The Brown Bears will try to cover the point spread at Pizzitola Sports Center on Friday when they get a visit from the Pennsylvania Quakers in NCAA basketball betting action.
Sportsbook Odds & Computer Pick
College basketball betting odds makers at Sportsbook opened the Brown Bears as 1-point underdogs in this matchup. Check for the latest spread and over/under total line at sportsbooks such as Sportsbook.
Pennsylvania Quakers vs Brown Bears Matchup
Team Betting Records & Power Rankings
Brown Bears battles the Pennsylvania Quakers, currently sitting with a 9-12 mark (7-10 ATS). The OVER/UNDER records, always important for totals betting, are 11-7 for the Brown Bears and 6-11 for the Pennsylvania Quakers.
It's a betting matchup between the No. 230-rated Brown Bears and the No. 232-ranked Pennsylvania Quakers, according to the latest pro hoops power rankings here at Odds Shark.
Statistical Matchup
Scoring and defensive stats point to some betting edges in this matchup. The game features Brown's No. 84-ranked scoring average of 77 PPG, against a Pennsylvania Quakers defense rated No. 57 and allowing 67.67 PPG. The Brown Bears FG% has averaged 44.76% to date this season, more than the Pennsylvania Quakers shooters have managed so far (43.42% per game).
Recent Outings Betting Recap
Pennsylvania got 22 points from Ryan Betley en route to a 82-63 victory over Cornell on Sunday at Palestra.
The Bears got 21 points from Steven Spieth, but it was Dartmouth that prevailed in a 77-74 final on Saturday at Pizzitola Sports Center.
Next Betting Matchups
Pennsylvania at Yale, Sunday, February 19th
Brown at Princeton, Saturday, February 18th