Harvard is down this season. The Crimson have failed to cover an Ivy League game all season. But this still is a lot of points for this series. It's too many in my view because the linemaker has shaded Columbia too much and the marketplace has nudged the line even higher.

The teams met at the end of last month and Columbia nipped Harvard, 55-54, after the Crimson blew a big lead. The Lions were just 1 1/2-point favorites in that game. Harvard is primed for revenge.

Last year, Harvard was favored by five and nine points in the two meetings. Harvard won both of those games, including beating Columbia on the road by 10 points. Columbia has covered only one of its last five home games.