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The Brown Bears host the Harvard Crimson in an Ivy League game that will take place at the Pizzitola Sports Center in Providence, Rhode Island at 7 PM ET. The betting odds for this Ivy League match opened with Harvard as a -3.5 favorite and that number has been on the rise with the current point spread line of -5. The total line for this game is listed at 147 points.
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Harvard is coming off a 57-56 loss to Princeton in their last game where they covered the spread as a 3-point underdog. The total number of points scored in the game was 113, which was well under the closing line of 136.5. The Crimson have covered the spread in their last two games and in their last three games the total has gone under every time. Harvard has lost two of their last three games.
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Brown is coming off an 83-78 loss to Columbia in their last game where they failed to cover the spread as a 4.5-point underdog. The total number of points scored in the game was 161, which was over the closing line of 157. In two of the last three games by the Bears they have failed to cover the spread and the total has gone over. Brown has lost three of their last four games.
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Offensively, Harvard is putting up 69.4 points per game on a 43.9% FG average. On the defensive side of the ball the Crimson are allowing 64.8 points per game on a 41.3% FG average.
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Brown is putting up 77.3 points per game on a 43.9% FG average. On defense the Bears are allowing 77.3 points per game on a 50.6% FG average.
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Last season Harvard won both games straight up and split against the spread covering on the road but not at home.
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Harvard Crimson at Brown Bears Betting Trends<br />
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Harvard is 1-5 against the spread in their last 6 games against Brown.
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The Crimson is 5-2 straight up in their last 7 games on the road.
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The game total has gone over in 4 of Harvard’s last 5 games against Brown.
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Brown is 7-2 straight up in their last 9 home games.
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The Bears are 4-2 against the spread in their last 6 home games against the Crimson.
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Public Money Consensus<br />
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In this NCAAB matchup between Harvard and Brown have the public leaning to the visiting Crimson minus the 4 points with over 75% conviction. The over/under bettors are less definitive but still slightly betting on this game going over the posted total of 148 with just over 54%.
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