Harvard vs. Brown Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Jan. 30

The Harvard Crimson (10-9, 3-2 Ivy League) visit the Brown Bears (7-11, 1-4 Ivy League) at Paul Bailey Pizzitola Sports Center, tipping off at 7 p.m. ET on Friday, January 30, 2026. The Bears are 2.5-point underdogs in the game. The over/under is 132.5 in the matchup.

Harvard lost its last matchup 86-79 against Cornell on Saturday. Robert Hinton put up 19 points, six rebounds and one assist for Harvard. Brown's most recent game on Saturday ended in a 63-53 loss to Princeton. Landon Lewis scored 13 points in Brown's loss, leading the team.

Harvard vs. Brown Odds and Game Time

• When: Friday, January 30, 2026 at 7 p.m. ET
• Where: Paul Bailey Pizzitola Sports Center in Providence, Rhode Island
• Spread favorite: Harvard -2.5
• Moneyline favorite: Harvard -147
• Moneyline underdog: Brown +123
• Over/Under: 132.5 points

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• TV Channel: ESPN+
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Betting the Over/Under: Harvard vs. Brown

• This season, Harvard's games have gone over this game's 132.5-point over/under 14 times.
• In Brown's 16 games this season, eight finished with more combined points than Friday's point total of 132.5.
• Together, the two teams combine for 143.1 points per game, 10.6 points more than the over/under of 132.5 for this game.
• This game's point total is 4.2 fewer points than the 136.7 these two teams combine to allow per game in 2024.
• Harvard has a 140.9 average over/under in its games this season, 8.4 more points than the over/under in this contest.
• A difference of 6.4 points separates the average over/under in Brown's games (138.9 points) and this contest's over/under (132.5).

Betting the Spread: Harvard vs. Brown

• Harvard is 8-10-0 against the spread this year.
• So far this season, the Crimson have been installed as favorites by a 2.5-point margin or more nine times and are 3-6 ATS in those games.
• Brown has eight wins against the spread in 16 games this year.
• This year, the Bears have an against-the-spread record of 4-6 in their 10 games as an underdog of 2.5 points or more.
• At home this year, Brown is 4-4 against the spread and 3-5 overall.
• At home, as a 2.5-point underdog or more, Brown is unbeaten ATS (2-0).
• Harvard is 6-3 against the spread, and 4-5 overall, away from home.
• Harvard is unbeaten ATS (1-0) away from home as 2.5-point favorites or more.

Betting the Moneyline: Harvard vs. Brown

• Harvard has been the moneyline favorite in 10 games this season and won six (60%) of those contests.
• The Crimson have a record of 6-3, a 66.7% win rate, when favored by -147 or more by bookmakers this season.
• The sportsbooks' moneyline implies a 59.5% chance of a victory for Harvard.
• Brown has been chosen as moneyline underdogs in 11 games this year and has walked away with the win one time (9.1%) in those games.
• This year, the Bears have won one of 10 games when listed as at least +123 or worse on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies Brown has a 44.8% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.