Harvard Crimson vs Boston Terriers Prediction, 11/22/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Harvard Crimson vs Boston Terriers

Date: Saturday, November 22, 2025

Location: Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, CT

TV: ESPN+

The Boston Terriers (2-3) will try to beat the Harvard Crimson (4-2) at Mohegan Sun Arena on Saturday.

The Harvard Crimson faced Penn State and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 84-80 in their last contest. Harvard walked away from the contest with a 52.6% field goal percentage (30 of 57) and made 12 of 27 three-point attempts. At the free throw line, the Crimson made 8 of 8 tries for a rate of 100.0%. Concerning rebounding, they earned 23 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 21 dimes for the matchup while forcing the other team into 7 turnovers and earning 4 steals. In the matter of the defense, Harvard allowed 54.4% from the field on 31 out of 57 shooting. Penn State totaled 12 assists and had 9 steals in this game. In addition, Penn State collected 25 boards (10 offensive, 15 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Penn State finished 68.0% when shooting free throws by burying 17 of 25 attempts. They converted 5 of their 19 attempts from three-point range. In the matter of personal fouls, the Crimson ended up with 18 while Penn State had 12 personal fouls.

Chandler Pigge is someone who played a role for the game. He ended up shooting 54.5% from the field and recorded 9 assists. He saw the court for 35 minutes and collected 5 rebounds. He ended up walking away with 21 points on 6 out of 11 shooting.

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Harvard will enter this matchup with a mark of 4-2 on the campaign. They are giving up possession 12.3 times per contest and as a team are committing 15.2 fouls per contest. As a team, Harvard is pulling down 33.0 rebounds per contest and has totaled 82 assists this season, which has them ranked 84th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. The Crimson are connecting on 39.2% on shots from distance (47 of 120) and 79.5% from the charity stripe. They average 72.7 points per outing (285th in the country) while going 47.4% from the floor.

On defense, the Crimson are able to force 12.0 turnovers every game while drawing 18.3 personal fouls. They are giving up 28.1% on 3-point attempts and they are 60th in college hoops in points per game allowed (65.3). The Crimson defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 42.2% (140 of 332) and they concede 31.3 boards per game as a unit. They are currently ranked 228th in college in giving up assists to their opponents with 67 relinquished on the season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Boston Terriers went home defeated by a final of 54-49 against Columbia. The Terriers were able to corral 23 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards for a total of 32 in the game. They also coughed up the ball 5 times, while getting 6 steals for the game. Columbia had 13 personal fouls for the game which got the Terriers to the charity stripe for a total of 16 tries. They were able to make 11 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 68.8%. In regard to 3-point shots, Boston converted 2 out of 18 tries (11.1%). When the game finished, the Terriers went 18 for 58 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 31.0%. The Terriers permitted Columbia to bury 20 out of their 51 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 39.2% for this game. They shot 33.3% from distance by hitting 7 out of 21 and ended up shooting 7 of 9 from the charity stripe (77.8%). When it comes to how they rebounded, Boston allowed Columbia to collect 40 in total (8 offensive).

Ben Defty ended up being a major contributor for the Terriers in the matchup. He accumulated 14 points in his 32 mins on the court and added 2 dimes in this matchup. He knocked down 7 of 10 in this contest for a field goal percentage of 70.0%, and accumulated 10 rebounds.

Boston has a record of 2-3 so far this year. As an offense, the Terriers are shooting 43.4% from the floor, which is 257th in the country. Boston has accounted for 346 points for the campaign (69.2 per contest) and they collect 33.0 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 14.8 times per contest (185th in the country) and they are turning it over 11.6 times per game. The Terriers are responsible for committing 17.0 personal fouls per game and they connect on 72.8% from the charity stripe.

The Boston defense gives up 40.7% from downtown (46 of 113) and opponents are converting on 74.7% of their shots from the free throw line. They relinquish 15.8 dimes and 33.6 rebounds every game, ranking them 300th and 130th in the nation. The Terriers are ranked 216th in college in points per game surrendered with 74.6. They are forcing 10.2 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 47.1% from the field (309th in college hoops).

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Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Harvard

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