Venue & Event Details
Location: Yale Bowl, New Haven, Connecticut
Kickoff: 12:00 PM ET
Broadcast: ESPNU / FuboTV (regional restrictions apply)
Capacity: ~61,000
Weather Forecast
Temperature: 48°F at kickoff, dropping into low 40s by evening
Conditions: Clear skies, winds 7–10 mph
Impact: Cool conditions favor balanced offenses; wind may slightly affect deep passing
Injury Report
Harvard Crimson:
QB Jaden Craig (healthy, 2,456 yards, 21 TDs, 5 INTs, 64.4% completion)
RB Xaviah Bascon (healthy, 571 yards, 7 TDs)
WR Brady Blackburn (healthy, 621 yards, 4 TDs)
Yale Bulldogs:
QB Dante Reno (healthy, 1,767 yards, 14 TDs, 6 INTs, 66.4% completion)
RB Joshua Pitsenberger (healthy, 1,095 yards, 12 TDs)
WR Nico Brown (healthy, 789 yards, 9 TDs)
Key Player Matchups
Craig (Harvard QB) vs Yale Secondary: Craig’s efficiency (21 TDs, 5 INTs) against a defense allowing just 196.3 passing YPG.
Pitsenberger (Yale RB) vs Harvard Front Seven: Pitsenberger’s 1,095 yards and 12 TDs against Harvard’s stout run defense.
Brown (Yale WR) vs Harvard CBs: Brown’s 9 TDs and 98.6 YPG against a secondary that has allowed only 5 passing TDs all season.
Recent Team Forms
Harvard: Beat Columbia 31–14 (Nov. 7) and Dartmouth 31–10 (Nov. 1).
Yale: Beat Princeton 13–10 (Nov. 15), Brown 34–22 (Nov. 8), Columbia 24–10 (Nov. 1).
Series History
All-time: Yale leads 69–61–8.
Recent: Harvard won 34–31 in 2024.
Trend: Harvard has won 5 of last 7 meetings.
Betting Trends
Harvard is 3–2 ATS in last 5.
Yale is 2–3 ATS in last 5.
Harvard unders have hit in 3 of last 5.
Yale overs have hit in 2 of last 3.
Historical Betting Results
Harvard has covered in 4 of last 6 rivalry games.
Yale has covered in 2 of last 6.
Unders have hit in 4 of last 6 Harvard–Yale matchups.
Prediction: Harvard 27 – Yale 20
Game Odds
Harvard Crimson – 8.5
Yale Bulldogs 51
Odds Courtesy of Sports Odd Direct as of Friday, November 21, 2025
