College Hoops Picks Jan. 30, 2009: Brown Bears at Cornell Big Red

Brown Bears @ Cornell Big Red
Friday, Jan. 30—7:00 PM EST

Preview

The Big Red (2-0, 12-6) are one of two remaining Ivy League teams with an overall winning record and they are tied for the top spot with Yale. They have rattled off seven wins in a row and their two conference wins have come over Columbia.

Brown (0-2, 6-10) kicked off conference play with back-to-back losses against Yale. The Bears have gone 1-4 in January and in their losses they have been defeated by an average of 12.25 points. They rely on three players, and do not have much talent beyond them.

Stats

	Record	Conf	ATS	RPI	SOS	PF	PA
Brown	6-10	0-2	2-6	274	279	64.0	69.2
Cornell	12-6	2-0	6-5	101	190	73.9	66.4

	FG%	D. FG%	3P%	D. 3P%	FT%	RPG	SPG	APG	TPG
Brown	44.3	45.7	38.7	36.9	68.8	33.9	4.6	14.1	14.4
Cornell	47.0	41.9	41.0	33.1	74.4	38.7	6.5	15.5	13.4

Prediction

Current Line: Cornell -11.5

Brown ATS: 2-6, 2-4 when underdog
Cornell ATS: 6-5, 2-1 when favored

In conference play, the Bears have lost by eight and two points, while the Big Red have won by an average of 11.5 points (12 and 11 points). Brown is a stronger team than Cornell, though, so I would expect the Bears to outperform the Lions.

Pick: Brown +11.5

*All statistics for this article have come from StatSheet.com*

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