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Harvard vs Princeton Result & Analysis

Date: Sat 22 Feb 2020
Tip-off: 00:00
Final 61-60
30-34 31-26
Position#34
Record13-5
FormLWLWW
Points / game74.3
Allowed / game69.0
Harvard 🏆
USA
vs
Position#93
Record11-5
FormWWWLW
Points / game74.3
Allowed / game67.8
USANCAA
Other2019-20
Meetings · Harvard v Princeton
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PRIN80
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PRIN68
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PRIN66
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PRIN58
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HARV73
PRIN74
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HARV v PRIN
upcoming
21 Feb 2020
HARV61
PRIN60
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Harvard winWon
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
Princeton 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
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
Columbia
#339
W
77-73 OT
77
73
+4
H16/02
NCAA
1H
2H
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
32-32
21-21
146.2Avg total
75.0Scored
71.2Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (18)74.369.0143.3+5.372%
Season at home (7)75.765.3141.0+10.486%
Season away (11)73.471.4144.7+2.064%
Last 10 (10)75.071.2146.2+3.870%
Last 5 (5)76.071.0147.0+5.060%
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 (11)74.764.5139.2+10.391%
This opponent (Princeton) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
PrincetonUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Hofstra
#16
L
72-87
72
87
-15
H20/12
NCAA
Lehigh
#309
W
71-62
71
62
+9
H29/12
NCAA
Penn
#122
W
78-64
78
64
+14
A05/01
NCAA
Penn
#122
W
63-58
63
58
+5
H10/01
NCAA
Rutgers Camden Raptors
#476
W
87-41
87
41
+46
H26/01
NCAA
Dartmouth
#306
W
66-44
66
44
+22
H01/02
NCAA
Harvard
#34
W
70-69
70
69
+1
H01/02
NCAA
Columbia
#339
W
81-74
81
74
+7
A09/02
NCAA
Yale
#14
L
64-88
64
88
-24
H15/02
NCAA
Brown
#175
W
73-54
73
54
+19
H15/02
NCAA
1H
2H
33-39
39-48
39-30
32-32
39-27
39-37
36-28
27-30
53-16
34-25
32-27
34-17
33-29
37-40
39-31
42-43
25-43
39-45
37-24
36-30
136.6Avg total
72.5Scored
64.1Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (16)74.367.8142.1+6.569%
Season at home (10)69.763.7133.4+6.060%
Season away (6)82.074.7156.7+7.383%
Last 10 (10)72.564.1136.6+8.480%
Last 5 (5)70.865.8136.6+5.080%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (3)60.380.7141.0-20.30%
vs Similar ◀ (5)69.869.0138.8+0.860%
vs Weaker (9)76.667.9144.4+8.778%
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

-9-4+0+4+91st half1st half: +4.5+4.51st half: +7.2+7.22nd half2nd half: -1.1-1.12nd half: +1.2+1.2
-9-4+0+4+91st half1st half: +4.5+4.51st half: +7.2+7.22nd half2nd half: -1.1-1.12nd half: +1.2+1.2
HarvardPrinceton
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
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
Columbia
#339
D
32-32
32
32
+0
H16/02
NCAA
64.3Avg total
34.4Scored
29.9Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (22)33.632.065.6+1.745%-
Last 30 at home (7)33.924.658.4+9.371%-
Last 30 away (15)33.535.468.9-1.933%-
Last 10 (10)34.429.964.3+4.550%-
Last 5 (5)37.430.267.6+7.240%-
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 (11)33.929.963.8+4.045%-
This opponent (Princeton) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
PrincetonLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Hofstra
#16
L
33-39
33
39
-6
H20/12
NCAA
Lehigh
#309
W
39-30
39
30
+9
H29/12
NCAA
Penn
#122
W
39-27
39
27
+12
A05/01
NCAA
Penn
#122
W
36-28
36
28
+8
H10/01
NCAA
Rutgers Camden Raptors
#476
W
53-16
53
16
+37
H26/01
NCAA
Dartmouth
#306
W
32-27
32
27
+5
H01/02
NCAA
Harvard
#34
W
33-29
33
29
+4
H01/02
NCAA
Columbia
#339
W
39-31
39
31
+8
A09/02
NCAA
Yale
#14
L
25-43
25
43
-18
H15/02
NCAA
Brown
#175
W
37-24
37
24
+13
H15/02
NCAA
66.0Avg total
36.6Scored
29.4Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (21)34.533.668.1+0.952%-
Last 30 at home (10)34.329.764.0+4.670%-
Last 30 away (11)34.637.271.8-2.536%-
Last 10 (10)36.629.466.0+7.280%-
Last 5 (5)33.230.864.0+2.480%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (3)25.041.766.7-16.70%-
vs Similar ◀ (5)33.031.664.6+1.460%-
vs Weaker (9)36.433.970.3+2.656%-
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
0
Harvard wins
1
Princeton wins
DateGameScore
01/02/20Princeton v Harvard70-69
Harvardlast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
16/02/20HColumbia77-73 OT
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
Princetonlast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
15/02/20HBrown73-54
15/02/20HYale64-88
09/02/20AColumbia81-74
01/02/20HHarvard70-69
01/02/20HDartmouth66-44
26/01/20HRutgers Camden Raptors87-41
10/01/20HPenn63-58
05/01/20APenn78-64
29/12/19HLehigh71-62
20/12/19HHofstra72-87

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Harvard
NCAA 2019-20
Recent: 7 Wins / 3 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLWLWW72%
HomeWWWWW86%
AwayWLLWL64%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games18711
Win %72%86%64%
Points / game74.375.773.4
Allowed / game69.065.371.4
Point differential+5.3+10.4+2.0
Avg total143.3141.0144.7
Over main line---
Win by 10+22%43%9%
Close games (≤5 pts) won70% (10)100% (3)57% (7)
Overtime %17%14%18%
Princeton
NCAA 2019-20
Recent: 8 Wins / 2 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWWLW69%
HomeWWWLW60%
AwayLWWWW83%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games16106
Win %69%60%83%
Points / game74.369.782.0
Allowed / game67.863.774.7
Point differential+6.5+6.0+7.3
Avg total142.1133.4156.7
Over main line---
Win by 10+38%30%50%
Close games (≤5 pts) won60% (5)50% (4)100% (1)
Overtime %6%0%17%
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 Harvard1813572%74.369.0+5.3
3 Princeton1611569%74.367.8+6.5
4 Penn1610662%74.470.4+4.0
5 Brown179853%68.269.2-1.0
6 Columbia1851328%68.671.9-3.3
7 Dartmouth1741324%63.966.5-2.6
8 Cornell1531220%66.370.9-4.5
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
Harvard303161
Princeton342660
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