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Penn vs Harvard Result & Analysis

Date: Fri 31 Jan 2020
Tip-off: 22:00
Final 75-72 (OT)
35-28 23-30 17-14
Position#122
Record6-5
FormWLLLW
Points / game77.3
Allowed / game72.6
Penn 🏆
USA
vs
Position#34
Record10-2
FormWWWWW
Points / game73.8
Allowed / game67.7
USANCAA
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Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Penn winWon
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
Harvard winLost
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
No frozen forecast was made for this game before tip-off.

🏀 2. Points Analysis

PennUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
UCF Knights
#187
W
68-67
68
67
+1
H29/11
NCAA
Arizona
#108
L
82-92
82
92
-10
A30/11
NCAA
Long Beach State
#283
W
95-79
95
79
+16
H01/12
NCAA
Villanova
#26
L
69-80
69
80
-11
A04/12
NCAA
Widener
#473
W
105-57
105
57
+48
H21/12
NCAA
Howard
#352
W
81-62
81
62
+19
A31/12
NCAA
Princeton
#93
L
64-78
64
78
-14
H05/01
NCAA
Princeton
#93
L
58-63
58
63
-5
A10/01
NCAA
Saint Josephs Hawks
#351
L
81-87
81
87
-6
H18/01
NCAA
Temple
#262
W
66-59
66
59
+7
H25/01
NCAA
1H
2H
31-30
37-37
33-41
49-51
43-43
52-36
30-36
39-44
50-23
55-34
39-23
42-39
27-39
37-39
28-36
30-27
40-46
41-41
25-16
41-43
149.3Avg total
76.9Scored
72.4Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (11)77.372.6149.9+4.655%
Season at home (6)79.871.2151.0+8.767%
Season away (5)74.274.4148.6-0.240%
Last 10 (10)76.972.4149.3+4.550%
Last 5 (5)70.069.8139.8+0.240%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (1)53.063.0116.0-10.00%
vs Similar ◀ (6)70.375.8146.2-5.533%
vs Weaker (5)85.668.8154.4+16.880%
This opponent (Harvard) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
HarvardUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Maryland
#37
L
73-80
73
80
-7
H29/11
NCAA
USC
#86
L
62-77
62
77
-15
A01/12
NCAA
UMass
#287
W
89-55
89
55
+34
H07/12
NCAA
George Washington
#265
W
88-75
88
75
+13
A21/12
NCAA
Howard
#352
W
60-55
60
55
+5
A22/12
NCAA
California
#284
W
71-63
71
63
+8
A29/12
NCAA
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
1H
2H
35-31
38-49
43-52
19-25
41-24
48-31
37-39
51-36
31-31
29-24
34-24
37-39
30-28
41-43
35-21
42-52
30-31
37-31
34-33
36-33
142.8Avg total
74.1Scored
68.7Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (12)73.867.7141.4+6.183%
Season at home (5)73.664.2137.8+9.480%
Season away (7)73.970.1144.0+3.786%
Last 10 (10)74.168.7142.8+5.480%
Last 5 (5)73.869.0142.8+4.8100%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar ◀ (5)74.677.8152.4-3.240%
vs Weaker (8)73.662.6136.2+11.0100%
This opponent (Penn) 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: +1.3+1.31st half: +3.6+3.62nd half2nd half: +3.2+3.22nd half: +1.5+1.5
-4-2+0+2+41st half1st half: +1.3+1.31st half: +3.6+3.62nd half2nd half: +3.2+3.22nd half: +1.5+1.5
PennHarvard
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
PennLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
UCF Knights
#187
W
31-30
31
30
+1
H29/11
NCAA
Arizona
#108
L
33-41
33
41
-8
A30/11
NCAA
Long Beach State
#283
D
43-43
43
43
+0
H01/12
NCAA
Villanova
#26
L
30-36
30
36
-6
A04/12
NCAA
Widener
#473
W
50-23
50
23
+27
H21/12
NCAA
Howard
#352
W
39-23
39
23
+16
A31/12
NCAA
Princeton
#93
L
27-39
27
39
-12
H05/01
NCAA
Princeton
#93
L
28-36
28
36
-8
A10/01
NCAA
Saint Josephs Hawks
#351
L
40-46
40
46
-6
H18/01
NCAA
Temple
#262
W
25-16
25
16
+9
H25/01
NCAA
67.9Avg total
34.6Scored
33.3Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (13)34.231.865.9+2.446%-
Last 30 at home (8)33.430.964.2+2.550%-
Last 30 away (5)35.433.268.6+2.240%-
Last 10 (10)34.633.367.9+1.340%-
Last 5 (5)31.832.063.8-0.240%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (1)17.020.037.0-3.00%-
vs Similar ◀ (6)32.735.368.0-2.733%-
vs Weaker (5)39.430.269.6+9.260%-
This opponent (Harvard) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
HarvardLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Maryland
#37
W
35-31
35
31
+4
H29/11
NCAA
USC
#86
L
43-52
43
52
-9
A01/12
NCAA
UMass
#287
W
41-24
41
24
+17
H07/12
NCAA
George Washington
#265
L
37-39
37
39
-2
A21/12
NCAA
Howard
#352
D
31-31
31
31
+0
A22/12
NCAA
California
#284
W
34-24
34
24
+10
A29/12
NCAA
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
66.4Avg total
35.0Scored
31.4Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (16)32.832.365.1+0.550%-
Last 30 at home (5)32.625.057.6+7.680%-
Last 30 away (11)32.935.668.5-2.736%-
Last 10 (10)35.031.466.4+3.660%-
Last 5 (5)32.627.460.0+5.280%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar ◀ (5)36.434.070.4+2.480%-
vs Weaker (8)32.530.462.9+2.150%-
This opponent (Penn) 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
Penn wins
0
Harvard wins
No previous meetings.
Pennlast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
25/01/20HTemple66-59
18/01/20HSaint Josephs Hawks81-87
10/01/20APrinceton58-63
05/01/20HPrinceton64-78
31/12/19AHoward81-62
21/12/19HWidener105-57
04/12/19AVillanova69-80
01/12/19HLong Beach State95-79
30/11/19AArizona82-92
29/11/19HUCF Knights68-67
Harvardlast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
26/01/20ADartmouth70-66
18/01/20HDartmouth67-62
04/01/20HUC Irvine77-73
31/12/19ASan Francisco84-81 OT
29/12/19ACalifornia71-63
22/12/19AHoward60-55
21/12/19AGeorge Washington88-75
07/12/19HUMass89-55
01/12/19AUSC62-77
29/11/19HMaryland73-80

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Penn
NCAA 2019-20
Recent: 5 Wins / 5 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWLLLW55%
HomeWWLLW67%
AwayWLLWL40%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games1165
Win %55%67%40%
Points / game77.379.874.2
Allowed / game72.671.274.4
Point differential+4.6+8.7-0.2
Avg total149.9151.0148.6
Over main line---
Win by 10+27%33%20%
Close games (≤5 pts) won50% (2)100% (1)0% (1)
Overtime %0%0%0%
Harvard
NCAA 2019-20
Recent: 8 Wins / 2 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWWWW83%
HomeWLWWW80%
AwayWWWWW86%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games1257
Win %83%80%86%
Points / game73.873.673.9
Allowed / game67.764.270.1
Point differential+6.1+9.4+3.7
Avg total141.4137.8144.0
Over main line---
Win by 10+25%40%14%
Close games (≤5 pts) won100% (5)100% (2)100% (3)
Overtime %8%0%14%
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 Yale1311285%73.760.4+13.3
2 Harvard1210283%73.867.7+6.1
3 Princeton117464%75.968.7+7.2
4 Penn116555%77.372.6+4.6
5 Columbia135838%69.069.7-0.7
6 Brown114736%67.870.5-2.7
7 Cornell103730%67.266.4+0.8
8 Dartmouth112918%66.768.4-1.6
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

Team1H2HOTFinal
Penn35231775
Harvard28301472
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