.0%; 0 skips. Tiny descriptive sample, not today's confidence.

      The inherited Sports tracker record belongs to its original published selections, not to this OFF model. Today's base and adjusted forecasts have their own pending grade ledger.

      Risks and Uncertainty

      Columbia’s three-game current sample conflicts with the fixed 50 percent registered weight; both configurations remain ineligible.

      Forecasts are informational, not guarantees or wagering advice. Use licensed operators, set limits and never chase losses. No guaranteed return or validated win probability is claimed.

      Sources and Method

      Original independent freeze Oct 9, 8:20 AM ET. Earlier price exposure is disclosed; no claim of a blind trial. Refreshed prices were requested after this unchanged freeze. SHA256 dfe084cf911d6a9adf92a4db843b559d8e1413dfd7ed52eecaa095380c937e20.

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