Harvard vs Navy Prediction College Basketball Picks 11/8/24

In this article, we will formulate a Harvard vs Navy Prediction for this college basketball game on Friday, November 8th, at the Navy Alumni Hall. To formulate this prediction, we will examine:

-The Crimson’ recent form and recent player performance 

-The Midshipmen’s recent form and recent player performance

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Harvard

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Navy

-Recent betting trends in games played between Harvard and Navy 

-A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for Today’s Game between the Crimson and Midshipmen

Harvard Looked Good in the First Game

Harvard looked really good in the first game of the season against Marist. At halftime, Harvard was up 41-34 and they never looked back on the way to the 79-66 victory. In the second half the offense scored 38 points and they are going to need the offense to be really good again here. 

It was mostly a balanced attack but the star of the show for Harvard was Robert Hinton who put up 27 points, four rebounds, and one assist. Austin Hunt had a strong game putting up nine points, four rebounds, and two assists. The defense gave up 66 points and they are going to need to need the defense to step up again here. Harvard will play against American, Northeastern, and Colorado after this game.

Navy Struggled in the First Game

Navy in the first game faced off against Saint Joseph’s and they didn’t play well enough. Navy scored only 63 points and that wasn’t enough as they ended up losing by seven points. At the end of the first half, Navy was up 33-28, but in the second half, the defense gave up 42 points while the defense gave up 30 points. Austin Benigi was the top player for Navy putting up 23 points, three assists, and one rebound. One big issue for Navy was the lack of scoring off the bench. Five players that played for Navy failed to score and they are going to need more production from some of the role players. 

Harvard vs Navy Prediction

Give me Harvard here. Navy’s offense went bad in the second half against Saint Joseph’s and I don’t trust their offense to find as much success scoring here. Harvard in the first game scored 79 points against Marist and they are going to have no issue running up the score here. Navy’s offense is going to have no answer, and it will be Harvard that is going to come out on top. Back Harvard against the spread here.