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2026–27 college basketball / matchup

Harvard · #135 · Ivy · 0–0Duke · #1 · ACC · 0–0Fri, Dec 4 · 7:00 PM ETESPN2Cameron Indoor Stadium · Durham, NC
Model line
Duke −35.4
Win probability
Duke >99%
Projected tempo
68.6
possessions
Site
Duke home
<1%Win probability>99%

The model makes Duke a 35.4-point favorite, winning more than 99 times in 100.

Offense vs defense

Each offense against the other team's defense. Small numbers are national ranks; the better rank in each row is bold.

Harvard offense vs Duke defense

Harvard OStatDuke D
63.9#357Tempo#24367.0
53.2#93eFG%#945.9
17.4#227TOV%#11217.7
26.8#303ORB%#824.9
25.7#359FT rate#223.0
7.4#24Block%#12110.3
56.1#87Assist%#16251.7
54.0#852P%#1446.0
34.7#1373P%#2130.5
80.8#1FT%—
40.2#1663PA rate#2945.2

Duke offense vs Harvard defense

Duke OStatHarvard D
67.0#243Tempo#35763.9
56.6#14eFG%#12150.4
15.9#128TOV%#13817.1
38.3#5ORB%#7328.2
37.9#104FT rate#1726.6
9.3#161Block%#9610.8
59.0#42Assist%#16351.7
60.3#62P%#15951.4
34.6#1413P%#9232.6
73.2#162FT%—
44.3#823PA rate#21138.7

Team stats from the 2025–26 season, the same inputs the model uses for these ratings.

Last 5 games

H home · A away · N neutral site.

Harvard

Sat, Mar 14NPenn123L 60–62
Fri, Mar 6HColumbia202W 81–71
Sat, Feb 28APenn123L 61–64
Fri, Feb 27APrinceton155W 58–56
Sat, Feb 21ACornell196W 73–54

Duke

Sun, Mar 29NConnecticut3L 72–73
Fri, Mar 27NSt. John's25W 80–75
Sat, Mar 21NTCU50W 81–58
Thu, Mar 19NSiena271W 71–65
Sat, Mar 14NVirginia14W 74–70