Harvard Crimson vs Brown Bears Prediction, 1/30/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Harvard Crimson vs Brown Bears

Date: Friday, January 30, 2026

Location: Pizzitola Sports Center in Providence, RI

TV: ESPN+

The Brown Bears (7-11) are hosting the Harvard Crimson (10-9) at Pizzitola Sports Center on Friday.

The Harvard Crimson faced off with Cornell and ended up losing by a score of 86-79 in their last game. In relation to personal fouls, the Crimson ended up with 21 while Cornell accounted for 14 personal fouls. They also knocked down 11 out of their 24 tries from three-point range. Cornell walked away from this one shooting 80.8% at the free throw line by burying 21 of their 26 shots. Additionally, Cornell pulled down 27 rebounds (7 offensive, 20 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Cornell distributed 18 dimes and had 4 steals in this matchup. With respect to defense, Harvard allowed the other team to shoot 52.9% from the field on 27 of 51 shooting. They also dished out 19 assists in the matchup while forcing the opposition into 11 turnovers and earning 8 steals. In the matter of rebounding, they earned a total of 26 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Crimson converted 15 of 18 shots for a percentage of 83.3%. Harvard finished the game with a 47.3% FG percentage (26 out of 55) and knocked down 12 of their 28 three-point attempts.

Robert Hinton is a player who was a factor for the matchup. He finished shooting 58.3% from the floor and earned 1 assist. He was on the court for 20 mins and totaled 6 rebounds. He was able to score 19 points on 7 of 12 shooting.

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Harvard will take the court with a record of 10-9 for the year. They turn it over 10.8 times per game and as a unit are committing 14.2 personal fouls every game. As a team, Harvard is collecting 31.4 boards per game and is sitting with 267 assists for the season, which is 270th in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Crimson are connecting on 37.0% on three-point attempts (148 of 400) and 79.0% from the free throw line. They are averaging 71.6 points per outing (292nd in the nation) while hitting 47.0% from the floor.

On defense, the Crimson are forcing 11.6 turnovers per contest while drawing 14.5 personal fouls. They are 59th in college in giving up assists with 241 conceded for the season. The Crimson are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 44.8% (472 of 1,054) and they surrender 32.1 rebounds per contest as a team. They concede 32.8% on shots from downtown and they are ranked 67th in D-1 in PPG allowed (69.3).

When they last played, the Brown Bears went home defeated by a final of 63-53 when they played Princeton. The Bears were able to collect 23 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards totaling 31 in the matchup. They also turned it over 10 times, while recording 4 steals for the game. Princeton had 15 personal fouls in this matchup which took the Bears to the charity stripe for a total of 13 tries. They were able to make 9 of those for a rate of 69.2%. When it comes to shots from beyond the perimeter, Brown knocked down 4 of their 20 tries (20.0%). When the final whistle was blown, the Bears finished 20 for 61 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 32.8%. The Bears permitted Princeton to knock down 17 of their 56 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 30.4% for the matchup. They went 30.4% from 3-point land by going 7 of 23 and ended up going 22 out of 22 from the free throw line (100.0%). With respect to cleaning the glass, Brown allowed Princeton to grab 36 overall (8 offensive).

Landon Lewis ended up being a factor for the Bears for the contest. He made 6 of 11 for the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 54.5%, and had 9 rebounds. He accumulated 13 points in his 36 mins on the court and had 2 dimes in this game.

Brown has a record of 7-11 so far this season. As an offense, the Bears are shooting 43.7% from the floor, which ranks them 274th in college. Brown has accumulated 1,287 pts for the year (71.5 per game) and they average 36.6 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 15.6 times per contest (99th in D-1) and they are turning it over 12.1 times per game. The Bears are committing 17.4 personal fouls every game and they go 70.7% from the free throw line.

The Brown defense concedes 30.5% on three-point shots (122 of 400) and their opposition makes 74.3% of their foul shots. They have conceded 12.6 dimes and 35.3 boards every game, ranking them 114th and 231st in college hoops. The Bears on defense are ranked 44th in D-1 in points allowed per contest with 67.4. They are forcing their opponents into 13.4 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 41.7% from the field (73rd in college).

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Brown

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