Harvard vs. Columbia Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - March 6

The Harvard Crimson (16-11, 9-4 Ivy League) host the Columbia Lions (16-11, 5-8 Ivy League) at Lavietes Pavilion, beginning at 7 p.m. ET on Friday, March 6, 2026. The Crimson are 4.5-point favorites in the game. The matchup's over/under is set at 133.5.

In its last outing on Saturday, Harvard suffered a 64-61 loss to Pennsylvania. Robert Hinton put up 20 points, five rebounds and zero assists for Harvard. Columbia is coming off of a 60-54 loss to Yale in its most recent outing on Saturday. Kenny Noland's team-high 20 points paced Columbia in the losing effort.

Harvard vs. Columbia Odds and Game Time

• When: Friday, March 6, 2026 at 7 p.m. ET
• Where: Lavietes Pavilion in Boston, Massachusetts
• Spread favorite: Harvard -4.5
• Moneyline favorite: Harvard -187
• Moneyline underdog: Columbia +150
• Over/Under: 133.5 points

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Betting the Over/Under: Harvard vs. Columbia

• Harvard and its opponents have combined to outscore Friday's total (133.5 points) 13 times this season.
• In Columbia's 25 games this season, 19 finished with more combined points than Friday's total of 133.5.
• Together, the two teams combine for 146.9 points per game, 13.4 points more than the point total of 133.5 for this matchup.
• The 138 points per game these two teams allow to opponents combined this season are 4.5 more than the 133.5-point over/under in this contest.
• This season, the average over/under for Harvard's games is 136.7 points, 3.2 more than the total of 133.5 points set for this contest.
• Columbia's games have an average over/under of 148.2 points this season, 14.7 more points than the over/under for this contest.

Betting the Spread: Harvard vs. Columbia

• Harvard has 13 wins against the spread in 26 games this season.
• The Crimson are 3-6 ATS when favored by 4.5 points or more this season.
• Columbia has 14 wins against the spread in 25 games this year.
• So far this season, the Lions have been installed as underdogs by a 4.5-point margin or more five times and are 3-2 ATS in those games.
• At home this season, Harvard is 6-4 overall and 3-7 against the spread.
• At home, Harvard has two wins ATS (2-6) as a 4.5-point favorite or more.
• Columbia is 7-6 against the spread, and 7-6 overall, on the road.
• Columbia has one win ATS (1-2) as 4.5-point underdogs or more on the road.

Betting the Moneyline: Harvard vs. Columbia

• This season, Harvard has been moneyline favorites 14 times and won 10, or 71.4%, of those games.
• The Crimson have a record of 8-3 in games where oddsmakers favor them by at least -187 on the moneyline.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 65.2% chance of a victory for Harvard.
• Columbia has won in one of the six contests it has been named as the moneyline underdog this year.
• This season, the Lions have come away with a win one times in four chances when named as an underdog of at least +150 or longer on the moneyline.
• Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that Columbia has a 40% chance of pulling out a win.