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Harvard vs Holy Cross Result & Analysis

Date: Thu 21 Dec 2023
Tip-off: 19:00
Final 74-72
42-32 32-40
Position#188
Record7-3
FormWLWLW
Points / game74.4
Allowed / game70.3
Harvard 🏆
USA
vs
Position#328
Record2-9
FormLLLLL
Points / game63.6
Allowed / game79.1
USANCAA
Other2023-24
Meetings · Harvard v Holy Cross
20 Dec 2025
HARV81
HOLY53
21 Dec 2023
HARV74
HOLY72
19 Dec 2021
HARV62
HOLY54
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🎯 1. Model Analysis

Harvard winWon
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
Holy Cross 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
Massachusetts-Boston
#473
W
78-50
78
50
+28
H07/11
NCAA
Rice
#315
W
89-76
89
76
+13
A11/11
NCAA
Northeastern
#298
W
80-56
80
56
+24
H15/11
NCAA
UMass
#87
W
78-75 OT
78
75
+3
A18/11
NCAA
Boston College
#169
L
64-73
64
73
-9
A18/11
NCAA
Colgate
#44
W
76-70
76
70
+6
A22/11
NCAA
Indiana
#153
L
76-89
76
89
-13
A26/11
NCAA
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
1H
2H
35-24
43-26
43-33
46-43
41-28
39-28
28-37
42-33
35-33
29-40
36-30
40-40
40-39
36-50
42-31
38-44
24-42
29-33
29-30
41-34
144.7Avg total
74.4Scored
70.3Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (10)74.470.3144.7+4.170%
Season at home (4)77.061.2138.2+15.8100%
Season away (6)72.776.3149.0-3.750%
Last 10 (10)74.470.3144.7+4.170%
Last 5 (5)71.074.6145.6-3.660%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (9)61.866.4128.2-4.733%
vs Similar (17)72.972.6145.5+0.347%
vs Weaker ◀ (2)78.058.0136.0+20.0100%
This opponent (Holy Cross) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Holy CrossUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Georgetown
#337
W
68-67
68
67
+1
A12/11
NCAA
Sacred Heart
#202
L
77-84
77
84
-7
H15/11
NCAA
Winthrop
#179
L
51-89
51
89
-38
A17/11
NCAA
Elon
#282
L
69-83
69
83
-14
H19/11
NCAA
IUPUI
#360
W
74-61
74
61
+13
A19/11
NCAA
St. John's (N.Y.)
#121
L
45-91
45
91
-46
A26/11
NCAA
Maine Black Bears
#261
L
57-72
57
72
-15
H30/11
NCAA
Central Connecticut State
#88
L
67-78
67
78
-11
A02/12
NCAA
Boston College
#169
L
64-95
64
95
-31
A09/12
NCAA
Quinnipiac
#38
L
57-77
57
77
-20
H19/12
NCAA
1H
2H
32-37
36-30
31-39
46-45
22-42
29-47
35-44
34-39
36-28
38-33
28-44
17-47
29-37
28-35
28-36
39-42
31-33
33-62
26-35
31-42
142.6Avg total
62.9Scored
79.7Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (11)63.679.1142.7-15.518%
Season at home (4)65.079.0144.0-14.00%
Season away (7)62.979.1142.0-16.329%
Last 10 (10)62.979.7142.6-16.820%
Last 5 (5)58.082.6140.6-24.60%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (22)66.177.1143.2-11.027%
vs Similar (6)62.369.8132.2-7.533%
vs Weaker (2)72.567.0139.5+5.550%
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

-11-6+0+6+111st half1st half: +2.6+2.61st half: -7.7-7.72nd half2nd half: +1.2+1.22nd half: -9.1-9.1
-11-6+0+6+111st half1st half: +2.6+2.61st half: -7.7-7.72nd half2nd half: +1.2+1.22nd half: -9.1-9.1
HarvardHoly Cross
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
Massachusetts-Boston
#473
W
35-24
35
24
+11
H07/11
NCAA
Rice
#315
W
43-33
43
33
+10
A11/11
NCAA
Northeastern
#298
W
41-28
41
28
+13
H15/11
NCAA
UMass
#87
L
28-37
28
37
-9
A18/11
NCAA
Boston College
#169
W
35-33
35
33
+2
A18/11
NCAA
Colgate
#44
W
36-30
36
30
+6
A22/11
NCAA
Indiana
#153
W
40-39
40
39
+1
A26/11
NCAA
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
68.0Avg total
35.3Scored
32.7Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)32.933.366.2-0.350%-
Last 30 at home (14)33.031.764.7+1.350%-
Last 30 away (16)32.934.667.5-1.850%-
Last 10 (10)35.332.768.0+2.670%-
Last 5 (5)34.234.468.6-0.260%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (9)26.733.660.2-6.933%-
vs Similar (17)35.134.569.5+0.647%-
vs Weaker ◀ (2)41.028.069.0+13.0100%-
This opponent (Holy Cross) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Holy CrossLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Georgetown
#337
L
32-37
32
37
-5
A12/11
NCAA
Sacred Heart
#202
L
31-39
31
39
-8
H15/11
NCAA
Winthrop
#179
L
22-42
22
42
-20
A17/11
NCAA
Elon
#282
L
35-44
35
44
-9
H19/11
NCAA
IUPUI
#360
W
36-28
36
28
+8
A19/11
NCAA
St. John's (N.Y.)
#121
L
28-44
28
44
-16
A26/11
NCAA
Maine Black Bears
#261
L
29-37
29
37
-8
H30/11
NCAA
Central Connecticut State
#88
L
28-36
28
36
-8
A02/12
NCAA
Boston College
#169
L
31-33
31
33
-2
A09/12
NCAA
Quinnipiac
#38
L
26-35
26
35
-9
H19/12
NCAA
67.3Avg total
29.8Scored
37.5Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)31.135.866.9-4.727%-
Last 30 at home (13)30.834.265.1-3.423%-
Last 30 away (17)31.237.068.2-5.829%-
Last 10 (10)29.837.567.3-7.710%-
Last 5 (5)28.437.065.4-8.60%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (22)31.435.566.8-4.132%-
vs Similar (6)29.738.067.7-8.30%-
vs Weaker (2)32.033.065.0-1.050%-
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
3
Harvard wins
0
Holy Cross wins
DateGameScore
01/12/22Holy Cross v Harvard38-72
19/12/21Harvard v Holy Cross62-54
23/11/19Holy Cross v Harvard74-82
Harvardlast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
09/12/23HArmy70-64
02/12/23ALoyola Chicago53-75
30/11/23HAmerican University80-75
26/11/23AIndiana76-89
22/11/23AColgate76-70
18/11/23ABoston College64-73
18/11/23AUMass78-75 OT
15/11/23HNortheastern80-56
11/11/23ARice89-76
07/11/23HMassachusetts-Boston78-50
Holy Crosslast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
19/12/23HQuinnipiac57-77
09/12/23ABoston College64-95
02/12/23ACentral Connecticut State67-78
30/11/23HMaine Black Bears57-72
26/11/23ASt. John's (N.Y.)45-91
19/11/23AIUPUI74-61
19/11/23HElon69-83
17/11/23AWinthrop51-89
15/11/23HSacred Heart77-84
12/11/23AGeorgetown68-67

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Harvard
NCAA 2023-24
Recent: 7 Wins / 3 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWLWLW70%
HomeWWWW100%
AwayWLWLL50%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games1046
Win %70%100%50%
Points / game74.477.072.7
Allowed / game70.361.276.3
Point differential+4.1+15.8-3.7
Avg total144.7138.2149.0
Over main line---
Win by 10+30%50%17%
Close games (≤5 pts) won100% (2)100% (1)100% (1)
Overtime %10%0%17%
Holy Cross
NCAA 2023-24
Recent: 2 Wins / 8 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLLLLL18%
HomeLLLL0%
AwayLWLLL29%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games1147
Win %18%0%29%
Points / game63.665.062.9
Allowed / game79.179.079.1
Point differential-15.5-14.0-16.3
Avg total142.7144.0142.0
Over main line---
Win by 10+9%0%14%
Close games (≤5 pts) won50% (2)-50% (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 Princeton1110191%77.163.5+13.6
2 Cornell108280%84.977.1+7.8
3 Columbia118373%78.667.3+11.4
4 Harvard107370%74.470.3+4.1
5 Penn127558%81.271.5+9.8
6 Yale127558%76.267.0+9.2
7 Dartmouth124833%62.267.9-5.7
8 Brown123925%69.771.8-2.2
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 -).
Patriot League conference
#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 Colgate116555%70.164.8+5.3
2 American University115645%74.274.2+0.0
3 Boston University114736%65.666.2-0.5
4 Navy93633%67.661.8+5.8
5 Bucknell113827%63.272.6-9.5
6 Lehigh92722%75.674.0+1.6
7 Army112918%61.765.5-3.8
8 Holy Cross112918%63.679.1-15.5
9 Loyola Maryland111109%65.174.4-9.3
10 Lafayette111109%60.772.0-11.3
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
Harvard423274
Holy Cross324072
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