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Harvard vs Penn Result & Analysis

Date: Mon 19 Jan 2026
Tip-off: 19:00
Final 64-63
31-26 33-37
Position#133
Record9-8
FormLWLWW
Points / game71.6
Allowed / game68.6
Harvard 🏆
USA
vs
Position#115
Record9-7
FormLWLWW
Points / game78.8
Allowed / game76.1
USANCAA
Other2025-26
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 winWon
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
Penn 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
Boston College
#308
L
60-73
60
73
-13
A26/11
NCAA
Bryant University
#344
W
56-53
56
53
+3
H29/11
NCAA
UMass
#189
L
71-78
71
78
-7
A04/12
NCAA
Furman
#93
L
69-79
69
79
-10
A06/12
NCAA
Holy Cross
#321
W
81-53
81
53
+28
H20/12
NCAA
St. John's (N.Y.)
#32
L
59-85
59
85
-26
A23/12
NCAA
Colgate
#168
W
78-69
78
69
+9
A28/12
NCAA
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
1H
2H
30-38
30-35
26-25
30-28
21-36
50-42
30-37
39-42
41-24
40-29
33-46
26-39
36-33
42-36
39-40
29-36
38-29
41-25
30-43
42-29
140.8Avg total
70.8Scored
70.0Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (17)71.668.6140.3+3.053%
Season at home (7)73.966.3140.1+7.671%
Season away (10)70.170.3140.4-0.240%
Last 10 (10)70.870.0140.8+0.850%
Last 5 (5)74.272.8147.0+1.460%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (10)64.872.2137.0-7.440%
vs Similar ◀ (8)75.570.8146.2+4.862%
vs Weaker (11)72.671.2143.8+1.555%
This opponent (Penn) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
PennUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
La Salle
#346
W
73-71
73
71
+2
H29/11
NCAA
Hofstra
#54
L
60-77
60
77
-17
H30/11
NCAA
Villanova
#46
L
63-90
63
90
-27
A07/12
NCAA
Lafayette
#317
W
74-72
74
72
+2
H08/12
NCAA
Rutgers
#267
L
69-70
69
70
-1
A21/12
NCAA
George Mason
#47
L
79-83
79
83
-4
A28/12
NCAA
NJIT
#220
W
80-61
80
61
+19
H31/12
NCAA
Princeton
#337
L
76-78
76
78
-2
A06/01
NCAA
Brown
#319
W
81-73
81
73
+8
H10/01
NCAA
Dartmouth
#272
W
84-74
84
74
+10
A17/01
NCAA
1H
2H
38-44
35-27
33-31
27-46
29-44
34-46
41-33
33-39
33-29
36-41
40-42
39-41
35-33
45-28
32-24
44-54
42-42
39-31
38-38
46-36
148.8Avg total
73.9Scored
74.9Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (16)78.876.1154.9+2.756%
Season at home (8)80.970.6151.5+10.288%
Season away (8)76.881.6158.4-4.925%
Last 10 (10)73.974.9148.8-1.050%
Last 5 (5)80.073.8153.8+6.260%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (17)73.980.8154.6-6.924%
vs Similar ◀ (7)81.177.7158.9+3.471%
vs Weaker (5)74.470.4144.8+4.060%
This opponent (Harvard) 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

-4-2+0+2+41st half1st half: -2.7-2.71st half: +0.1+0.12nd half2nd half: +2.8+2.82nd half: -1.1-1.1
-4-2+0+2+41st half1st half: -2.7-2.71st half: +0.1+0.12nd half2nd half: +2.8+2.82nd half: -1.1-1.1
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
Boston College
#308
L
30-38
30
38
-8
A26/11
NCAA
Bryant University
#344
W
26-25
26
25
+1
H29/11
NCAA
UMass
#189
L
21-36
21
36
-15
A04/12
NCAA
Furman
#93
L
30-37
30
37
-7
A06/12
NCAA
Holy Cross
#321
W
41-24
41
24
+17
H20/12
NCAA
St. John's (N.Y.)
#32
L
33-46
33
46
-13
A23/12
NCAA
Colgate
#168
W
36-33
36
33
+3
A28/12
NCAA
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
67.5Avg total
32.4Scored
35.1Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)34.033.867.8+0.257%-
Last 30 at home (13)35.532.267.6+3.362%-
Last 30 away (17)32.935.167.9-2.253%-
Last 10 (10)32.435.167.5-2.740%-
Last 5 (5)35.238.273.4-3.040%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (10)34.434.468.8+0.060%-
vs Similar ◀ (8)34.133.467.5+0.862%-
vs Weaker (11)33.535.068.5-1.545%-
This opponent (Penn) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
PennLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
La Salle
#346
L
38-44
38
44
-6
H29/11
NCAA
Hofstra
#54
W
33-31
33
31
+2
H30/11
NCAA
Villanova
#46
L
29-44
29
44
-15
A07/12
NCAA
Lafayette
#317
W
41-33
41
33
+8
H08/12
NCAA
Rutgers
#267
W
33-29
33
29
+4
A21/12
NCAA
George Mason
#47
L
40-42
40
42
-2
A28/12
NCAA
NJIT
#220
W
35-33
35
33
+2
H31/12
NCAA
Princeton
#337
W
32-24
32
24
+8
A06/01
NCAA
Brown
#319
D
42-42
42
42
+0
H10/01
NCAA
Dartmouth
#272
D
38-38
38
38
+0
A17/01
NCAA
72.1Avg total
36.1Scored
36.0Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)36.338.975.3-2.640%-
Last 30 at home (15)37.038.675.6-1.640%-
Last 30 away (15)35.739.374.9-3.640%-
Last 10 (10)36.136.072.1+0.150%-
Last 5 (5)37.435.873.2+1.640%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (17)34.540.875.3-6.429%-
vs Similar ◀ (7)38.939.978.7-1.029%-
vs Weaker (5)35.832.668.4+3.280%-
This opponent (Harvard) 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
4
Harvard wins
6
Penn wins
DateGameScore
22/02/25Penn v Harvard78-79 OT
20/01/25Harvard v Penn67-82
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
17/01/26HPrinceton87-80 OT
10/01/26AColumbia79-54
06/01/26HDartmouth68-76
28/12/25AColgate78-69
23/12/25ASt. John's (N.Y.)59-85
20/12/25HHoly Cross81-53
06/12/25AFurman69-79
04/12/25AUMass71-78
29/11/25HBryant University56-53
26/11/25ABoston College60-73
Pennlast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
17/01/26ADartmouth84-74
10/01/26HBrown81-73
06/01/26APrinceton76-78
31/12/25HNJIT80-61
28/12/25AGeorge Mason79-83
21/12/25ARutgers69-70
08/12/25HLafayette74-72
07/12/25AVillanova63-90
30/11/25HHofstra60-77
29/11/25HLa Salle73-71

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Harvard
NCAA 2025-26
Recent: 5 Wins / 5 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLWLWW53%
HomeLWWLW71%
AwayLLLWW40%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games17710
Win %53%71%40%
Points / game71.673.970.1
Allowed / game68.666.370.3
Point differential+3.0+7.6-0.2
Avg total140.3140.1140.4
Over main line---
Win by 10+29%43%20%
Close games (≤5 pts) won50% (4)100% (1)33% (3)
Overtime %6%14%0%
Penn
NCAA 2025-26
Recent: 5 Wins / 5 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLWLWW56%
HomeWLWWW88%
AwayLLLLW25%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games1688
Win %56%88%25%
Points / game78.880.976.8
Allowed / game76.170.681.6
Point differential+2.7+10.2-4.9
Avg total154.9151.5158.4
Over main line---
Win by 10+31%38%25%
Close games (≤5 pts) won40% (5)100% (2)0% (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 Yale1613381%84.872.0+12.8
2 Columbia1712571%80.970.8+10.1
3 Penn169756%78.876.1+2.7
4 Harvard179853%71.668.6+3.0
5 Dartmouth168850%79.575.1+4.4
6 Brown167944%72.966.4+6.6
7 Cornell167944%92.688.8+3.9
8 Princeton1861233%70.172.6-2.5
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
Harvard313364
Penn263763
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