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Cornell vs Harvard Result & Analysis

Date: Sat 21 Feb 2026
Tip-off: 19:00
Final 54-73
24-25 30-48
Position#175
Record12-11
FormWLWWL
Points / game90.3
Allowed / game84.1
vs
Harvard 🏆
USA
Position#133
Record14-10
FormWWWWL
Points / game70.8
Allowed / game67.8
USANCAA
Other2025-26
Meetings · Cornell v Harvard
23 Jan 2027
CORN v HARV
upcoming
21 Feb 2026
CORN54
HARV73
01 Feb 2025
CORN75
HARV60
16 Feb 2024
CORN75
HARV62
18 Feb 2023
CORN56
HARV73
22 Jan 2022
CORN76
HARV61
29 Feb 2020
CORN58
HARV67
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Cornell winLost
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
Harvard winWon
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
No frozen forecast was made for this game before tip-off.

🏀 2. Points Analysis

CornellUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Columbia
#141
L
99-104
99
104
-5
H05/01
NCAA
Dartmouth
#272
L
91-102
91
102
-11
H10/01
NCAA
Yale
#22
L
68-102
68
102
-34
A17/01
NCAA
Brown
#319
W
89-67
89
67
+22
A19/01
NCAA
Harvard
#133
W
86-79
86
79
+7
A24/01
NCAA
Princeton
#337
W
87-64
87
64
+23
H30/01
NCAA
Penn
#115
L
81-91
81
91
-10
H31/01
NCAA
Columbia
#141
W
88-67
88
67
+21
A07/02
NCAA
Princeton
#337
W
89-65
89
65
+24
A14/02
NCAA
Penn
#115
L
76-82
76
82
-6
A14/02
NCAA
1H
2H
56-56
43-48
51-55
40-47
36-59
32-43
45-28
44-39
36-44
50-35
48-32
39-32
35-49
46-42
42-32
46-35
44-27
45-38
31-36
45-46
167.7Avg total
85.4Scored
82.3Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (23)90.384.1174.5+6.252%
Season at home (8)98.282.9181.1+15.462%
Season away (15)86.184.8170.9+1.347%
Last 10 (10)85.482.3167.7+3.150%
Last 5 (5)84.273.8158.0+10.460%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (2)82.5108.0190.5-25.50%
vs Similar ◀ (14)85.988.6174.5-2.829%
vs Weaker (13)93.473.8167.2+19.592%
This opponent (Harvard) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
HarvardUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Dartmouth
#272
L
68-76
68
76
-8
H06/01
NCAA
Columbia
#141
W
79-54
79
54
+25
A10/01
NCAA
Princeton
#337
W
87-80 OT
87
80
+7
H17/01
NCAA
Penn
#115
W
64-63
64
63
+1
H19/01
NCAA
Cornell
#175
L
79-86
79
86
-7
H24/01
NCAA
Brown
#319
W
69-59
69
59
+10
A31/01
NCAA
Yale
#22
W
67-65
67
65
+2
A01/02
NCAA
Dartmouth
#272
W
71-58
71
58
+13
A07/02
NCAA
Brown
#319
W
56-53
56
53
+3
H14/02
NCAA
Yale
#22
L
75-76 OT
75
76
-1
H14/02
NCAA
1H
2H
39-40
29-36
38-29
41-25
30-43
42-29
31-26
33-37
44-36
35-50
34-28
35-31
29-21
38-44
32-30
39-28
31-22
25-31
34-30
32-36
138.5Avg total
71.5Scored
67.0Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (24)70.867.8138.6+3.058%
Season at home (11)71.967.5139.4+4.564%
Season away (13)69.868.1137.9+1.854%
Last 10 (10)71.567.0138.5+4.570%
Last 5 (5)67.662.2129.8+5.480%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (7)66.369.7136.0-3.443%
vs Similar ◀ (11)71.167.7138.8+3.464%
vs Weaker (11)73.069.0142.0+4.064%
This opponent (Cornell) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.

📊 3. Team Totals

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⚖️ 4. Spread

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⏱️ 5. Halves

Half by half

-5-2+0+2+51st half1st half: +0.6+0.61st half: +3.7+3.72nd half2nd half: +2.5+2.52nd half: +0.2+0.2
-5-2+0+2+51st half1st half: +0.6+0.61st half: +3.7+3.72nd half2nd half: +2.5+2.52nd half: +0.2+0.2
CornellHarvard
Each team's average half over its last 10 games. Net is the half margin (above zero = the team wins that half on average: who starts fast, who closes); Pythia projection = the half means of tonight's simulation. Hover a bar for its value.
Bets by half · pick a half
CornellLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Columbia
#141
D
56-56
56
56
+0
H05/01
NCAA
Dartmouth
#272
L
51-55
51
55
-4
H10/01
NCAA
Yale
#22
L
36-59
36
59
-23
A17/01
NCAA
Brown
#319
W
45-28
45
28
+17
A19/01
NCAA
Harvard
#133
L
36-44
36
44
-8
A24/01
NCAA
Princeton
#337
W
48-32
48
32
+16
H30/01
NCAA
Penn
#115
L
35-49
35
49
-14
H31/01
NCAA
Columbia
#141
W
42-32
42
32
+10
A07/02
NCAA
Princeton
#337
W
44-27
44
27
+17
A14/02
NCAA
Penn
#115
L
31-36
31
36
-5
A14/02
NCAA
84.2Avg total
42.4Scored
41.8Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)45.039.084.0+6.057%-
Last 30 at home (12)50.938.389.2+12.667%-
Last 30 away (18)41.139.480.5+1.650%-
Last 10 (10)42.441.884.2+0.640%-
Last 5 (5)40.035.275.2+4.860%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (2)44.557.0101.5-12.50%-
vs Similar ◀ (14)40.641.481.9-0.836%-
vs Weaker (13)48.034.982.9+13.185%-
This opponent (Harvard) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
HarvardLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Dartmouth
#272
L
39-40
39
40
-1
H06/01
NCAA
Columbia
#141
W
38-29
38
29
+9
A10/01
NCAA
Princeton
#337
L
30-43
30
43
-13
H17/01
NCAA
Penn
#115
W
31-26
31
26
+5
H19/01
NCAA
Cornell
#175
W
44-36
44
36
+8
H24/01
NCAA
Brown
#319
W
34-28
34
28
+6
A31/01
NCAA
Yale
#22
W
29-21
29
21
+8
A01/02
NCAA
Dartmouth
#272
W
32-30
32
30
+2
A07/02
NCAA
Brown
#319
W
31-22
31
22
+9
H14/02
NCAA
Yale
#22
W
34-30
34
30
+4
H14/02
NCAA
64.7Avg total
34.2Scored
30.5Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)33.631.765.3+1.967%-
Last 30 at home (15)34.930.965.8+4.173%-
Last 30 away (15)32.332.664.9-0.360%-
Last 10 (10)34.230.564.7+3.780%-
Last 5 (5)32.026.258.2+5.8100%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (7)33.731.965.6+1.971%-
vs Similar ◀ (11)33.430.563.8+2.973%-
vs Weaker (11)33.734.267.9-0.555%-
This opponent (Cornell) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
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🎯 8. Shooting Profile

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💪 9. Team Strengths

Side by side

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🤝 10. Games History

Head-to-head record
5
Cornell wins
5
Harvard wins
DateGameScore
24/01/26Harvard v Cornell79-86
15/02/25Harvard v Cornell75-73
01/02/25Cornell v Harvard75-60
16/02/24Cornell v Harvard75-62
04/02/24Harvard v Cornell76-89
18/02/23Cornell v Harvard56-73
21/01/23Harvard v Cornell95-89
20/02/22Harvard v Cornell77-72 OT
22/01/22Cornell v Harvard76-61
29/02/20Cornell v Harvard58-67
Cornelllast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
14/02/26APenn76-82
14/02/26APrinceton89-65
07/02/26AColumbia88-67
31/01/26HPenn81-91
30/01/26HPrinceton87-64
24/01/26AHarvard86-79
19/01/26ABrown89-67
17/01/26AYale68-102
10/01/26HDartmouth91-102
05/01/26HColumbia99-104
Harvardlast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
14/02/26HYale75-76 OT
14/02/26HBrown56-53
07/02/26ADartmouth71-58
01/02/26AYale67-65
31/01/26ABrown69-59
24/01/26HCornell79-86
19/01/26HPenn64-63
17/01/26HPrinceton87-80 OT
10/01/26AColumbia79-54
06/01/26HDartmouth68-76

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Cornell
NCAA 2025-26
Recent: 5 Wins / 5 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWLWWL52%
HomeWLLWL62%
AwayWWWWL47%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games23815
Win %52%62%47%
Points / game90.398.286.1
Allowed / game84.182.984.8
Point differential+6.2+15.4+1.3
Avg total174.5181.1170.9
Over main line---
Win by 10+39%50%33%
Close games (≤5 pts) won33% (3)50% (2)0% (1)
Overtime %4%12%0%
Harvard
NCAA 2025-26
Recent: 7 Wins / 3 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWWWL58%
HomeWWLWL64%
AwayWWWWW54%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games241113
Win %58%64%54%
Points / game70.871.969.8
Allowed / game67.867.568.1
Point differential+3.0+4.5+1.8
Avg total138.6139.4137.9
Over main line---
Win by 10+29%27%31%
Close games (≤5 pts) won62% (8)75% (4)50% (4)
Overtime %8%18%0%
This competition's season before tip-off. Green = better than tonight's opponent on the same split; win-% badge green from 60%, red below 40%.

🏆 12. League Table

Ivy League conference
#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 Yale2420483%83.371.5+11.8
2 Columbia2415962%78.272.5+5.8
3 Harvard24141058%70.867.8+3.0
4 Penn23131057%76.674.6+2.0
5 Cornell23121152%90.384.1+6.2
6 Dartmouth23101343%76.675.4+1.1
7 Brown2491538%70.768.5+2.2
8 Princeton2681831%69.272.7-3.5
Conference membership from the data provider's standings; records are this season's games before tip-off (conference and non-conference). Click a column to sort. Bars: win %, points scored and allowed per game across the league, and the point differential (green +, red -).

📋 13. Box Score

Team1H2HFinal
Cornell243054
Harvard254873
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