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Harvard Crimson
87 – 75
FINAL Conference
Columbia Lions
Ivy League · Lavietes Pavilion · February 15, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread HARV -2.5 Home covered
O/U 149.5 Over
Money HARV -140 / COLU +120
Model Predictions
Spread Total HARV win
Actual HARV +12 162 Won
Massey HARV -0.8 (+11.2) — —
Massey Totals — 151.0 (+11.0) —
Bradley-Terry — — 56% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 64% ✓
Baseline Plus ML HARV -0.5 (+11.5) 147.8 (+14.2) 54% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ HARV -0.4 (+11.6) 145.6 (+16.4) 56% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML HARV -1.4 (+10.6) 147.2 (+14.8) 56% ✓
Baseline ML HARV -0.9 (+11.1) 148.0 (+14.0) 58% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 7, 2026 HARV 81 – 71 COLU
Jan 10, 2026 HARV 79 – 54 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 12-15 12-15
Conference 7-7 1-13
Home 7-5 9-6
Away 5-10 3-9
Neutral 0-0 0-0
Last 5 2-3 1-4
Streak W2 L7
Avg Pts For 68.3 77.1
Avg Pts Against 72.3 80.6
Massey -7.1 (#282) -4.7 (#242)
Bradley-Terry -1.06 (#268) -0.73 (#237)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.27 (#266) -1.19 (#260)
RPI 0.468 (#237) 0.457 (#258)
Shooting & Four Factors HARV COLU
FG% 43.2% 47.0%
3PT% 31.2% 35.9%
REB / G 31.6 33.8
OREB / G 8.8 9.3
AST / TO 1.07 1.50
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.6% 54.2%
TOV% 18.5% 15.9%
ORB% 25.9% 27.4%
FT Rate 18.1% 22.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.1% 55.1%
Opp TOV% 17.9% 17.4%
DRB% 67.1% 71.9%
Opp FT Rate 19.9% 18.5%

Game Analysis

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