Harvard vs Brown 1/7/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Brown Bears will travel to Lavietes Pavilion to take on the Harvard Crimson this Friday night in College Basketball action.

The Brown Bears lost their 4^th straight game and dropped to 8-8 on the season after being defeated by the Pennsylvania Quakers, 77-73, this past Sunday. Brown trailed by a 40-30 margin at halftime and could not fight all the way back after the Bears took a 55-43 lead with 11:54 left in regulation. Brown shot 47.4% from the field & 20.0% from beyond the arc while allowing Pennsylvania to shoot 45.0% from the field & 35.0% shooting from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Bears was Tamenang Choh who had a double-double with 26 points, 13 rebounds, & 2 blocks.

On the season, Brown is averaging 71.8 ppg on 43.1% shooting from the field. The Bears are averaging 7.1 three-pointers per game on 30.7% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Brown has been led by Kino Lilly Jr. (12.8 ppg, 1.6 rpg, 2.6 apg, 1.4 spg), Tamenang Choh (12.3 ppg, 8.0 rpg, 2.0 apg), Paxson Wojcik (9.9 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 1.6 apg), & Dan Friday (9.1 ppg, 2.1 rpg, 2.7 apg, 1.5 spg).

Defensively, Brown is allowing their opponents to average 67.7 ppg on 44.1% shooting from the field. The Bears have a rebound margin of 2.7 and a turnover margin of 2.3.

The Harvard Crimson won their 3^rd straight game and improved to 8-4 on the season after defeating the Howard Bison, 77-69, on December 21^st. Harvard allowed Howard to fight back from a 16-point halftime deficit to tie the game midway through the 2^nd half, however, the Harvard offense was solid down the stretch and was able to hold off the Bison after taking a 67-60 lead with 3:32 left in regulation. Harvard shot 37.9% from the field & 27.6% from beyond the arc while allowing Howard to shoot 37.7% from the field & 31.8% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Crimson was Noah Kirkwood who had 19 points, 12 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 block, & 5 steals.

On the season, Harvard is averaging 76.1 ppg on 43.5% shooting from the field. The Crimson are averaging 9.2 three-pointers per game on 34.3% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Harvard has been led by Chris Ledlum (16.7 ppg, 9.4 rpg, 1.2 apg, 1.8 spg), Noah Kirkwood (16.0 ppg, 5.8 rpg, 3.1 apg, 2.8 spg), Luka Sakota (11.4 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 2.6 apg), & Idan Tretout (8.1 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 1.3 apg).

Defensively, Harvard is allowing their opponents to average 68.0 ppg on 42.1% shooting from the field. The Crimson have a rebound margin of 0.0 and a turnover margin of 3.8.

The Bears are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games vs. Harvard, however, are just 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The Crimson are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games and just 4-11 ATS in their last 15 games vs. Ivy League opponents.

Brown has been nothing more than average on both ends of the court this season as the Bears come into this game ranked just 192^nd in scoring offense & 162^nd in scoring defense. Harvard has been led by their offense which ranks 90^th in scoring offense & 54^th in three-pointers made per game, however, the Crimson defense comes into this one ranked just 171^st in scoring defense & 169^th in defensive FG%.

Brown might be coming into this game on a 4-game winning streak, however, this is a team matches up well with Harvard and has had plenty of success agianst the Crimson in recent history. Harvard is not as strong as we’ve seen in recent years, especially on the defensive end, and as I think Brown will be able to put up some points in this one, I think the play here is to take Brown and the points.