How to watch Columbia Lions vs. Harvard Crimson: Live stream, TV channel, start time for Friday's NCAA Basketball game

How to watch Columbia vs. Harvard basketball game

By Scout Staff

Jan 31, 2025 at 9:00 am ET • 2 min read

Who's Playing

Harvard Crimson @ Columbia Lions

Current Records: Harvard 6-11, Columbia 11-6

How To Watch

When: Friday, January 31, 2025 at 7 p.m. ET
Where: Francis S. Levien Gymnasium -- New York, New York
TV: ESPN Plus
Follow: CBS Sports App
Online Streaming: Catch select College Basketball matches on Fubo (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
Ticket Cost: $11.00

What to Know

Columbia is 0-10 against Harvard since February of 2019 but things could change on Friday. Both will face off in an Ivy battle at 7:00 p.m. ET at Francis S. Levien Gymnasium. The Lions are strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 81.2 points per game this season.

Columbia is headed into Friday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game on Saturday. They received a tough blow as they fell 93-78 to Penn. The Lions didn't live up to their potential and found themselves falling short of the advantage oddsmakers thought they had coming into the game.

Meanwhile, Harvard suffered their biggest defeat since January 6, 2024 on Saturday. There's no need to mince words: Harvard lost to Yale, and Harvard lost bad. The score wound up at 84-55. The Crimson have struggled against the Bulldogs recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.

Columbia's loss dropped their record down to 11-6. As for Harvard, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-11.

Keep an eye on the arc in Friday's contest: Columbia has been dynamite from deep this season, having nailed 37.6% of their threes per game. It's a different story for Harvard, though, as they've only made 31.5% of their threes this season. Given Columbia's sizable advantage in that area, Harvard will need to find a way to close that gap.

Going forward, Columbia is the favorite in this one, as the experts expect to see them win by 4.5 points. For those looking to play the spread, take note: they are a solid 6-2 against the spread when playing at home.