Brown vs. Maine betting: College basketball preview for Nov. 23

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The Maine Black Bears (0-5) are 2.5-point underdogs as they look to stop a five-game losing streak when they host the Brown Bears (1-5) on Sunday, November 23, 2025 at The Pit in Memorial Gymnasium. The game airs at 2 p.m. ET on ESPN+. The matchup has an over/under of 127.5.

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Brown Cover -2.5 vs Maine -115

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Brown vs. Maine betting lines

  • Brown moneyline odds to win: -163
  • Maine moneyline odds to win: +137
  • Spread: Brown (-2.5)
  • Total: 127.5

Brown statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Brown did a better job covering the spread in home games (7-7-0) last season than it did in road games (5-7-1).
  • The Bears went over the over/under in seven of 14 home games (50%) last year, compared to four of 13 road games (30.8%).
  • Brown won a lower percentage of its matchups as a moneyline favorite when playing at home last year, going 5-4 (.556). In away games as a moneyline favorite, it had a record of 2-1 (.667).

Last season stats

  • With 72.2 points scored per game and 71.6 points allowed last season, the Bears were 225th in college basketball offensively and 165th on defense.
  • At 32.9 rebounds per game and 31.9 rebounds conceded, Brown was 127th and 226th in the country, respectively, last season.
  • The Bears were 93rd in the country in assists (14.7 per game) last season.

Brown betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 2-4-0 (Home: 2-2-0; Away: 0-2-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 2.5+: 1-0-0 (As Favorite: 1-1-0; As Underdog: 1-3-0)
  • O-U-P: 3-3-0 (Home: 1-3-0; Away: 2-0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 1-1 (Home: 1-1; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-4 (Home: 0-2; Away: 0-2)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
44.0 (244th in nation) 43.9 (207th) 29.7 (311th) 33.5 (267th) 14.8 (176th) 13.2 (256th)

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Maine statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Maine’s winning percentage against the spread at home last year was .545 (6-5-0). Away, it was .421 (8-11-0).
  • In terms of the over/under, Black Bears games went over more often at home (six of 11, 54.5%) than away (10 of 19, 52.6%) last season.
  • The Black Bears, as moneyline underdogs, won a lower percentage of games at home (0-1) than away (5-7) last year.

Last season stats

  • Last year the Black Bears posted 70.9 points per game (260th-ranked in college basketball) and surrendered 66.1 points per contest (32nd-ranked).
  • While Maine was in the bottom 25 in the nation in rebounds per game with 27.6 (11th-worst), it ranked 294th in college basketball with 33.1 rebounds allowed per contest.
  • The Black Bears dished out 14.8 assists per game, which ranked them 91st in the nation.

Maine betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 2-3-0 (Home: 0-1-0; Away: 2-2-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 2.5+: 2-3-0 (As Favorite: 0-0-0; As Underdog: 2-3-0)
  • O-U-P: 2-3-0 (Home: 0-1-0; Away: 2-2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 0-0 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-5 (Home: 0-1; Away: 0-4)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
40.9 (330th in nation) 43.1 (176th) 26.6 (349th) 35.6 (324th) 11.0 (340th) 13.8 (289th)
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