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Harvard vs Columbia Result & Analysis

Date: Sun 16 Feb 2020
Tip-off: 00:00
Final 77-73 (OT)
32-32 21-21 24-20
Position#34
Record12-5
FormLLWLW
Points / game74.1
Allowed / game68.8
Harvard 🏆
USA
vs
Position#339
Record5-12
FormLLLLL
Points / game68.4
Allowed / game71.6
USANCAA
Other2019-20
Meetings · Harvard v Columbia
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Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

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

🏀 2. Points Analysis

HarvardUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
California
#284
W
71-63
71
63
+8
A29/12
NCAA
San Francisco
#123
W
84-81 OT
84
81
+3
A31/12
NCAA
UC Irvine
#64
W
77-73
77
73
+4
H04/01
NCAA
Dartmouth
#306
W
67-62
67
62
+5
H18/01
NCAA
Dartmouth
#306
W
70-66
70
66
+4
A26/01
NCAA
Penn
#122
L
72-75 OT
72
75
-3
A31/01
NCAA
Princeton
#93
L
69-70
69
70
-1
A01/02
NCAA
Yale
#14
W
78-77
78
77
+1
A07/02
NCAA
Brown
#175
L
71-72
71
72
-1
A08/02
NCAA
Cornell
#327
W
85-63
85
63
+22
H15/02
NCAA
1H
2H
34-24
37-39
30-28
41-43
35-21
42-52
30-31
37-31
34-33
36-33
28-35
30-23
29-33
40-37
45-32
33-45
39-39
32-33
42-15
43-48
144.6Avg total
74.4Scored
70.2Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (17)74.168.8142.9+5.471%
Season at home (6)75.564.0139.5+11.583%
Season away (11)73.471.4144.7+2.064%
Last 10 (10)74.470.2144.6+4.270%
Last 5 (5)75.071.4146.4+3.640%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (1)78.077.0155.0+1.0100%
vs Similar (7)73.476.3149.7-2.929%
vs Weaker ◀ (10)74.563.6138.1+10.990%
This opponent (Columbia) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
ColumbiaUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Marist
#333
W
69-54
69
54
+15
H28/12
NCAA
Albany
#247
L
66-67
66
67
-1
H31/12
NCAA
Maine Black Bears
#307
L
72-75 OT
72
75
-3
A02/01
NCAA
Mount St. Vincent
#422
W
86-56
86
56
+30
H10/01
NCAA
Cornell
#327
W
75-61
75
61
+14
H19/01
NCAA
Cornell
#327
L
50-62
50
62
-12
A25/01
NCAA
Yale
#14
L
62-93
62
93
-31
A01/02
NCAA
Brown
#175
L
66-72
66
72
-6
A01/02
NCAA
Princeton
#93
L
74-81
74
81
-7
H09/02
NCAA
Dartmouth
#306
L
63-65
63
65
-2
A15/02
NCAA
1H
2H
25-26
44-28
25-28
41-39
30-26
35-39
41-20
45-36
48-29
27-32
24-22
26-40
21-40
41-53
28-36
38-36
31-39
43-42
38-34
25-31
136.9Avg total
68.3Scored
68.6Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (17)68.471.6139.9-3.229%
Season at home (7)71.666.9138.4+4.757%
Season away (10)66.174.9141.0-8.810%
Last 10 (10)68.368.6136.9-0.330%
Last 5 (5)63.074.6137.6-11.60%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (9)66.080.9146.9-14.90%
vs Similar (7)67.064.7131.7+2.343%
vs Weaker (5)74.661.4136.0+13.2100%
This opponent (Harvard) is Stronger. 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

-7-3+0+3+71st half1st half: +5.5+5.51st half: +1.1+1.12nd half2nd half: -1.3-1.32nd half: -1.1-1.1
-7-3+0+3+71st half1st half: +5.5+5.51st half: +1.1+1.12nd half2nd half: -1.3-1.32nd half: -1.1-1.1
HarvardColumbia
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
HarvardLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
California
#284
W
34-24
34
24
+10
A29/12
NCAA
San Francisco
#123
W
30-28
30
28
+2
A31/12
NCAA
UC Irvine
#64
W
35-21
35
21
+14
H04/01
NCAA
Dartmouth
#306
L
30-31
30
31
-1
H18/01
NCAA
Dartmouth
#306
W
34-33
34
33
+1
A26/01
NCAA
Penn
#122
L
28-35
28
35
-7
A31/01
NCAA
Princeton
#93
L
29-33
29
33
-4
A01/02
NCAA
Yale
#14
W
45-32
45
32
+13
A07/02
NCAA
Brown
#175
D
39-39
39
39
+0
A08/02
NCAA
Cornell
#327
W
42-15
42
15
+27
H15/02
NCAA
63.7Avg total
34.6Scored
29.1Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (21)33.732.065.7+1.848%-
Last 30 at home (6)34.223.357.5+10.883%-
Last 30 away (15)33.535.468.9-1.933%-
Last 10 (10)34.629.163.7+5.560%-
Last 5 (5)36.630.867.4+5.840%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (1)45.032.077.0+13.0100%-
vs Similar (7)34.134.068.1+0.157%-
vs Weaker ◀ (10)34.129.763.8+4.450%-
This opponent (Columbia) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
ColumbiaLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Marist
#333
L
25-26
25
26
-1
H28/12
NCAA
Albany
#247
L
25-28
25
28
-3
H31/12
NCAA
Maine Black Bears
#307
W
30-26
30
26
+4
A02/01
NCAA
Mount St. Vincent
#422
W
41-20
41
20
+21
H10/01
NCAA
Cornell
#327
W
48-29
48
29
+19
H19/01
NCAA
Cornell
#327
W
24-22
24
22
+2
A25/01
NCAA
Yale
#14
L
21-40
21
40
-19
A01/02
NCAA
Brown
#175
L
28-36
28
36
-8
A01/02
NCAA
Princeton
#93
L
31-39
31
39
-8
H09/02
NCAA
Dartmouth
#306
W
38-34
38
34
+4
A15/02
NCAA
61.1Avg total
31.1Scored
30.0Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (23)32.730.262.9+2.452%-
Last 30 at home (13)34.228.262.4+5.954%-
Last 30 away (10)30.732.863.5-2.150%-
Last 10 (10)31.130.061.1+1.150%-
Last 5 (5)28.434.262.6-5.840%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (8)31.137.868.9-6.638%-
vs Similar (7)31.126.958.0+4.357%-
vs Weaker (5)34.426.861.2+7.660%-
This opponent (Harvard) is Stronger. 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
0
Harvard wins
0
Columbia wins
No previous meetings.
Harvardlast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
15/02/20HCornell85-63
08/02/20ABrown71-72
07/02/20AYale78-77
01/02/20APrinceton69-70
31/01/20APenn72-75 OT
26/01/20ADartmouth70-66
18/01/20HDartmouth67-62
04/01/20HUC Irvine77-73
31/12/19ASan Francisco84-81 OT
29/12/19ACalifornia71-63
Columbialast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
15/02/20ADartmouth63-65
09/02/20HPrinceton74-81
01/02/20ABrown66-72
01/02/20AYale62-93
25/01/20ACornell50-62
19/01/20HCornell75-61
10/01/20HMount St. Vincent86-56
02/01/20AMaine Black Bears72-75 OT
31/12/19HAlbany66-67
28/12/19HMarist69-54

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Harvard
NCAA 2019-20
Recent: 7 Wins / 3 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLLWLW71%
HomeLWWWW83%
AwayWLLWL64%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games17611
Win %71%83%64%
Points / game74.175.573.4
Allowed / game68.864.071.4
Point differential+5.4+11.5+2.0
Avg total142.9139.5144.7
Over main line---
Win by 10+24%50%9%
Close games (≤5 pts) won67% (9)100% (2)57% (7)
Overtime %12%0%18%
Columbia
NCAA 2019-20
Recent: 3 Wins / 7 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLLLLL29%
HomeWLWWL57%
AwayLLLLL10%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games17710
Win %29%57%10%
Points / game68.471.666.1
Allowed / game71.666.974.9
Point differential-3.2+4.7-8.8
Avg total139.9138.4141.0
Over main line---
Win by 10+24%43%10%
Close games (≤5 pts) won0% (4)0% (1)0% (3)
Overtime %6%0%10%
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 Yale1915479%75.762.4+13.3
2 Harvard1712571%74.168.8+5.4
3 Princeton1611569%74.367.8+6.5
4 Penn1610662%74.470.4+4.0
5 Brown179853%68.269.2-1.0
6 Columbia1751229%68.471.6-3.2
7 Cornell1431121%67.370.6-3.3
8 Dartmouth1631319%63.267.3-4.1
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

Team1H2HOTFinal
Harvard32212477
Columbia32212073
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