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Princeton vs Penn Prediction & Stats

Date: Tue 05 Jan 2027
Tip-off: 00:00
Scheduled
Position#132
Record3-1
FormLWWLW
Points / game68.8
Allowed / game61.2
vs
Position#320
Record1-3
FormLLWLL
Points / game75.2
Allowed / game85.2
USANCAA
Other2026-27
Meetings · Princeton v Penn
04 Jan 2027
PRIN v PENN
upcoming
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PENN76
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PENN70
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PENN58
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Princeton win
-no forecast
Best oddsnot yet
Implied-
Edge-
Penn win
-no forecast
Best oddsnot yet
Implied-
Edge-
Pythia's probabilities appear here once today's forecast has run (it covers the NBA and Europe's top competitions).

🏀 2. Points Analysis

PrincetonUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Cornell
#175
L
65-89
65
89
-24
H14/02
NCAA
Columbia
#141
L
65-75
65
75
-10
H14/02
NCAA
Brown
#319
L
71-80
71
80
-9
A21/02
NCAA
Harvard
#133
L
56-58
56
58
-2
H28/02
NCAA
Dartmouth
#272
W
82-61
82
61
+21
H28/02
NCAA
Yale
#22
L
53-78
53
78
-25
A07/03
NCAA
Carnegie Mellon
#423
W
78-46
78
46
+32
H02/11
NCAA
Hofstra
#209
W
60-58
60
58
+2
H06/11
NCAA
Siena
#133
L
68-82
68
82
-14
A08/11
NCAA
Stony Brook
#273
W
69-59
69
59
+10
H12/11
NCAA
1H
2H
27-44
38-45
31-30
34-45
37-42
34-38
33-21
23-37
43-28
39-33
30-32
23-46
38-19
40-27
23-30
37-28
29-39
39-43
39-21
30-38
135.3Avg total
66.7Scored
68.6Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (4)68.861.2130.0+7.575%
Season at home (3)69.054.3123.3+14.7100%
Season away (1)68.082.0150.0-14.00%
Last 10 (10)66.768.6135.3-1.940%
Last 5 (5)65.664.6130.2+1.060%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (20)66.273.3139.5-7.120%
vs Similar (8)69.065.1134.1+3.962%
vs Weaker ◀ (1)68.073.0141.0-5.00%
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
Dartmouth
#272
W
80-71
80
71
+9
H28/02
NCAA
Harvard
#133
W
64-61
64
61
+3
H28/02
NCAA
Brown
#319
W
82-61
82
61
+21
A07/03
NCAA
Harvard
#133
W
62-60 OT
62
60
+2
A14/03
NCAA
Yale
#22
W
88-84 OT
88
84
+4
A15/03
NCAA
Illinois
#35
L
70-105
70
105
-35
A20/03
NCAA
Illinois
#86
L
70-112
70
112
-42
A06/11
NCAA
Howard
#180
W
78-65
78
65
+13
H09/11
NCAA
Navy
#85
L
76-81
76
81
-5
A11/11
NCAA
Saint Josephs Hawks
#78
L
77-83
77
83
-6
A14/11
NCAA
1H
2H
34-42
46-29
21-31
43-30
44-34
38-27
30-26
23-27
41-39
34-36
30-40
40-65
30-53
40-59
25-31
53-34
34-36
42-45
41-37
36-46
153.0Avg total
74.7Scored
78.3Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (4)75.285.2160.5-10.025%
Season at home (1)78.065.0143.0+13.0100%
Season away (3)74.392.0166.3-17.70%
Last 10 (10)74.778.3153.0-3.660%
Last 5 (5)74.289.2163.4-15.020%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (11)71.984.6156.5-12.718%
vs Similar (13)76.468.7145.1+7.785%
vs Weaker (6)72.268.7140.8+3.567%
This opponent (Princeton) 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

-5-3+0+3+51st half1st half: +2.4+2.41st half: -3.9-3.92nd half2nd half: -4.3-4.32nd half: -0.3-0.3
-5-3+0+3+51st half1st half: +2.4+2.41st half: -3.9-3.92nd half2nd half: -4.3-4.32nd half: -0.3-0.3
PrincetonPenn
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
PrincetonLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Cornell
#175
L
27-44
27
44
-17
H14/02
NCAA
Columbia
#141
W
31-30
31
30
+1
H14/02
NCAA
Brown
#319
L
37-42
37
42
-5
A21/02
NCAA
Harvard
#133
W
33-21
33
21
+12
H28/02
NCAA
Dartmouth
#272
W
43-28
43
28
+15
H28/02
NCAA
Yale
#22
L
30-32
30
32
-2
A07/03
NCAA
Carnegie Mellon
#423
W
38-19
38
19
+19
H02/11
NCAA
Hofstra
#209
L
23-30
23
30
-7
H06/11
NCAA
Siena
#133
L
29-39
29
39
-10
A08/11
NCAA
Stony Brook
#273
W
39-21
39
21
+18
H12/11
NCAA
63.6Avg total
33.0Scored
30.6Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)31.332.463.8-1.137%-
Last 30 at home (15)31.128.960.0+2.353%-
Last 30 away (15)31.536.067.5-4.520%-
Last 10 (10)33.030.663.6+2.450%-
Last 5 (5)31.828.260.0+3.640%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (20)30.234.364.5-4.030%-
vs Similar (8)33.629.863.4+3.950%-
vs Weaker ◀ (1)28.030.058.0-2.00%-
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
Dartmouth
#272
L
34-42
34
42
-8
H28/02
NCAA
Harvard
#133
L
21-31
21
31
-10
H28/02
NCAA
Brown
#319
W
44-34
44
34
+10
A07/03
NCAA
Harvard
#133
W
30-26
30
26
+4
A14/03
NCAA
Yale
#22
W
41-39
41
39
+2
A15/03
NCAA
Illinois
#35
L
30-40
30
40
-10
A20/03
NCAA
Illinois
#86
L
30-53
30
53
-23
A06/11
NCAA
Howard
#180
L
25-31
25
31
-6
H09/11
NCAA
Navy
#85
L
34-36
34
36
-2
A11/11
NCAA
Saint Josephs Hawks
#78
W
41-37
41
37
+4
A14/11
NCAA
69.9Avg total
33.0Scored
36.9Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)34.935.470.3-0.650%-
Last 30 at home (13)33.834.668.4-0.846%-
Last 30 away (17)35.736.171.8-0.453%-
Last 10 (10)33.036.969.9-3.940%-
Last 5 (5)32.039.471.4-7.420%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (11)33.938.972.8-5.036%-
vs Similar (13)35.334.469.7+0.946%-
vs Weaker (6)35.731.367.0+4.383%-
This opponent (Princeton) 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
9
Princeton wins
1
Penn wins
DateGameScore
07/02/26Penn v Princeton61-60
06/01/26Princeton v Penn78-76
08/03/25Princeton v Penn95-71
08/02/25Penn v Princeton59-61
09/03/24Penn v Princeton83-105
10/02/24Princeton v Penn77-70
11/03/23Princeton v Penn77-70
04/03/23Princeton v Penn77-69 OT
17/01/23Penn v Princeton60-72
05/03/22Penn v Princeton70-93
Princetonlast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
12/11/26HStony Brook69-59
08/11/26ASiena68-82
06/11/26HHofstra60-58
02/11/26HCarnegie Mellon78-46
07/03/26AYale53-78
28/02/26HDartmouth82-61
28/02/26HHarvard56-58
21/02/26ABrown71-80
14/02/26HColumbia65-75
14/02/26HCornell65-89
Pennlast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
14/11/26ASaint Josephs Hawks77-83
11/11/26ANavy76-81
09/11/26HHoward78-65
06/11/26AIllinois70-112
20/03/26AIllinois70-105
15/03/26AYale88-84 OT
14/03/26AHarvard62-60 OT
07/03/26ABrown82-61
28/02/26HHarvard64-61
28/02/26HDartmouth80-71

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Princeton
NCAA 2026-27
Recent: 4 Wins / 6 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWLW75%
HomeWWW100%
AwayL0%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games431
Win %75%100%0%
Points / game68.869.068.0
Allowed / game61.254.382.0
Point differential+7.5+14.7-14.0
Avg total130.0123.3150.0
Over main line---
Win by 10+50%67%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won100% (1)100% (1)-
Overtime %0%0%0%
Penn
NCAA 2026-27
Recent: 6 Wins / 4 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLWLL25%
HomeW100%
AwayLLL0%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games413
Win %25%100%0%
Points / game75.278.074.3
Allowed / game85.265.092.0
Point differential-10.0+13.0-17.7
Avg total160.5143.0166.3
Over main line---
Win by 10+25%100%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won0% (1)-0% (1)
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 Columbia43175%85.864.0+21.8
2 Dartmouth43175%83.066.5+16.5
3 Princeton43175%68.861.2+7.5
4 Harvard42250%65.862.8+3.0
5 Cornell42250%78.275.8+2.5
6 Penn41325%75.285.2-10.0
7 Yale41325%70.280.8-10.5
8 Brown51420%68.470.2-1.8
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 -).
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