I'm gonna tell you how it's gonna be. "Not Fade Away"-The Rolling Stones
Yale Bulldogs
84 – 55
FINAL Conference
Harvard Crimson
Ivy League · John J. Lee Amphitheater · January 25, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread YALE -13.5 Home covered
O/U 142.5 Under
Money YALE -1800 / HARV +900
Model Predictions
Spread Total YALE win
Actual YALE +29 139 Won
Massey YALE -17.2 (+11.8) — —
Massey Totals — 146.6 (-7.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 91% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 95% ✓
Baseline Plus ML YALE -14.5 (+14.5) 143.0 (-4.0) 88% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ YALE -15.8 (+13.2) 142.2 (-3.2) 88% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML YALE -14.7 (+14.3) 143.3 (-4.3) 88% ✓
Baseline ML YALE -14.3 (+14.7) 144.0 (-5.0) 88% ✓

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 14, 2026 YALE 76 – 75 HARV
Feb 1, 2026 HARV 67 – 65 YALE
Mar 1, 2025 HARV 74 – 69 YALE
Mar 3, 2024 YALE 80 – 60 HARV
Jan 27, 2024 YALE 78 – 65 HARV

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings YALE HARV
Overall 22-8 12-15
Conference 13-1 7-7
Home 11-0 7-5
Away 7-6 5-10
Neutral 4-2 0-0
Last 5 4-1 2-3
Streak L1 W2
Avg Pts For 80.7 68.3
Avg Pts Against 70.9 72.3
Massey 7.7 (#78) -6.2 (#264)
Bradley-Terry 0.67 (#111) -1.08 (#262)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.84 (#108) -1.30 (#262)
RPI 0.565 (#67) 0.458 (#244)
Shooting & Four Factors YALE HARV
FG% 47.4% 43.3%
3PT% 37.7% 31.4%
REB / G 39.8 32.8
OREB / G 12.1 9.2
AST / TO 1.52 1.02
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.6% 49.9%
TOV% 15.8% 19.2%
ORB% 35.1% 27.5%
FT Rate 25.0% 20.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.4% 51.1%
Opp TOV% 16.5% 17.6%
DRB% 75.9% 67.8%
Opp FT Rate 28.1% 18.5%

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