Merrimack vs. YaleFinal score and model picks, graded

FinalYale Bowl

Merrimack2–3

24–41Final

Yale1–1

Score by period
Team	1	2	3	4	T
MERR	14	7	3	0	24
YALE	7	10	7	17	41

Top model pick, graded

Won

Yale Bulldogs spread −14 49¢

Why House Rules likes it: Yale -14 pushes on an exact 14-point Yale win; Yale -14.5 loses that same result.

House RulesDown 3% this season · 1401 picks

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How the picks did

Models went 3-2 on this game · +9% return

Merrimack Warriors +10.5
−100%Lost
Taken at 46¢ on Polymarket US
CFB HeaterUp 16% last 7 days
Yale Bulldogs spread −14
+104%Won
Taken at 49¢ on ProphetX
House RulesDown 7% last 7 days
Why it likes it
- Yale -14 pushes on an exact 14-point Yale win; Yale -14.5 loses that same result.
- 2014-25 CFB: an exact 14-point final margin occurred in 434 of 10,371 games, or 4.185%.
- The 4.185% figure is all-CFB historical margin mass, not matchup-specific; this desk supplies no projection.
Yale Bulldogs to winFavorite
+19%Won
Taken at 84¢ on ProphetX
House RulesDown 7% last 7 days
Why it likes it
- The paired spread loses on a one-point Yale win; CFB history shows 335 one-point margins in 10,371 games, 3.230%.
- The 3.230% one-point figure is unconditional CFB history, not a matchup-specific forecast.
Game total over 51.5
+122%Won
Taken at 45¢ on ProphetX
Long Way HomeDown 5% last 7 days
Why it likes it
- This is a venue-ladder pricing error, not a payout-size argument; the exact 51.5 contract was re-read at 8:41:44 AM PDT.
- The sharp reference leans under: Pinnacle shows 51.5 over +106 / under -141.
Merrimack Warriors spread +10.5
−100%Lost
Taken at 49¢ on ProphetX
Long Way HomeDown 5% last 7 days
Why it likes it
- PROJECTION edge: my read makes Yale roughly a 7, 9 point favorite, leaving cushion against the main 10.5.
- Merrimack's defense posted -0.015 EPA allowed this season versus Yale's +0.207 in its Cornell loss.
- Merrimack produced 318 rushing yards last week; Yale's only 2026 game ended in a 25, 38 loss.
- Merrimack has already lost by 25 and 35 points this season, so a Yale blowout remains plausible.

Questions

Who won Merrimack vs. Yale?

The Yale won 41–24 on Saturday, Oct 3, 2026.