Free College Basketball Betting Picks: Brown-Yale, Ivy League, Jan. 23, 2009

Free Pick: Brown +6.5 (-110)—Fri., Jan. 23, 2009 7:00p

Brown is 17-6 ATS overall vs. Yale since 1997, including 9-2 ATS at Yale since 1997. Bears are 4-1 ATS in their last five games as a road underdog of 0.5-6.5. Bears are 8-3 ATS in their last 11 Friday games.

Bulldogs are 3-7 ATS in their last 10 home games vs. a team with a road winning percentage of less than .400. Bulldogs are 2-5 ATS in their last seven games as a home favorite. Bulldogs are 2-6 ATS in their last eight vs. Ivy League. Bulldogs are 1-4 ATS in their last five games as a favorite.

Bears are 7-1 ATS in the last eight meetings in Yale. Bears are 10-3 ATS in the last 13 meetings. Road team is 4-1 ATS in the last five meetings. Underdog is 5-1 ATS in the last six meetings.

We’ll recommend a small play on Brown tonight! Thanks and good luck, Rocky.

Free Pick: Yale -5.0—Fri., Jan. 23, 2009 7:00p

Yale looks to sweep the season series from Brown for the first time in 11 years when the two Ivy League foes square off. The Bulldogs have won four straight, and a victory will give them a fifth straight win and a 2-0 start in league play.

Alex Zampier, who leads Yale in scoring with 14 points per game, was named the Ivy League Player of the Week. He scored 15 of his team-high 19 points in the second half last Friday as the Bulldogs rallied from an early 11-point deficit to defeat Brown 70-62 in Providence.

Defensively, the Bulldogs held Brown to just 38 percent shooting from the floor. The Bears made only three three-pointers, nearly four below their average, and attempted only 10, nearly nine below average. Yale is 5-1 ATS in their last six outings while the Bears are on a 0-6 ATS run.

How does that commercial go, “What Can Brown Do For You”? My thought is shoot 38 percent again as Yale wins by eight.—Courtesy of Bob Harvey

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