Pennsylvania vs. Brown betting: College basketball preview for March 6

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Ivy League foes meet when the Pennsylvania Quakers (15-11, 8-5 Ivy League) visit the Brown Bears (9-17, 3-10 Ivy League) at Paul Bailey Pizzitola Sports Center, beginning at 7 p.m. ET on Friday, March 6, 2026. The Bears are 1.5-point underdogs in the game. The matchup has a point total of 144.5.

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Pennsylvania Cover -1.5 vs Brown -126

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Pennsylvania vs. Brown betting lines

  • Pennsylvania moneyline odds to win: -145
  • Brown moneyline odds to win: +118
  • Spread: Pennsylvania (-1.5)
  • Total: 144.5

Pennsylvania statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • When playing at home, Pennsylvania sports a worse record against the spread (8-5-0) compared to its ATS record in away games (9-2-0).
  • When playing at home, the Quakers exceed the over/under 7.7% of the time (one of 13 games). They hit the over more often in road games, eclipsing the total in 36.4% of games (four of 11).

Recent trends

  • In their last 10 games, the Quakers have been putting up 71.4 points per game, an average that’s a little lower than the 76.0 they’ve scored over the course of the 2025-26 season.
  • Pennsylvania’s points-allowed average over its past 10 games (70.3) is 3.6 fewer points per game than the team is allowing over the entire season (73.9).
  • The Quakers are trending down from deep during their last 10 outings, making 7.2 threes per game and shooting 35.8% from long range compared to their season-long averages of 7.8 makes and 38.4% from distance in the 2025-26 season.

Pennsylvania betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 17-8-0 (Home: 8-5-0; Away: 9-2-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 1.5+: 6-4-0 (As Favorite: 6-4-0; As Underdog: 11-4-0)
  • O-U-P: 6-19-0 (Home: 1-12-0; Away: 4-7-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 9-0 (Home: 9-0; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 5-10 (Home: 2-2; Away: 3-7)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
44.2 (241st in nation) 45.3 (253rd) 32.7 (131st) 32.2 (253rd) 13.9 (171st) 10.4 (118th)

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Brown statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Brown’s winning percentage against the spread at home is .455 (5-6-0). Away, it is .615 (8-5-0).
  • In terms of the over/under, Bears games have finished over less frequently at home (four of 11, 36.4%) than on the road (eight of 13, 61.5%).
  • This season the Bears are 1-5 at home as moneyline underdogs (.167 winning percentage). On the road they are 1-10 (.091).

Recent trends

  • In their last 10 games, the Bears are putting up 67.2 points per contest, compared to their season average of 70.7.
  • Brown has performed worse defensively in its past 10 games, allowing 74.8 points per contest, 5.2 more points than its season average of 69.6.
  • The Bears are sinking 5.9 threes per game over their previous 10 games, which is 1.1 fewer three-pointers than their average for the season (7.0). Additionally, they sport a worse three-point percentage over their last 10 contests (28.6%) compared to their season average from beyond the arc (32.0%).

Brown betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 13-11-0 (Home: 5-6-0; Away: 8-5-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 1.5+: 8-9-0 (As Favorite: 5-2-0; As Underdog: 8-9-0)
  • O-U-P: 12-12-0 (Home: 4-7-0; Away: 8-5-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 5-2 (Home: 3-2; Away: 2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-15 (Home: 1-5; Away: 1-10)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
44.4 (231st in nation) 43.1 (106th) 31.7 (198th) 30.9 (182nd) 15.5 (85th) 11.9 (278th)
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