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2026–27 college basketball / matchup

Princeton · #155 · Ivy · 0–0Harvard · #135 · Ivy · 0–0Sat, Feb 27 · 6:00 PM ETLavietes Pavilion · Cambridge, MA
Model line
Harvard −9.4
Win probability
Harvard 84%
Projected tempo
68.3
possessions
Site
Harvard home
16%Win probability84%

The model makes Harvard a 9.4-point favorite, winning about 84 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.

Princeton offense vs Harvard defense

Princeton OStatHarvard D
64.5#343Tempo#35763.9
49.6#261eFG%#12150.4
17.1#211TOV%#13817.1
27.2#290ORB%#7328.2
34.6#195FT rate#1726.6
10.3#262Block%#9610.8
55.0#114Assist%#16351.7
48.6#2962P%#15951.4
33.9#1803P%#9232.6
74.8#90FT%—
44.5#793PA rate#21138.7

Harvard offense vs Princeton defense

Harvard OStatPrinceton D
63.9#357Tempo#34364.5
53.2#93eFG%#21352.0
17.4#227TOV%#32614.3
26.8#303ORB%#8728.5
25.7#359FT rate#15234.0
7.4#24Block%#3336.4
56.1#87Assist%#11750.1
54.0#852P%#32255.7
34.7#1373P%#3731.1
80.8#1FT%—
40.2#1663PA rate#11441.4

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.

Princeton

Sat, Mar 7AYale145L 53–78
Sat, Feb 28HDartmouth304W 82–61
Fri, Feb 27HHarvard135L 56–58
Fri, Feb 20ABrown229L 71–80
Sat, Feb 14HColumbia202L 65–75

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