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2026–27 college basketball / matchup

Harvard · #135 · Ivy · 0–0Penn · #123 · Ivy · 0–0Sat, Jan 16 · 2:00 PM ETThe Palestra · Philadelphia, PA
Model line
Penn −7.6
Win probability
Penn 79%
Projected tempo
70.0
possessions
Site
Penn home
21%Win probability79%

The model makes Penn a 7.6-point favorite, winning about 79 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 Penn defense

Harvard OStatPenn D
63.9#357Tempo#16068.8
53.2#93eFG%#22052.1
17.4#227TOV%#13117.3
26.8#303ORB%#21631.3
25.7#359FT rate#2627.5
7.4#24Block%#2318.5
56.1#87Assist%#20753.2
54.0#852P%#29754.5
34.7#1373P%#7332.2
80.8#1FT%—
40.2#1663PA rate#17239.7

Penn offense vs Harvard defense

Penn OStatHarvard D
68.8#160Tempo#35763.9
50.4#220eFG%#12150.4
15.3#89TOV%#13817.1
30.0#201ORB%#7328.2
33.9#214FT rate#1726.6
9.3#166Block%#9610.8
52.3#186Assist%#16351.7
46.5#3412P%#15951.4
38.3#153P%#9232.6
69.4#288FT%—
35.4#2653PA 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

Penn

Thu, Mar 19NIllinois7L 70–105
Sun, Mar 15NYale145W 88–84
Sat, Mar 14NHarvard135W 62–60
Fri, Mar 6ABrown229W 82–61
Sat, Feb 28HHarvard135W 64–61