Central Connecticut State vs Brown 11/29/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Brown Bears and the Central Connecticut State Blue Devils meet in college basketball action from the Detrick Gymnasium on Tuedsay night.

The Brown Bears will look to build on their 70-63 win over Maine last time out. Kino Lilly Jr. leads the Bears in scoring with 14.2 PPG while Paxson Wojcik has 12.2 PPG with 7.2 RPG and 3 AOG this season. Nana Owusu-Anane has 11.4 PPG with a team-high 8 RPG to lead the Bears on the glass while rounding out the group of double-digit scorers for the Bears so far this season. Owusu-Anane also has a team-high 3.2 APG to lead Brown in the assist department while Dane Friday has 9.8 PPG with 2.8 APG this season. As a team, Brown is averaging 66.5 PPG on 43.2% shooting from the field, 34.5% from three and 53.3% from the foul line this season.

The Central Connecticut State Blue Devils will try to bounce back from an 83-49 loss to Rutgers to fall to 0-7 this season. Kellen Amos leads the Blue Devils in scoring with 13.1 PPG along with 3.7 RPG while Nigel Scantlebury has 11 PPG with a team-high 2.9 APG to lead Central Connecticut State in assists. Davonte Sweatman has 10.1 PPG with 3.9 RPG and 2.5 APG to finish off the trio of double-digit scorers for CCSU so far this season. Andre Snoddy also has 6.4 RPG to lead the Blue Devils on the glass so far this season. As a team, Central Connecticut State is averaging 63.4 PPG on 41.6% shooting from the field, 32.6% from three and 67.9% from the foul line this season.

Brown is 2-8 ATS in their last 10 games overall and 0-6 ATS in their last 6 games following a win while the over is 11-2 in their last 13 road games. Central Connecticut State is 1-5 ATS in their last 6 home games and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games against a team with a losing record while the under is 4-0 in their last 4 home games.

I just don’t want any real part of Central Connecticut State if I’m being honest. This just isn’t a good basketball team and they’re not a team I’m looking to really back in any circumstance. Brown isn’t a world-beater by any stretch, but it beats the alternative in this spot. Give me the Bears.