Hart Center Arena · at Holy Cross
#136HARVHarvard
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#317HCHoly Cross
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Season records: Harvard and Holy Cross
HARVThis seasonHC
0-0Record0-0
0-0ATS0-0
0-0O/U0-0

ATS = covered-didn’t-push · O/U = overs-unders

Model: projects HARV 73–64 · win probability HARV 79%
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model 137.1
Model edge
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The model has not beaten the closing line: with an edge of 3 or more it went 409-367 in 2025-26. Model record

What could decide it: HARV has more of the edges

HARV 5, HC 1 · 2025-26 numbers until both teams have played three games
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HC offense vs HARV defense
Offense 335th of 366 against a defense 94th, on the model’s ratings
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Shooting
Effective FG%: HARV 53.2 and allows 50.4; HC 49.8 and allows 54.8
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Three-pointers
HARV hits 34.7% and allows 32.6%; HC hits 32.5% and allows 34.0%. Threes are 40.2% and 37.3% of their shots
Context
Schedule so far
HARV has played the 153rd-hardest schedule, HC the 225th. A record against a soft schedule means less
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Who is back
Minutes back from last season: HARV 81%, HC 51%. Transfers in: HARV 0, HC 0. Early in a season, turnover makes teams harder to price
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HARV offense vs HC defense
Offense 216th of 366 against a defense 269th, on the model’s ratings
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Home court
HC at home. This season: HC 0-0 at home, HARV 0-0 away
Even
Free throws
Free throw rate: HARV 25.7, HC 31.5. Allowed: HARV 26.6, HC 27.6
Context
Tempo
About 65 possessions: HARV plays 64.7 a game (350th fastest), HC 65.8 (320th). Faster games mean more points
Even
Turnovers
Turnover rate: HARV 17.5%, HC 15.3%. Forced: HARV 17.1%, HC 14.1%
Even
Rebounding
Offensive rebound rate: HARV 26.8%, HC 21.9%. Defensive: HARV 71.8%, HC 73.0%

Market

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Pre-game lines only (ESPN, DraftKings first). After tip-off the line shown is the closing line.

Model vs market

MarketModelModel edge
Spread—HARV -9.1—
Total—137.1—
Projected score—HARV 73.1 · HC 64

1st-half model

ModelActual
1H spreadHARV -5.5—
1H total64.2—
1H projected scoreHARV 34.9 · HC 29.3—

Harvard has the better starters

Position by position: Harvard 4, Holy Cross 0, even 1
HarvardBetterHoly Cross
G T. Barbour13.6 pts · 5.2 reb · 1.5 ast Score 74
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G J. St. Germain4.5 pts · 1.2 reb · 0.9 ast Score 22
G R. Hinton17 pts · 4.9 reb · 2.2 ast Score 88
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F J. Nugent11.8 pts · 3.6 reb · 0.7 ast Score 53
G B. Eisendrath5.3 pts · 2.2 reb · 3.3 ast Score 16
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F A. Richard4.9 pts · 4 reb · 0.9 ast Score 1
G A. Hunt6.8 pts · 3.5 reb · 1.1 ast Score 42
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F D. Ryan4.7 pts · 2.1 reb · 0.7 ast Score 21
G F. Mannino1.8 pts · 1.2 reb · 0.5 ast Score 36
No call
F C. Hare2 pts · 1.5 reb · 0 ast Not ranked
HarvardBetterHoly Cross
HARV offense216th of 366 · -6.6
Even
HC defense269th of 366 · -6.8
HARV defense94th of 366 · -0.4
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HC offense335th of 366 · -10.9
Backcourt-0.7 · 5 players
Even
Backcourt-1.3 · 1 player
FrontcourtNo numbers yet
No call
Frontcourt-6.1 · 4 players
Bench-2.0 · 5 players
HCSmall
Bench-0.7 · 3 players
Score, worst to bestHARV betterHC betterTR transfer · NEW no Division I numbers

Depth chart

Projected rotation by position, starters outlined
Harvard
Guards
T. Barbour34 minR. Hinton34 minB. Eisendrath29 minA. Hunt23 minF. Mannino9 minX. Nesbitt5 min
Forwards
R. Sullivan7 minK. Parrish6 minL. Ace-Nasteski6 minA. Dror2 minT. BattiesNewA. TouomouNew
Centers
J. AdigunNew
Holy Cross
Guards
J. St. Germain15 minA. Mejia1 minA. AlijosiusNewK. HansonNewT. WilsonNewJ. GermanyNew
Forwards
J. Nugent30 minA. Richard27 minD. Ryan13 minC. Hare7 minJ. Haigh6 minE. Clark1 min
Centers
K. MgbejioforNew
Showing 2025-26 until both teams have played this season.

Matchup stats

2025-26 · rank among 365 teams
Scoring
Shooting
Possessions
Defense
HARVHC
Scoring
69.8 #290Points per game67.9 #314
1.08 #184Points per possession1.03 #288
64.7 #350Pace (possessions)65.8 #320
Shooting
53.2 #94Effective FG%49.8 #248
34.7 #1353-point %32.5 #252
40.2 #1673-point attempt rate37.3 #225
25.7 #359Free throw rate31.5 #268
Possessions
17.5 #236Turnover rate15.3 #83
26.8 #302Offensive rebound rate21.9 #356
14.2 #129Assists per game10.7 #346
Defense
67.3 #22Points allowed74.8 #182
1.04 #70Points allowed per possession1.14 #305
50.4 #122Opponent effective FG%54.8 #324
32.6 #94Opponent 3-point %34.0 #181
17.1 #147Turnovers forced14.1 #330
71.8 #69Defensive rebound rate73.0 #37
7.1 #111Steals per game5.5 #304
3.7 #109Blocks per game1.7 #355

Harvard

16-12 in 2025-26 overall · 10-5 in conference · Ivy League

Last five, 2025-26
  • Lvs Penn60–62
  • Wvs Columbia81–71
  • L@ Penn61–64
  • W@ Princeton58–56
  • W@ Cornell73–54

A week or more of rest.

Holy Cross

9-22 in 2025-26 overall · 6-14 in conference · Patriot League

Last five, 2025-26
  • L@ Lehigh66–69
  • W@ Lafayette82–77
  • Lvs Loyola MD62–76
  • L@ Boston U63–78
  • W@ Bucknell72–63

A week or more of rest.