We are not monsters, we're moral people / And yet we have the strength to do this. "Nemesis" - Shriekback
Harvard Crimson
81 – 71
FINAL Conference
Columbia Lions
Ivy League · Lavietes Pavilion · March 7, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread HARV -4.5 Home covered
O/U 136.5 Over
Money HARV -205 / COLU +170
Model Predictions
Spread Total HARV win
Actual HARV +10 152 Won
Massey HARV -3.5 (+6.5) — —
Massey Totals — 136.3 (+15.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 65% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 67% ✓
Baseline Plus ML HARV -3.7 (+6.3) 131.7 (+20.3) 64% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ HARV -1.7 (+8.3) 131.8 (+20.2) 59% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML HARV -2.5 (+7.5) 129.7 (+22.3) 64% ✓
Baseline ML HARV -2.8 (+7.2) 129.7 (+22.3) 62% ✓

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Jan 10, 2026 HARV 79 – 54 COLU
Feb 15, 2025 HARV 87 – 75 COLU
Feb 1, 2025 HARV 90 – 82 COLU
Feb 17, 2024 HARV 80 – 75 COLU
Feb 3, 2024 HARV 62 – 59 COLU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings HARV COLU
Overall 17-12 16-12
Conference 10-4 5-9
Home 8-4 9-5
Away 9-6 7-7
Neutral 0-2 0-0
Last 5 3-2 2-3
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 69.8 74.9
Avg Pts Against 67.3 73.5
Massey 0.2 (#161) -0.3 (#169)
Bradley-Terry -0.14 (#175) -0.27 (#195)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.29 (#182) -0.43 (#200)
RPI 0.503 (#184) 0.513 (#151)
Shooting & Four Factors HARV COLU
FG% 46.2% 46.9%
3PT% 34.8% 36.3%
REB / G 31.3 37.5
OREB / G 8.3 12.2
AST / TO 1.26 1.13
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.1% 53.8%
TOV% 17.2% 19.6%
ORB% 26.9% 36.3%
FT Rate 21.2% 20.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.9% 50.7%
Opp TOV% 17.5% 15.0%
DRB% 71.4% 72.5%
Opp FT Rate 20.3% 24.9%

Game Analysis

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