Check out our free Penn vs Harvard pick and preview for this NCAA Basketball game in Cambridge. See who we like to win and cover the spread in this College Basketball matchup.
Penn vs Harvard Pick & Preview: Saturday, February 11th Betting Odds
Quakers vs Crimson Matchup at a Glance
- Sport: NCAAB
- Teams: Penn Quakers at Harvard Crimson
- Where: Cambridge at Lavietes Pavilion
- Date: Saturday, February 11th
- Betting Odds: Penn +1.5, PENN +104 | HARVRD -127 O/U 138.5
Quakers Preview:
The Penn Quakers head into today’s game in what will be their 25th game of the season, posting a record of 13-11. On the road, the Quakers will be playing their 12th game of the season, having gone 5-7. So far, the Quakers have been the underdog 9 times, going 2-7 straight up. Heading into today’s contest, they are the +1.5 underdogs on the spread.
Penn will be counting on another strong performance from the team’s leading scorer Jordan Dingle who is averaging 23.95 points per game for the Quakers. Dingle is also important to the team’s ability to score on the perimeter. So far, he leads the team in 3-point shots made. Also key to the Quakers’ offensive game plan is the play of Clark Slajchert who has hit 43.4% of his field goal attempts on his way to averaging 13.9 points per game.
Offensive production has been hard to come by for Penn this season, as they are currently ranked 170th in college basketball at 72.0 points per game. A major reason for low scoring totals is the fact that they have played at a below average pace, and have struggled to knock down outside shots. As a team, the Quakers’ 3-point shooting percentage sits at just 33.5%, placing them 285th in the NCAA.
Crimson Preview:
Coming into today’s matchup, the Harvard Crimson are in the middle of a 3 game losing streak and have an overall record of 12-11. So far this season, Harvard has played 11 games at home, sitting with a record of 5-6. The Crimson’s are sitting with a betting line that is -1.5 points in their favor. For the season, Harvard has been favored to win in 10 games, sitting with a mark of 7-3.
Harvard will be counting on another strong performance from the team’s leading scorer Chris Ledlum who is averaging 18.52 points per game for the Crimson. Ledlum is also important to the team’s ability to score on the perimeter. So far, he leads the team in 3-point shots made. Also key to the Crimson’s offensive game plan is the play of Idan Tretout who has hit 43.4% of his field goal attempts on his way to averaging 8.45 points per game.
Offensive production has been hard to come by for Harvard this season, as they are currently ranked 185th in college basketball at 71.5 points per game. A major reason for low scoring totals is the fact that they have played at a below average pace, and have struggled to knock down outside shots. As a team, the Crimson’s 3-point shooting percentage sits at just 32.9%, placing them 329th in the NCAA.
Free Spread Prediction: Harvard Crimson -1.5
Heading into this matchup, with the Harvard Crimson sitting as -1.5 point favorites, we like them to pick up the win and cover the spread. Both team’s will be coming into the game looking to get up shots from outside, as Harvard and Penn are averaging 8.5 and 8.07 made 3’s per game, respectively. One trend that we feel strongly about is the fact that Harvard has historically performed well against the spread at home, going 6-4 ATS (last 10). Before tonight’s matchup, we recommend getting a wager down on the Crimson to cover at -1.5.
