Penn Quakers vs Harvard Crimson Prediction, 1/19/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Penn Quakers vs Harvard Crimson

Date: Monday, January 19, 2026

Location: Lavietes Pavilion in Cambridge, MA

TV: ESPN+

The Harvard Crimson (8-8) will compete against the Penn Quakers (8-7) at Lavietes Pavilion on Monday.

The Penn Quakers took the court against Brown and took home the win by a score of 81-73 in their last game. In reference to personal fouls, the Quakers ended up finishing with 14 and Brown totaled 23 personal fouls. They knocked down 7 of 20 attempts from three-point range. Brown finished the contest at 66.7% at the free throw line by making 8 of their 12 shots. In addition, Brown had 26 rebounds (7 offensive, 19 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Brown earned 15 assists and had 6 steals for this game. When it comes to the defense, Penn allowed the other team to go 48.3% from the floor on 29 of 60 shooting. They also doled out 15 assists for the contest as well as creating 10 turnovers and getting 4 steals. With regard to grabbing boards, they collected a total of 31 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Quakers buried 22 of 29 tries for a rate of 75.9%. Penn ended the game with a 46.4% field goal percentage (26 out of 56) and buried 7 of their 16 3-pointers.

Ethan Roberts is a player who was a major contributor in the matchup. He ended up with 28 points on 7 of 14 shooting. He played for 35 mins and also collected 4 rebounds. He shot 50.0% from the floor and also totaled 5 assists.

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Penn heads into this contest with a mark of 8-7 this season. They are turning it over 11.8 times per game and as a group they commit 16.7 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Penn is collecting 37.5 boards per game and has racked up 227 dimes on the year, which ranks 261st in the nation in terms of passing the rock. The Quakers are hitting 39.4% on shots from distance (122 of 310) and 70.4% from the free throw line. They average 78.5 points per contest (147th in D-1) while hitting 44.9% from the field.

Defensively, the Quakers are forcing their opponents into 11.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 19.1 fouls. They concede 31.0% from beyond the arc and they are ranked 254th in college hoops in opponents PPG (76.3). Quakers defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 45.4% (423 of 931) and they surrender 35.4 boards per game as a squad. They currently rank 89th in college hoops in giving up assists to their opponents with 211 surrendered this year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Harvard Crimson walked away with a victory by a final of 79-54 against Columbia. The Crimson pulled down 22 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards for a total of 31 in this contest. They also gave up possession of the ball 9 times, while earning 13 steals in the matchup. Columbia had 10 fouls for the matchup which got the Crimson to the charity stripe for a total of 11 attempts. They were able to bury 11 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 100.0%. With regard to 3-point shots, Harvard knocked down 10 of 21 attempts (47.6%). When the final whistle was blown, the Crimson finished the game shooting 29 for 55 from the field which gave them a rate of 52.7%. The Crimson permitted Columbia to knock down 21 out of 56 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 37.5% in this game. They shot 12.5% from 3-point land by connecting on 2 of 16 and ended up shooting 10 out of 11 from the free throw line (90.9%). With respect to how they cleaned up the glass, Harvard permitted Columbia to snag 25 overall (9 on the offensive glass).

Thomas Batties II ended up being a factor for the Crimson for the contest. He totaled 24 points in his 27 mins on the court and had 4 dimes in the game. He converted 8 of 12 for the contest giving him a field goal percentage of 66.7%, and had 5 rebounds.

Harvard has a record of 8-8 on the year. The Crimson are committing 13.6 fouls every game and they connect on 79.4% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 13.8 times per game (225th in college) and they turn it over 11.3 times per game. Harvard has accounted for 1,131 pts so far this season (70.7 per contest) and they pull in 31.3 boards per game. As an offense, the Crimson are shooting 47.1% from the floor, which ranks 100th in college.

The Crimson on defense are ranked 52nd in the country in points per game surrendered with 67.9. They are able to force 11.9 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 44.8% from the floor (247th in college). The Harvard defense concedes 32.1% on 3-pointers (116 of 361) and their opposition knocks down 72.2% of their free throw attempts. They have conceded 12.8 assists and 31.5 boards on a nightly basis, which is ranked 130th and 44th in D-1.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Harvard

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