Harvard Crimson

Harvard predictions start from an unbeaten team: the Crimson are 5-0 and first in the Ivy League on ESPN’s standings. Winning has not always meant covering, and they are 3-2 against the spread.

Harvard in 2026

Both misses were narrow wins: 14-10 at Brown laying 13.5, then 20-17 over Colgate laying 4.5. The covers came 31-7 at New Hampshire, 41-29 at Cornell and 30-7 over Holy Cross on 17 October. Four of the five games stayed under the total, the 70 points at Cornell the exception.

Harvard results

• at New Hampshire, 19 Sep: won 31-7; covered -14.5; under 51.5
• at Brown, Fri 25 Sep: won 14-10; missed -13.5; under 42.5
• vs Colgate, 3 Oct: won 20-17; missed -4.5; under 40.5
• at Cornell, 10 Oct: won 41-29; covered -7; over 41.5
• vs Holy Cross, 17 Oct: won 30-7; covered -15.5; under 45.5

Harvard schedule, Eastern times

• vs Princeton, 24 Oct, 3 PM
• at Dartmouth, Fri 30 Oct, 7 PM
• vs Columbia, 7 Nov, 1 PM
• at Pennsylvania, 14 Nov, 1 PM
• vs Yale (neutral site), 21 Nov, 3:30 PM

Harvard in 2025

Harvard was favored in all 10 regular-season games in 2025, went 9-1 and split them 5-5 against the spread, with six of the 10 under. The season ended in the first round of the FCS playoffs, 52-7 at Villanova.