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Harvard vs Columbia Result & Analysis

Date: Sat 03 Feb 2024
Tip-off: 00:00
Final 62-59
33-41 29-18
Position#188
Record10-7
FormWLLWL
Points / game71.7
Allowed / game71.6
Harvard 🏆
USA
vs
Position#229
Record10-7
FormWLLLW
Points / game79.9
Allowed / game71.2
USANCAA
Other2023-24
Meetings · Harvard v Columbia
09 Jan 2027
HARV v COLU
upcoming
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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
American University
#203
W
80-75
80
75
+5
H30/11
NCAA
Loyola Chicago
#41
L
53-75
53
75
-22
A02/12
NCAA
Army
#324
W
70-64
70
64
+6
H09/12
NCAA
Holy Cross
#328
W
74-72
74
72
+2
H21/12
NCAA
Iona
#218
L
60-69
60
69
-9
H30/12
NCAA
Albany Great Danes
#306
W
76-71
76
71
+5
H03/01
NCAA
Princeton
#11
L
58-89
58
89
-31
A06/01
NCAA
Brown
#276
L
72-74
72
74
-2
H15/01
NCAA
Penn
#295
W
70-61
70
61
+9
A20/01
NCAA
Yale
#51
L
65-78
65
78
-13
H27/01
NCAA
1H
2H
42-31
38-44
24-42
29-33
29-30
41-34
42-32
32-40
30-31
30-38
39-30
37-41
32-41
26-48
24-41
48-33
46-26
24-35
31-33
34-45
140.6Avg total
67.8Scored
72.8Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (17)71.771.6143.3+0.159%
Season at home (9)72.867.7140.4+5.167%
Season away (8)70.576.0146.5-5.550%
Last 10 (10)67.872.8140.6-5.050%
Last 5 (5)68.274.6142.8-6.440%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (8)62.171.4133.5-9.225%
vs Similar (18)73.472.2145.6+1.250%
vs Weaker (3)76.762.7139.3+14.0100%
This opponent (Columbia) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
ColumbiaUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Loyola Maryland
#354
W
69-57
69
57
+12
H30/11
NCAA
New Hampshire Wildcats
#230
L
71-80
71
80
-9
A03/12
NCAA
Lafayette
#316
W
83-72
83
72
+11
H06/12
NCAA
Fairleigh Dickinson
#242
W
87-83
87
83
+4
A12/12
NCAA
Fordham
#288
L
78-87
78
87
-9
A30/12
NCAA
Mount St. Vincent
#702
W
120-52
120
52
+68
H05/01
NCAA
Cornell
#28
L
79-91
79
91
-12
A09/01
NCAA
Yale
#51
L
70-89
70
89
-19
A16/01
NCAA
Princeton
#11
L
62-70
62
70
-8
H20/01
NCAA
Penn
#295
W
84-81
84
81
+3
H27/01
NCAA
1H
2H
33-33
36-24
35-28
36-52
38-32
45-40
39-41
48-42
38-31
40-56
53-29
67-23
44-48
35-43
39-41
31-48
32-37
30-33
41-43
43-38
156.5Avg total
80.3Scored
76.2Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (17)79.971.2151.1+8.759%
Season at home (10)83.662.9146.5+20.780%
Season away (7)74.683.0157.6-8.429%
Last 10 (10)80.376.2156.5+4.150%
Last 5 (5)83.076.6159.6+6.440%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (14)67.282.6149.9-15.47%
vs Similar (4)70.884.0154.8-13.20%
vs Weaker ◀ (9)78.072.9150.9+5.178%
This opponent (Harvard) is Weaker. 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

-6-3+0+3+61st half1st half: +0.2+0.21st half: +2.9+2.92nd half2nd half: -5.2-5.22nd half: +1.2+1.2
-6-3+0+3+61st half1st half: +0.2+0.21st half: +2.9+2.92nd half2nd half: -5.2-5.22nd half: +1.2+1.2
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
American University
#203
W
42-31
42
31
+11
H30/11
NCAA
Loyola Chicago
#41
L
24-42
24
42
-18
A02/12
NCAA
Army
#324
L
29-30
29
30
-1
H09/12
NCAA
Holy Cross
#328
W
42-32
42
32
+10
H21/12
NCAA
Iona
#218
L
30-31
30
31
-1
H30/12
NCAA
Albany Great Danes
#306
W
39-30
39
30
+9
H03/01
NCAA
Princeton
#11
L
32-41
32
41
-9
A06/01
NCAA
Brown
#276
L
24-41
24
41
-17
H15/01
NCAA
Penn
#295
W
46-26
46
26
+20
A20/01
NCAA
Yale
#51
L
31-33
31
33
-2
H27/01
NCAA
67.6Avg total
33.9Scored
33.7Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)34.034.368.3-0.347%-
Last 30 at home (16)33.132.965.9+0.244%-
Last 30 away (14)35.135.970.9-0.850%-
Last 10 (10)33.933.767.6+0.240%-
Last 5 (5)34.434.268.6+0.240%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (8)27.936.264.1-8.412%-
vs Similar (18)35.434.870.2+0.750%-
vs Weaker (3)41.329.370.7+12.0100%-
This opponent (Columbia) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
ColumbiaLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Loyola Maryland
#354
D
33-33
33
33
+0
H30/11
NCAA
New Hampshire Wildcats
#230
W
35-28
35
28
+7
A03/12
NCAA
Lafayette
#316
W
38-32
38
32
+6
H06/12
NCAA
Fairleigh Dickinson
#242
L
39-41
39
41
-2
A12/12
NCAA
Fordham
#288
W
38-31
38
31
+7
A30/12
NCAA
Mount St. Vincent
#702
W
53-29
53
29
+24
H05/01
NCAA
Cornell
#28
L
44-48
44
48
-4
A09/01
NCAA
Yale
#51
L
39-41
39
41
-2
A16/01
NCAA
Princeton
#11
L
32-37
32
37
-5
H20/01
NCAA
Penn
#295
L
41-43
41
43
-2
H27/01
NCAA
75.5Avg total
39.2Scored
36.3Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)36.637.173.7-0.533%-
Last 30 at home (16)38.034.672.6+3.444%-
Last 30 away (14)35.039.974.9-4.921%-
Last 10 (10)39.236.375.5+2.940%-
Last 5 (5)41.839.681.4+2.220%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (14)32.940.473.4-7.57%-
vs Similar (4)34.843.077.8-8.20%-
vs Weaker ◀ (9)38.133.371.4+4.867%-
This opponent (Harvard) is Weaker. 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
6
Harvard wins
0
Columbia wins
DateGameScore
18/02/23Columbia v Harvard65-83
14/01/23Harvard v Columbia73-51
19/02/22Harvard v Columbia62-54
15/01/22Columbia v Harvard82-91
29/02/20Columbia v Harvard69-77
16/02/20Harvard v Columbia77-73 OT
Harvardlast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
27/01/24HYale65-78
20/01/24APenn70-61
15/01/24HBrown72-74
06/01/24APrinceton58-89
03/01/24HAlbany Great Danes76-71
30/12/23HIona60-69
21/12/23HHoly Cross74-72
09/12/23HArmy70-64
02/12/23ALoyola Chicago53-75
30/11/23HAmerican University80-75
Columbialast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
27/01/24HPenn84-81
20/01/24HPrinceton62-70
16/01/24AYale70-89
09/01/24ACornell79-91
05/01/24HMount St. Vincent120-52
30/12/23AFordham78-87
12/12/23AFairleigh Dickinson87-83
06/12/23HLafayette83-72
03/12/23ANew Hampshire Wildcats71-80
30/11/23HLoyola Maryland69-57

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Harvard
NCAA 2023-24
Recent: 5 Wins / 5 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWLLWL59%
HomeWLWLL67%
AwayWLLLW50%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games1798
Win %59%67%50%
Points / game71.772.870.5
Allowed / game71.667.776.0
Point differential+0.1+5.1-5.5
Avg total143.3140.4146.5
Over main line---
Win by 10+18%22%12%
Close games (≤5 pts) won80% (5)75% (4)100% (1)
Overtime %6%0%12%
Columbia
NCAA 2023-24
Recent: 5 Wins / 5 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWLLLW59%
HomeWWWLW80%
AwayLWLLL29%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games17107
Win %59%80%29%
Points / game79.983.674.6
Allowed / game71.262.983.0
Point differential+8.7+20.7-8.4
Avg total151.1146.5157.6
Over main line---
Win by 10+41%70%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won75% (4)50% (2)100% (2)
Overtime %0%0%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 Princeton1715288%77.664.4+13.2
2 Cornell1815383%85.375.4+9.9
3 Yale1913668%76.366.9+9.4
4 Columbia1710759%79.971.2+8.7
5 Harvard1710759%71.771.6+0.1
6 Penn1991047%76.072.7+3.3
7 Dartmouth1751229%60.969.8-8.9
8 Brown1951426%70.572.6-2.1
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

Team1H2HFinal
Harvard332962
Columbia411859
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