Brown Bears

Of 17 games the Bears played as underdogs in 2025-26 they won two, and a unit on each lost 12.34. Away from home, though, they covered 8 of 13 spreads.

Underdogs who rarely won

Brown were underdogs 17 times and won twice: 86-80 at home to Columbia at +136, and 79-76 at Dartmouth at +130. A unit on them in all 17 lost 12.34, a deficit only 17 of the 362 teams that were ever underdogs exceeded. Over the 25 priced games the moneyline lost 12.43, and 24 teams lost more.

Covering on the road

Away from home Brown were 3-10 and covered 8 of 13. Several were losses by less than the number: 66-56 at Rhode Island getting 13.5, 86-79 at Providence getting 19.5, 81-69 at Yale getting 15.5, and 56-53 at Harvard getting 7.5. At home they were 6-8 and covered 5 of 12.

Over all 25 spreads they covered 13, one more than they missed, so the season against the number was close to level while the moneyline sank.

Month by month

November was 3-5 and lost 3.16 units. December covered all three spreads that were posted, two of them in road defeats at Rhode Island and Providence. January was 1-6 with a single cover, the home win over Columbia, and lost 4.64. February was 2-4 straight up but 5-1 against the spread, and the one March game, Penn at home, was lost and not covered.

The Ivy League

In 14 Ivy games Brown went 3-11. Cornell, Harvard, Penn and Yale beat them twice each; Princeton, Columbia and Dartmouth split. Against Penn they did not cover either game, losing 82-61 at home in the season’s last game.

The total

Thirteen overs and 12 unders in 25. Brown scored 70.37 a game and allowed 70.07, and 73 Division I teams allowed fewer.

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