Harvard vs. Cornell Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Jan. 24

The Harvard Crimson (10-8, 3-1 Ivy League) host the Cornell Big Red (8-9, 1-3 Ivy League) at Lavietes Pavilion, starting at 2 p.m. ET on Saturday, January 24, 2026. The Crimson are 2.5-point favorites in the game. The over/under in the matchup is set at 163.5.

Harvard took care of business in its most recent outing 64-63 against Pennsylvania on Monday. In the victory, Thomas Batties II led Harvard with 17 points. Cornell's most recent contest on Monday ended in an 89-67 win against Brown. Jake Fiegen scored 31 points in Cornell's victory, leading the team.

Harvard vs. Cornell Odds and Game Time

• When: Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 2 p.m. ET
• Where: Lavietes Pavilion in Boston, Massachusetts
• Spread favorite: Harvard -2.5
• Moneyline favorite: Harvard -148
• Moneyline underdog: Cornell +124
• Over/Under: 163.5 points

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Betting the Over/Under: Harvard vs. Cornell

• This season, Harvard's games have gone over this game's 163.5-point over/under just twice.
• This season, 11 games Cornell has played finished with a combined score higher than 163.5 points.
• The Crimson average 71.2 points per game against the Big Red's 92.4, amounting to 0.1 points over the contest's point total of 163.5.
• The 155.8 points per game these two teams surrender to opponents combined this season are 7.7 less than the 163.5-point over/under in this contest.
• This season the average over/under for Harvard's games is 139.6 points, 23.9 fewer than the over/under of 163.5 set for this contest.
• The over/under for this contest is 16.4 points lower than the average over/under in Cornell's games this season (179.9 points).

Betting the Spread: Harvard vs. Cornell

• In Harvard's 17 games this season, it has eight wins against the spread.
• The Crimson are 3-6 ATS when favored by 2.5 points or more this season.
• Cornell has five wins against the spread in 15 games this season.
• The Big Red have covered the spread once this season when underdogs by 2.5 points or more (in six chances).
• Harvard has covered the spread twice at home, and is 5-2 overall there, this year.
• At home, Harvard has two wins ATS (2-5) as a 2.5-point favorite or greater.
• Cornell is 5-6 against the spread, and 4-7 overall, in away games.
• Cornell is unbeaten ATS (3-0) on the road as 2.5-point underdogs or more.

Betting the Moneyline: Harvard vs. Cornell

• This season, Harvard has been moneyline favorites nine times and won six of those games.
• This season, the Crimson have won six of their nine games, or 66.7%, when favored by at least -148 on the moneyline.
• The bookmakers' moneyline implies a 59.7% chance of a victory for Harvard.
• Cornell has been moneyline underdogs in seven games this season, however, it has failed to come away with a win in any of those games.
• The Big Red have won all of their six games in which they were named as at least a +124 moneyline underdog.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies Cornell has a 44.6% chance of walking away with the win.