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Harvard Crimson
64 – 68
FINAL Conference
Princeton Tigers
Ivy League · Lavietes Pavilion · January 11, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread PRIN -4.5 Home covered
O/U 144.5 Under
Money HARV +175 / PRIN -210
Model Predictions
Spread Total HARV win
Actual PRIN +4 132 Lost
Massey PRIN -3.3 (-0.7) — —
Massey Totals — 144.9 (-12.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 22% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 22% ✓
Baseline Plus ML PRIN -4.6 (+0.6) 139.8 (-7.8) 36% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ PRIN -3.2 (-0.8) 139.3 (-7.3) 29% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML PRIN -4.2 (+0.2) 140.9 (-8.9) 35% ✓
Baseline ML PRIN -3.8 (-0.2) 140.6 (-8.6) 37% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Feb 28, 2026 HARV 58 – 56 PRIN
Jan 17, 2026 HARV 87 – 80 PRIN
Feb 22, 2025 PRIN 76 – 71 HARV
Feb 24, 2024 PRIN 66 – 53 HARV
Jan 6, 2024 PRIN 89 – 58 HARV

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings HARV PRIN
Overall 12-15 19-11
Conference 7-7 8-6
Home 7-5 9-4
Away 5-10 7-4
Neutral 0-0 3-3
Last 5 2-3 4-1
Streak W2 L1
Avg Pts For 68.3 72.1
Avg Pts Against 72.3 72.4
Massey -6.2 (#274) 1.1 (#146)
Bradley-Terry -1.06 (#268) 0.92 (#93)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.37 (#273) 0.73 (#119)
RPI 0.451 (#262) 0.548 (#84)
Shooting & Four Factors HARV PRIN
FG% 42.6% 45.8%
3PT% 30.5% 37.5%
REB / G 33.0 32.5
OREB / G 9.0 8.6
AST / TO 1.01 1.42
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.0% 54.2%
TOV% 19.6% 15.5%
ORB% 26.7% 25.2%
FT Rate 20.4% 20.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.4% 51.5%
Opp TOV% 17.0% 18.0%
DRB% 68.6% 72.2%
Opp FT Rate 18.5% 23.7%

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