Week 12 Yale vs Harvard Predictions and Breakdown with Lou Holtz and Mark May
EDITORIAL BY GRAYDON FOX
Overview:
On Saturday, November 17th, the (5-4) Harvard Crimson will be on the road to take on the (5-4) Yale Bulldogs.
The Crowd:
The Crowd projects a final score of Harvard 29.4 – Yale 25.0 with an over/under of 54.4.
Lou Holtz and Mark May:
Lou is predicting a final score of Harvard 28 – Yale 24.
Mark is predicting a final score of Harvard 22 – Yale 16.
2018-19 Statistics (130 total teams):
Passing offense: Yale 314.7 YPG > Harvard 225.3 YPG
Rushing offense: Harvard 196.9 YPG > Yale 172.9 YPG
Scoring offense: Yale 29.8 PPG > Harvard 28.8 PPG
Scoring defense: Harvard 21.2 PPG > Yale 26.7 PPG
Passing defense: Harvard 204.6 YPG > Yale 212.0 YPG
Rushing defense: Harvard 118.6 YPG > Yale 155.3 YPG
Turnover Margin Per Game: Harvard 0.0 > Yale -1.2
Strength of Schedule:
Harvard is (5-4) with wins over San Diego, Brown, Holy Cross, Columbia, and Pennsylvania. They were defeated by Rhode Island, Cornell, Princeton, and Dartmouth.
Yale is (5-4) with victories over Cornell, Maine, Mercer, Pennsylvania, and Brown. They were defeated by Holy Cross, Dartmouth, Columbia, and Princeton.
Bottom Line:
These teams are fairly evenly matched but Harvard is just a smidge better statistically across the board. Yale has certainly had their issues with ball security as they have the third worst turnover margin (-1.2) in the FCS.
Harvard wins 27-23
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