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Harvard Crimson
74 – 69
FINAL Conference
Yale Bulldogs
Ivy League · Lavietes Pavilion · March 1, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread YALE -10.5 Home covered
O/U 144.5 Under
Money HARV +450 / YALE -700
Model Predictions
Spread Total HARV win
Actual HARV +5 143 Won
Massey YALE -12.2 (+17.2) — —
Massey Totals — 146.0 (-3.0) —
Bradley-Terry — — 19% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 13% ✗
Baseline Plus ML YALE -11.4 (+16.4) 144.8 (-1.8) 19% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ YALE -11.6 (+16.6) 144.2 (-1.2) 17% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML YALE -10.6 (+15.6) 145.0 (-2.0) 17% ✗
Baseline ML YALE -10.0 (+15.0) 146.1 (-3.1) 21% ✗

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
Jan 25, 2025 YALE 84 – 55 HARV
Mar 3, 2024 YALE 80 – 60 HARV
Jan 27, 2024 YALE 78 – 65 HARV

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings HARV YALE
Overall 12-15 22-8
Conference 7-7 13-1
Home 7-5 11-0
Away 5-10 7-6
Neutral 0-0 4-2
Last 5 3-2 5-0
Streak W2 L1
Avg Pts For 68.3 80.7
Avg Pts Against 72.3 70.9
Massey -6.3 (#269) 9.1 (#65)
Bradley-Terry -0.85 (#244) 1.17 (#81)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.15 (#252) 1.42 (#82)
RPI 0.480 (#218) 0.586 (#41)
Shooting & Four Factors HARV YALE
FG% 44.3% 49.1%
3PT% 31.8% 38.4%
REB / G 31.2 39.5
OREB / G 8.3 11.3
AST / TO 1.11 1.59
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.7% 55.3%
TOV% 18.3% 14.8%
ORB% 25.3% 34.0%
FT Rate 19.0% 23.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.7% 48.3%
Opp TOV% 17.6% 16.0%
DRB% 68.5% 74.3%
Opp FT Rate 18.8% 22.6%

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