Penn Quakers @ Harvard Crimson
Friday, Jan. 30—7:00 PM EST
Preview
Penn (0-0, 4-10) has put up some impressive numbers while playing a surprisingly challenging schedule this season — they lost to UNC by 15 in their season opener, lost to Penn State by 12 and LaSalle by nine.
They've also had some very disappointing games, such as their 22-point loss to Villanova, 12-point loss to St. Joe's and a 25-point loss to Temple.
Harvard (1-1, 9-7) has faced Dartmouth in both Ivy League games they have played this season.
In both games, they were favored, and in both games they failed to beat the spread.
The Crimson's best moment this season came when they upset then-ranked Boston College, 82-70. But the two games following the upset, separated by a 14-day period, were the two Dartmouth games.
Harvard's relies on the scoring of junior guard Jeremy Lin, who is averaging 18.1 points and 5.0 assists per game, and shooting .426 from beyond the arc. He is the only player averaging double-digit points.
The Quakers feature a more balanced attack with three players averaging over 10 points per game—Tyler Bernardini with 14.5 PPG, Jack Eggleston with 10.4 PPG, and Brennan Votel with 10.3 PPG.
Stats
| Record | Conf | ATS | RPI | SOS | PF | PA | |
| Penn | 4-10 | 0-0 | 2-6 | 212 | 93 | 67.3 | 72.3 |
| Harvard | 9-7 | 1-1 | 3-6 | 242 | 328 | 68.9 | 66.8 |
| FG% | D. FG% | 3P% | D. 3P% | FT% | RPG | SPG | APG | TPG | |
| Penn | 41.8 | 43.5 | 31.3 | 37.6 | 70.1 | 37.1 | 7.6 | 15.4 | 14.7 |
| Harvard | 45.6 | 44.9 | 38.9 | 33.9 | 73.3 | 33.2 | 7.9 | 12.8 | 14.8 |
Prediction
Current Line: Harvard -6.5
Penn ATS: 2-6, 2-5 when underdog
Harvard ATS: 3-6, 0-2 when favored
Penn has a couple of offensive weapons to Harvard's one.
The Crimson has struggled recently against one of the weaker Ivy League schools, while Penn has looked all right versus some tougher opponents.
I think momentum is going against Harvard on this one
Pick: Penn +6.5
*All statistics for this article have come from StatSheet.com*
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