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Harvard vs Penn Result & Analysis

Date: Mon 20 Jan 2025
Tip-off: 19:00
Final 67-82
30-39 37-43
Position#247
Record6-9
FormLWWLW
Points / game67.7
Allowed / game70.5
vs
Penn 🏆
USA
Position#331
Record4-11
FormWLLLL
Points / game64.7
Allowed / game75.0
USANCAA
Other2024-25
Meetings · Harvard v Penn
14 Mar 2026
HARV60
PENN62
19 Jan 2026
HARV64
PENN63
20 Jan 2025
HARV67
PENN82
24 Feb 2024
HARV74
PENN70
11 Feb 2023
HARV72
PENN80
28 Jan 2022
HARV74
PENN78
22 Feb 2020
HARV69
PENN65
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Harvard winLost
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
Penn winWon
-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
Colgate
#267
W
78-67
78
67
+11
H23/11
NCAA
UMass
#303
L
54-62
54
62
-8
H27/11
NCAA
St. John's (N.Y.)
#10
L
64-77
64
77
-13
A30/11
NCAA
Holy Cross
#284
L
67-68
67
68
-1
A04/12
NCAA
New Hampshire Wildcats
#342
W
72-62
72
62
+10
A08/12
NCAA
Furman
#40
L
63-77
63
77
-14
H21/12
NCAA
Iona
#209
W
67-61
67
61
+6
A29/12
NCAA
Bowdoin
#374
W
71-65
71
65
+6
H05/01
NCAA
Princeton
#99
L
64-68
64
68
-4
H11/01
NCAA
Brown
#184
W
80-67
80
67
+13
A18/01
NCAA
1H
2H
36-33
42-34
24-24
30-38
28-40
36-37
35-36
32-32
30-29
42-33
32-31
31-46
26-26
41-35
32-41
39-24
33-37
31-31
35-34
45-33
135.4Avg total
68.0Scored
67.4Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (15)67.770.5138.3-2.840%
Season at home (6)68.267.5135.7+0.750%
Season away (9)67.472.6140.0-5.133%
Last 10 (10)68.067.4135.4+0.650%
Last 5 (5)69.067.6136.6+1.460%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (16)66.174.8140.8-8.725%
vs Similar (10)69.269.3138.5-0.150%
vs Weaker ◀ (3)72.765.7138.3+7.067%
This opponent (Penn) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
PennUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Navy
#249
L
78-86
78
86
-8
H29/11
NCAA
Maine Black Bears
#135
W
77-64
77
64
+13
H30/11
NCAA
Elon
#174
L
53-68
53
68
-15
H01/12
NCAA
Drexel
#161
L
47-60
47
60
-13
H07/12
NCAA
VCU Rams
#18
L
47-66
47
66
-19
A10/12
NCAA
Rider
#276
W
79-66
79
66
+13
H20/12
NCAA
George Mason
#31
L
53-85
53
85
-32
A22/12
NCAA
Penn State
#185
L
66-86
66
86
-20
A29/12
NCAA
Dartmouth
#203
L
70-73
70
73
-3
A11/01
NCAA
Cornell
#113
L
76-86
76
86
-10
H18/01
NCAA
1H
2H
28-37
50-49
41-35
36-29
26-37
27-31
30-30
17-30
25-36
22-30
41-29
38-37
25-35
28-50
31-34
35-52
31-29
39-44
31-42
45-44
138.6Avg total
64.6Scored
74.0Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (15)64.775.0139.7-10.327%
Season at home (8)70.575.0145.5-4.538%
Season away (7)58.075.0133.0-17.014%
Last 10 (10)64.674.0138.6-9.420%
Last 5 (5)68.879.2148.0-10.420%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (21)66.479.0145.4-12.510%
vs Similar (7)68.370.3138.6-2.043%
vs Weaker (2)81.060.0141.0+21.0100%
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

-7-4+0+4+71st half1st half: -2.0-2.01st half: -3.5-3.52nd half2nd half: +2.6+2.62nd half: -5.9-5.9
-7-4+0+4+71st half1st half: -2.0-2.01st half: -3.5-3.52nd half2nd half: +2.6+2.62nd half: -5.9-5.9
HarvardPenn
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
Colgate
#267
W
36-33
36
33
+3
H23/11
NCAA
UMass
#303
D
24-24
24
24
+0
H27/11
NCAA
St. John's (N.Y.)
#10
L
28-40
28
40
-12
A30/11
NCAA
Holy Cross
#284
L
35-36
35
36
-1
A04/12
NCAA
New Hampshire Wildcats
#342
W
30-29
30
29
+1
A08/12
NCAA
Furman
#40
W
32-31
32
31
+1
H21/12
NCAA
Iona
#209
D
26-26
26
26
+0
A29/12
NCAA
Bowdoin
#374
L
32-41
32
41
-9
H05/01
NCAA
Princeton
#99
L
33-37
33
37
-4
H11/01
NCAA
Brown
#184
W
35-34
35
34
+1
A18/01
NCAA
64.2Avg total
31.1Scored
33.1Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)32.735.368.0-2.633%-
Last 30 at home (14)33.834.468.2-0.643%-
Last 30 away (16)31.736.167.8-4.425%-
Last 10 (10)31.133.164.2-2.040%-
Last 5 (5)31.633.865.4-2.240%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (16)32.037.869.8-5.819%-
vs Similar (10)32.431.864.2+0.640%-
vs Weaker ◀ (3)37.331.769.0+5.7100%-
This opponent (Penn) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
PennLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Navy
#249
L
28-37
28
37
-9
H29/11
NCAA
Maine Black Bears
#135
W
41-35
41
35
+6
H30/11
NCAA
Elon
#174
L
26-37
26
37
-11
H01/12
NCAA
Drexel
#161
D
30-30
30
30
+0
H07/12
NCAA
VCU Rams
#18
L
25-36
25
36
-11
A10/12
NCAA
Rider
#276
W
41-29
41
29
+12
H20/12
NCAA
George Mason
#31
L
25-35
25
35
-10
A22/12
NCAA
Penn State
#185
L
31-34
31
34
-3
A29/12
NCAA
Dartmouth
#203
W
31-29
31
29
+2
A11/01
NCAA
Cornell
#113
L
31-42
31
42
-11
H18/01
NCAA
65.3Avg total
30.9Scored
34.4Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)32.635.868.5-3.240%-
Last 30 at home (15)34.736.771.3-2.040%-
Last 30 away (15)30.635.065.6-4.440%-
Last 10 (10)30.934.465.3-3.530%-
Last 5 (5)31.833.865.6-2.040%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (21)32.437.469.8-5.033%-
vs Similar (7)30.434.965.3-4.443%-
vs Weaker (2)43.023.066.0+20.0100%-
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
5
Penn wins
DateGameScore
25/02/24Harvard v Penn74-70
20/01/24Penn v Harvard61-70
11/02/23Harvard v Penn72-80
28/01/23Penn v Harvard83-68
12/02/22Penn v Harvard82-74
28/01/22Harvard v Penn74-78
23/02/20Harvard v Penn69-65
31/01/20Penn v Harvard75-72 OT
Harvardlast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
18/01/25ABrown80-67
11/01/25HPrinceton64-68
05/01/25HBowdoin71-65
29/12/24AIona67-61
21/12/24HFurman63-77
08/12/24ANew Hampshire Wildcats72-62
04/12/24AHoly Cross67-68
30/11/24ASt. John's (N.Y.)64-77
27/11/24HUMass54-62
23/11/24HColgate78-67
Pennlast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
18/01/25HCornell76-86
11/01/25ADartmouth70-73
29/12/24APenn State66-86
22/12/24AGeorge Mason53-85
20/12/24HRider79-66
10/12/24AVCU Rams47-66
07/12/24HDrexel47-60
01/12/24HElon53-68
30/11/24HMaine Black Bears77-64
29/11/24HNavy78-86

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Harvard
NCAA 2024-25
Recent: 5 Wins / 5 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLWWLW40%
HomeWLLWL50%
AwayLLWWW33%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games1569
Win %40%50%33%
Points / game67.768.267.4
Allowed / game70.567.572.6
Point differential-2.8+0.7-5.1
Avg total138.3135.7140.0
Over main line---
Win by 10+27%33%22%
Close games (≤5 pts) won0% (3)0% (1)0% (2)
Overtime %0%0%0%
Penn
NCAA 2024-25
Recent: 2 Wins / 8 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWLLLL27%
HomeWLLWL38%
AwayLLLLL14%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games1587
Win %27%38%14%
Points / game64.770.558.0
Allowed / game75.075.075.0
Point differential-10.3-4.5-17.0
Avg total139.7145.5133.0
Over main line---
Win by 10+13%25%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won50% (4)100% (1)33% (3)
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 Princeton1713476%77.572.0+5.5
2 Columbia1611569%80.873.7+7.1
3 Cornell1510567%86.976.8+10.1
4 Yale159660%82.270.5+11.7
5 Brown158753%71.971.4+0.5
6 Dartmouth157847%79.372.6+6.7
7 Harvard156940%67.770.5-2.8
8 Penn1541127%64.775.0-10.3
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
Harvard303767
Penn394382
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