Quinnipiac vs Brown 11/28/2021 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
Brown Bears (4-4) vs. Quinnipiac Bobcats (3-2)
November 28, 2021 4:00 pm EDT
The Line: Quinnipiac Bobcats -1 / Brown Bears +1 ; Over/Under: +135
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The Brown Bears will travel to the People’s United Center to take on the Quinnipiac Bobcats this Sunday afternoon in College Basketball action.
The Brown Bears lost their 2nd straight game and dropped to 4-4 on the season after being defeated by the Bryant Bulldogs, 65-59, this past Friday. Brown struggled offensively against Bryant and could not fight back after the Bulldogs took a 60-54 lead with 2:17 left in regulation. Brown shot 34.3% from the field & 16.7% from beyond the arc while allowing Bryant to shoot 42.3% from the field & 37.5% from beyond the arc. Brown outrebounded Bryant by a 50-32 margin, however, committed 16 turnovers in the loss. Leading the way for the Bears was Dan Friday who had 17 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block, & 1 steal.
On the season, Brown is averaging 72.8 ppg on 41.5% shooting from the field. The Bears are averaging 6.8 three-pointers per game on 29.2% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Brown has been led by Dan Friday (11.6 ppg, 1.9 rpg, 2.5 apg, 1.8 spg), Kino Lilly Jr. (10.6 ppg, 2.0 rpg, 2.4 apg, 1.3 spg), Paxson Wojcik (10.3 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 1.3 apg), & Tamenang Choh (6.8 ppg, 8.2 rpg, 2.2 apg).
Defensively, Brown is allowing their opponents to average 64.5 ppg on 43.9% shooting from the field. The Bears have a rebound margin of 3.9 and a turnover margin of 4.9.
The Quinnipiac Bobcats had their 3-game wining streak snapped and dropped to 3-2 on the season after being defeated by the New Hampshire Wildcats, 84-69, this past Tuesday. Quinnipiac had no answers on either end of the court against New Hampshire and could not fight back after the Wildcats took a 53-34 lead with 12:25 left in the 2nd half. Quinnipiac shot 38.1% from the field & 26.7% from beyond the arc while allowing New Hampshire to shoot 51.7% from the field 7 28.6% from beyond the arc. Quinnipiac was outrebounded by New Hampshire by a 40-33 margin and lost the turnover battle by a 7-6 margin in the loss. Leading the way for the Bobcats was Dezi Jones who had 19 points, 1 rebounds, & 1 assist.
On the season, Quinnipiac is averaging 78.6 ppg on 44.9% shooting from the field. The Bobcats are averaging 11.0 three-pointers per game on 34.2% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Quinnipiac has been led by Matt Balanc (14.0 ppg, 2.0 rpg, 1.6 spg), Tyrese Williams (14.0 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 1.2 spg), Tymu Chenery (11.2 ppg, 5.2 rpg, 1.2 spg), & Dezi Jones (11.0 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 2.2 apg, 1.6 spg).
Defensively, Quinnipiac is allowing their opponents to average 70.4 ppg on 42.6% shooting from the field. The Bobcats have a rebound margin of 2.4 and a turnover margin of 1.0.
The Bears are 6-2 ATS in their last 8 games overall & 4-1 ATS in their last 5 road games. The Bobcats are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 Sunday games, however, are just 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games overall.
Brown has played a tough schedule to start the season and the Bears were impressive in competitive losses to both North Carolina & Colorado, however, the offense has at times struggled this season and the Bears currently come into this game ranked just 264th in FG% & 286th in 3P-FG%. Quinnipiac hasn’t played the toughest of schedules to start the season, however, they were able to get an easy cover on the road against Maryland and as their offense has had come success to start the season, ranking t-78th in scoring offense & t-12th in three-pointers made per game, I think Quinnipiac does enough at home in this one to cover this small spread. Good Luck!