The Brown Bears (8-6, 0-1 Ivy League) are 4-point favorites as they attempt to extend a four-game home win streak when they host the Harvard Crimson (5-9, 0-1 Ivy League) on Saturday, January 18, 2025 at Paul Bailey Pizzitola Sports Center. The matchup airs at 2:00 PM ET on ESPN+. The over/under in the matchup is set at 136.5.
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Who Will Win Brown vs. Harvard?
Brown and Harvard Betting Trends, Records Against the Spread
When it has played as at least 4-point favorites this season, Brown is 3-2 against the spread.
In games it has played as at least a 4-point underdog this year, Harvard is 2-2-1 against the spread.
The Bears and the Crimson combine to average 2.6 more points per game than the total of 136.5 set for this matchup.
Opponents of these teams have averaged a combined 141.6 points per game, 5.1 more than the over/under in this matchup.
The average point total for Brown’s games this year is 6.5 more points than the over/under of 136.5 in this matchup.
The average over/under in Crimson games this season is 1.1 more points than the point total of 136.5 for this outing.
So far this season, the Bears have put together a 6-7-0 record against the spread.
The Crimson’s ATS record is 5-7-1 this year.
Brown Stats & Insights
Brown averages 72.2 points per game (251st in college basketball) while giving up 70.8 per outing (166th in college basketball). It has a +20 scoring differential overall and outscores opponents by 1.4 points per game.
Brown grabs 33.1 rebounds per game (149th in college basketball) while allowing 31.5 per outing to its opponents. It outrebounds opponents by 1.6 boards per game.
The Bears hit 8.7 three-pointers per game (98th in college basketball) at a 34.2% rate (165th in college basketball), compared to the 6.4 per game their opponents make at a 31.7% rate.
Brown averages 92.7 points per 100 possessions on offense (256th in college basketball), and allows 90.8 points per 100 possessions (164th in college basketball).
Offensively, the Bears have performed better at home this season, putting up 79.4 points per game, compared to 65 per game in away games.
Harvard Stats & Insights
Harvard has a -55 scoring differential, falling short by 3.9 points per game. It is putting up 66.9 points per game, 333rd in college basketball, and is allowing 70.8 per contest to rank 166th in college basketball.
Harvard comes up short in the rebound battle by an average of 3.2 boards. It collects 29.2 rebounds per game (330th in college basketball) compared to its opponents’ 32.4.
Harvard connects on 7.4 three-pointers per game (219th in college basketball) at a 31.7% rate (289th in college basketball), compared to the 7.5 its opponents make, shooting 32.8% from beyond the arc.
Harvard averages 89.9 points per 100 possessions on offense (305th in college basketball), and gives up 95.2 points per 100 possessions (271st in college basketball).
The Crimson score 68.2 points per game at home, and 65.9 on the road.
Brown Key Players to Watch
The Bears leader in points and assists is Kino Lilly Jr., who scores 18.9 points per game along with 4.1 assists.
Brown’s best rebounder is Landon Lewis, who averages seven boards per game in addition to a PPG average of 14.
Lilly makes more threes per game than any other member of the Bears, knocking down shots from beyond the arc at a clip of 3.8 per contest.
The Brown steals leader is Lewis, who averages 1.1 takeaways per game, while its blocks leader is N’famara Dabo, who compiles 1.9 rejections per contest.
Harvard Key Players to Watch
Robert Hinton is the top scorer for the Crimson with 13.9 points per game. Hinton also tacks on 4.7 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game.
The Harvard leaders in rebounding and assists are Chandler Pigge with 7.6 rebounds per game (also adding 12.9 points and 2.5 assists per game) and Evan Nelson with 2.8 assists per game (also tacking on 8.2 points and three rebounds per game).
Thomas Batties II makes 1.4 three-pointers per game, the most on the Crimson.
Harvard’s leader in steals is Pigge with 1.6 per game, and its leader in blocks is Batties with 1.8 per game.
Brown vs. Harvard Prediction
Brown 73, Harvard 67
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