Harvard Crimson vs Colgate Raiders Prediction, 12/28/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Harvard Crimson vs Colgate Raiders

Date: Sunday, December 28, 2025

Location: Cotterell Court in Hamilton, NY

TV: ESPN+

The Colgate Raiders (6-6) will play the Harvard Crimson (6-7) at Cotterell Court on Sunday.

The Harvard Crimson faced St. John's and ended up losing by a score of 85-59 in their last game. In reference to personal fouls, the Crimson left the arena with 14 and St. John's accumulated 13 personal fouls. They also knocked down 9 of their 23 shots from beyond the arc. St. John's ended up going 77.8% when shooting free throws by burying 14 of 18 attempts. Furthermore, St. John's collected 32 rebounds (10 offensive, 22 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. St. John's dished out 19 dimes and had 8 steals for the contest. When it comes to defense, Harvard allowed the other team to shoot 50.0% from the floor on 31 of 62 shooting. They also recorded 11 assists in the matchup while forcing 11 turnovers and earning 7 steals. In regard to rebounding, they earned 19 with 4 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Crimson made 9 of their 11 tries for a rate of 81.8%. Harvard ended the game having earned a 43.4% FG percentage (23 out of 53) and converted 4 of their 20 3-point attempts.

Chandler Pigge is one player who was a major factor in the matchup. He racked up 13 points on 6 of 10 shooting. He was on the court for 20 mins played and also collected 2 rebounds. He shot 60.0% from the field and recorded 2 assists.

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Harvard will enter this contest with a record of 6-7 for the year. They are averaging 69.7 pts per contest (320th in D-1) while connecting on 47.0% from the field. The Crimson are hitting 34.9% on three-point shots (88 of 252) and 78.5% from the free throw line. As a unit, Harvard is collecting 31.4 rebounds per contest and has accumulated 179 assists this year, which is 208th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. They are giving up possession 11.8 times per game and as a team are committing 13.5 personal fouls per contest.

When they are on defense, the Crimson have forced 11.8 turnovers per game and they draw 14.6 fouls. They relinquish 32.6% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 72nd in the country in points per game from their opponents (68.3). The Crimson defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 44.5% (322 of 723) and they concede 31.4 rebounds per game as a squad. They currently rank 219th in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 173 relinquished on the campaign.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Colgate Raiders walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 90-60 when they faced Florida. The Raiders recorded 12 defensive rebounds and 4 offensive rebounds totaling 16 in this contest. They also turned it over 13 times, while recording 5 steals in this matchup. Florida had 13 personal fouls for this game which took the Raiders to the free throw line for 8 attempts. They were able to convert 3 of those for a percentage of 37.5%. In reference to shots from beyond the arc, Colgate converted 11 of 17 attempts (64.7%). At the conclusion of this game, the Raiders finished the game shooting 23 for 55 from the field which gave them a rate of 41.8%. The Raiders allowed Florida to convert 32 out of their 62 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 51.6% in the game. They finished shooting 33.3% from three-point range by shooting 8 out of 24 and ended up going 18 of 27 from the charity stripe (66.7%). In the matter of cleaning up the glass, Colgate permitted Florida to pull down 46 in total (17 offensive).

Kyle Carlesimo was important for the Raiders in this matchup. He buried 5 of 8 in this matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 62.5%, and totaled 2 rebounds. He totaled 14 points in his 22 minutes on the court and accounted for 1 assist for the matchup.

Colgate has a win-loss record of 6-6 for the campaign. The Raiders commit 17.4 personal fouls per contest and they go 73.0% from the free throw line. They are getting an assist 15.2 times per game (144th in Division 1) and they are turning it over 10.5 times per game. Colgate has earned 912 pts on the year (76.0 per game) and they pull in 33.3 boards per contest. On the offensive side of the ball, the Raiders are hitting on 49.4% from the floor, which is ranked 46th in the nation.

The Colgate defense gives up 29.3% on shots from behind the 3-point line (83 of 283) and opponents are connecting on 72.4% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have relinquished 13.9 assists and 36.8 rebounds every game, which ranks them 220th and 283rd in college hoops. The Raiders on defense are ranked 188th in the country in points given up per game with 73.6. They are forcing 10.9 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 42.1% from the field (119th in Division 1).

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Harvard

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