Brown vs Harvard 1/6/23 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Harvard Crimson and Brown Bears meet Friday in college basketball action at the Pizzitola Sports Center. The Harvard Crimson look for their 10th win. The Brown Bears look to get above a .500 record.

The Harvard Crimson are averaging 67.1 points on 44.2 percent shooting and allowing 64.5 points on 41.1 percent shooting. Chris Ledlum is averaging 19.5 points and 8.8 rebounds, while Chisom Okpara is averaging 8.6 points and 4.3 rebounds. Luka Sakota is dishing 1.7 assists and Sam Silverstein is grabbing 5.5 rebounds. The Harvard Crimson are shooting 28.3 percent from beyond the arc and 63.1 percent from the free throw line. The Harvard Crimson are allowing 31.6 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 35.3 rebounds per game.

The Brown Bears are averaging 64.1 points on 42.3 percent shooting and allowing 64.2 points on 43.9 percent shooting. Kino Lilly Jr. is averaging 15.9 points and 2.4 rebounds, while Paxson Wojcik is averaging 12.1 points and 7.1 rebounds. Nana Owusu-Anane is the third double-digit scorer, and Dan Friday is dishing 2.3 assists. The Brown Bears are shooting 32.8 percent from beyond the arc and 57.2 percent from the free throw line. The Brown Bears are allowing 32.6 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 33.1 rebounds per game.

The Crimson are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 road games and 3-8 ATS in their last 11 Friday games. The Bears are 3-11 ATS in their last 14 home games and 7-2 ATS in their last 9 games overall. The under is 9-1 in Crimson last 10 overall. The under is 10-1 in Bears last 11 overall. The underdog is 5-0 ATS in the last 5 meetings.

The Brown Bears are getting the edge here because they’re at home, but every game with them comes down to the wire, and they don’t have the offensive horses to pull away. You can argue the Harvard Crimson have been the better team this season, and they’ve had covering success on the road. Toss up spot. Give me Harvard.