Princeton vs. Harvard prediction: Harvard favored to win men's college basketball matchup [1/17/2026]

Harvard will take on Princeton in men's college basketball action at Lavietes Pavilion on Saturday, commencing at 2:00 PM ET.

Based on updated simulation results, Dimers' advanced college basketball model projects Harvard as the most likely winner of the Princeton vs. Harvard game.

This article offers an expanded analysis of Saturday's matchup, including an expanded look at the predicted score, best bets and picks.

Princeton vs. Harvard prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using powerful machine learning and statistical analysis, we have simulated the result of Saturday's NCAA basketball game between Princeton and Harvard 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our independent predictive model gives Harvard a 64% chance of defeating Princeton. Our predicted final score has Harvard winning 69-65.

According to our model, Princeton (+4.5) has a 55% chance of covering the spread, while the over/under total of 133.5 points has a 54% chance of going over.

Princeton vs. Harvard odds

We have researched the best men's college basketball odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

All odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

Princeton vs. Harvard picks and best bet

After matching our predictions against the best available odds, we can reveal our picks for each of the major markets. Plus, find our best bet for the game below: