Yale at Harvard Prediction - Basketball Picks 2/3/23

Harvard Preview

The Harvard Crimson are 12-9 (3-4) this season after they lost to Penn by a score of 83-68 in their last game. Harvard shot 35.5% from the field and made 9 three pointers in the loss. The Harvard Crimson are averaging 67.9 points per game, 65.5 points against per game, 37 rebounds per game, and 13.8 assists per game. Chris Ledlum has led the Crimson this season with 19.2 points per game, 8.8 rebounds per game, and 1.6 steals per game. Harvard is shooting 44% from the field, 65.7% on free throws, and 30.7% on three pointers this year.

Trends

Yale is 6-2 ATS in their last 8 games following an ATS win and 1-5-1 ATS in their last 7 games. The under is 20-8-1 in Yale’s last 29 games. Harvard is 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games and 6-0-1 ATS in their last 7 games following an ATS loss. The under is 12-4 in Harvard’s last 16 games. The road team is 19-7 ATS in these two teams last 26 head to head meetings.

Pick

Yale comes into this game on a three game winning streak, while Harvard has alternated losses and wins over their last five games. Yale defeated Harvard by a score of 58-54 in their first meetings, but Harvard will be at home for this matchup. I think this will be an excellent game to watch, but I like Harvard at home with the points.