Yale Bulldogs vs Harvard Crimson Prediction, 2/14/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Yale Bulldogs vs Harvard Crimson

Date: Saturday, February 14, 2026

Location: Lavietes Pavilion in Cambridge, MA

TV: ESPNU

The Harvard Crimson (13-9) are hosting the Yale Bulldogs (18-4) at Lavietes Pavilion on Saturday.

The Yale Bulldogs faced off with Howard and earned the victory with a final of 87-81 in their last game. Yale ended the game with a 45.8% field goal percentage (27 out of 59) and knocked down 8 out of their 24 3-point shots. From the free throw line, the Bulldogs made 25 of 34 shots for a rate of 73.5%. Regarding pulling down rebounds, they earned 40 with 14 of them being of the offensive variety. They also recorded 11 assists in the game while forcing 11 turnovers and getting 8 steals. In terms of defending, Yale allowed their opponent to shoot 47.5% from the field on 29 of 61 shooting. Howard doled out 15 dimes and had 6 steals in the game. Furthermore, Howard had 25 rebounds (7 offensive, 18 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Howard finished shooting 68.4% at the charity stripe by converting 13 of 19 attempts. They made 10 of their 22 attempts from three-point range. In reference to personal fouls, the Bulldogs ended up finishing with 18 while Howard recorded 24 personal fouls.

Trevor Mullin is a player who came through for the matchup. He walked away from this one shooting 58.3% from the field and also totaled 3 dimes. He was on the court for 40 minutes and totaled 2 rebounds. He ended up finishing with 23 points on 7 of 12 shooting.

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Yale enters this contest with a record of 18-4 on the year. They are averaging 83.7 points per contest (40th in college) while going 50.2% from the field. The Bulldogs are shooting 41.7% on 3-point shots (195 of 468) and 76.8% from the charity stripe. As a team, Yale is pulling in 35.5 boards per game and has racked up 360 dimes on the season, which is 148th in college in terms of passing the rock. They lose possession via turnover 9.5 times per contest and as a group are committing 16.0 fouls per contest.

Defensively, the Bulldogs are able to force 11.0 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 18.5 fouls. They are conceding 34.5% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 116th in the country in PPG allowed (71.4). Bulldogs defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 43.2% (556 of 1,286) and they relinquish 30.3 rebounds per contest as a unit. They are ranked 62nd in college in giving up assists to their opponents with 287 conceded this year.

In their last game, the Harvard Crimson got the win with a final of 71-58 against Dartmouth. In regard to rebounds, Harvard permitted Dartmouth to collect 27 overall (6 on the offensive glass). They finished shooting 28.6% from beyond the arc by hitting 8 out of 28 and finished the contest at 12 of 13 at the free throw line (92.3%). The Crimson allowed Dartmouth to bury 19 of their 56 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 33.9% for this game. When the game finished, the Crimson finished the game shooting 24 out of 51 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 47.1%. When talking about three-point shots, Harvard converted 7 out of their 23 attempts (30.4%). They were able to bury 16 of the free throws for a clip of 88.9%. Dartmouth had 14 fouls for the game which took the Crimson to the free throw line for a total of 18 attempts. They turned the ball over 9 times, while getting 5 steals in the game. The Crimson were able to snag 30 defensive rebounds and 4 offensive rebounds totaling 34 in this game.

Robert Hinton was important for the Crimson in this game. He made 7 of 14 in this matchup for a rate of 50.0%, and had 9 rebounds. He had 19 points in his 36 minutes of playing time and earned 3 dimes in this contest.

Harvard has a win-loss record of 13-9 for the season. On the offensive side of the ball, the Crimson are hitting on 47.2% from the field, which is 71st in college. Harvard has earned 1,568 points so far this year (71.3 per game) and they pull in 31.3 boards per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 14.0 times per game (187th in college) and they turn the ball over 10.8 times per game. The Crimson are committing 14.1 fouls per contest and they hit 81.0% from the charity stripe.

The Harvard defense gives up 32.3% on shots from beyond the arc (162 of 501) and their opponents are connecting on 73.4% of their free throw shots. They have surrendered 13.0 assists and 31.5 rebounds per game, which has them ranked 140th and 42nd in the nation. The Crimson defensively are ranked 49th in college in points given up per game with 68.1. They are forcing 11.2 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 44.1% from the floor (192nd in the nation).

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Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Yale

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