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Game time: February 17, 2024 at 6:00 PM ET

Venue: Francis S. Levien Gymnasium — New York, NY

Article updated Feb 17, 10:35 PM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

The Harvard Crimson are on the road playing the Columbia Lions at the Francis S. Levien Gymnasium stadium on Saturday, 2/17/2024 @ 6:00pm EST. Columbia is the betting

Game outlook

The Harvard Crimson are on the road playing the Columbia Lions at the Francis S. Levien Gymnasium stadium on Saturday, 2/17/2024 @ 6:00pm EST. Columbia is the betting favorite opening at -1.5 and the current line is Columbia -2.

Crimson vs Lions Prediction for Tonight's Game

Based on recent trends and head to head stats, the Scorecaster predicts Lions to win tonight's game by 1 points. This model factors in recent against the spread (ATS) trends and scoring which predicts the Harvard Crimson to cover the 2 point spread and the total to go over 145.5 points.

PREDICTED SCORE: Harvard 76 to Columbia 77

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the Harvard Crimson and Columbia Lions, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Curated Picks & Predictions

50% of SportsJaw players predict Columbia Lions to cover the spread.

Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that Columbia will win straight-up is 57%.

Based on the current lines, Oddsmakers predict the score to be HARVD 70.75, COLUM 74.75.

OddsShark 's prediction is Columbia will win, harvard will cover, and the total will go over.

67% picked Columbia Lions on Covers.com

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Harvard Key Betting Stats

With a power ranking of 218, Harvard is ranked #249 in offense (scoring an average of 71.70 per game), #161 in defense (allowing an average of 71.20 points to be scored against them per game) and are 12-9 (7-13 ATS) this season.

Offensively, the Crimson hit an average of 45.42% of their field goals (ranked #136) and 68.69% of their free throws (ranked #290) and makes an average of 34.48% of their three pointers ranked #156 in the NCAAB). They average 34.85 rebounds per game (ranked # 222) and average 12.75 offensive assists and 11.80 turnovers per game (ranked # 215 and 165 respectively).

Defensively speaking, Harvard allows an average of 42.48% field goals (ranked #117) and 66.78% free throws (ranked #14 in the NCAAB) The Crimson allow an average of 32.21% of the three pointers (ranked #101) and averages 36.65 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 36.65) Finally, the Crimson average 12.90 defensive assists and 10.90 turnovers per game (ranked # 187 and 289 respectively).

Columbia Key Betting Stats

Columbia Lions has a power ranking of 100 and are #69 for offense (scoring an average of 78.60 per game), #121 for defense (giving up an average of 69.85 points per game) and 13-8 (10-7-1 ATS) overall. Harvard went 0-3 (1-2 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against Columbia.

For offense, the Lions hit an average of 47.24% of their field goals (ranked #56) and 75.57% of their free throws (ranked #45) and makes an average of 38.01% of their three pointers (ranked #16 in the NCAAB). They average 36.95 rebounds per game (ranked # 105) and average 17.60 offensive assists and 12.05 turnovers per game (ranked # 14) and 197 respectively).

On defense, Columbia allows an average of 42.00% field goals (ranked #85) and 70.59% free throws (ranked #133 in the NCAAB) The Lions allow an average of 30.67% of the three pointers (ranked #41) and averages 33.40 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 33.40) Finally, the Lions average 13.85 defensive assists and 12.65 turnovers per game (ranked # 278 and 134 respectively).

Betting Summary

Columbia has a slight advantage in regards to ball control (factoring in rebounds and turnovers).

The Scorecaster model predicts the Harvard Crimson to cover the 2 point spread and the total to go over 145.5 points.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NCAAB Predictions

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SportsJaw published this archived preview from its original game-day article. Its prediction and quoted lines are preserved as written.

About our editorial process

SportsJaw Crimson vs Lions archived game preview contains historical odds and availability that may no longer be current. View history of past Crimson vs Lions matchups or learn how our predictions work.

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Harvard Crimson+105 → +111Moved
  • Moneyline · Columbia Lions-125 → -133Moved
  • Spread · Harvard Crimson+1.5 (-110) → +2 (-110)Moved
  • Spread · Columbia Lions-1.5 (-110) → -2 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Over145.5 (-110) → 145.5 (-110)Unchanged
  • Total · Under145.5 (-110) → 145.5 (-110)Unchanged

ATS and O/U trends

Harvard Crimson
17-12 matchup record · 2-8-0 ATS · 5-5-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Columbia Lions
16-12 matchup record · 6-3-1 ATS · 7-3-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2024-02-18T03:35:31.733Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the Harvard Crimson and Columbia Lions, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Recent head-to-head

  • 2024-02-02Columbia Lions 59 · Harvard Crimson 62
  • 2023-02-17Harvard Crimson 83 · Columbia Lions 65
  • 2023-01-14Columbia Lions 51 · Harvard Crimson 73
Final result

Matchup pick recap

Harvard Crimson defeated Columbia Lions 80-75

Harvard Crimson defeated Columbia Lions 80-75 on February 17, 2024, a 5-point decision in the series. Harvard Crimson's strongest period was the 2nd half, when it outscored its opponent 43-37. Against SportsJaw's recorded Harvard Crimson +2 (-110) spread, Harvard Crimson covered, while the 155 combined points finished over the recorded total of 145.5.

SportsJaw editorial picks

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No graded public tipster picks were recorded for this matchup.