Brown vs Siena Prediction College Basketball Picks 11/4/24

The Brown Bears and the Siena Saints meet Monday in college basketball action from Times Union Center. Here’s a Brown vs Siena prediction. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best Brown vs Siena pick. We will examine:

The Brown Bears recent form and player performance

The Siena Saints recent form and player performance

Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Brown Bears

Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Siena Saints

Recent betting trends in games played between Brown and Siena

A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for the Brown vs Siena game

Brown Bears Betting Preview

The Bears are coming off a 13-18 overall record a season ago, notching an 8-6 run in Ivy League games. Brown finished behind Princeton, Yale and Cornell in the standings. In the conference tournament the Bears beat Princeton before a loss to Yale in the championship.

Mike Martin is back for his 12th season as head coach at Brown. He’ll lose three players to transfer in Kalu Anya (St. Louis), Kimo Ferrari (San Diego State) and Malachi Ndur (William & Mary). Leading rebounder and second-leading scorer Nana Owusu-Anane is back, though.

Siena Saints Betting Preview

Over on the Saints’ side, they posted a rough season in 2023-24 with a 4-28 overall record and a 3-17 result in the MAAC. Siena finished in dead last place among the standings, one game behind Manhattan. A loss to Niagara in the conference tourney opener finished off the year.

Siena gets a new head coach in Gerry McNamara this year, and he’ll have a completely new roster. No one from last season returned, so guys like Myles Wilmoth (Hofstra) and Peter Carey (Syracuse) will have an immediate impact after transferring.

Why the Siena Saints will win

• Siena has won eight of its last nine Monday home games.
• Brown has lost each of its last five Monday games against non-Conference opponents.

Why the Brown Bears will win

• Siena has lost each of its last 11 games at MVP Arena.
• Brown has won 10 of its last 11 games against the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.
• Siena has lost the first half in seven of its last eight night games at MVP Arena against non-AP-ranked opponents.

Matchup/League Facts

• Siena ranked 360th among Division 1 teams for defensive rating last season (111.9).
• Siena ranked 360th among Division 1 teams for turnover percentage last season (20.2%).

Brown vs Siena Prediction

I’m going to stay with Brown. The Bears were just seconds away from their first NCAA Tournament since 1986 last year, but suffered a tough breakdown late in the conference tourney championship. There’s plenty of talent left over from that team, including Owusu-Anane and Kino Lilly (18.8 PPG). The Ivy League will be competitive this year, but Brown should be in the mix.

As for Siena, they’re starting relatively fresh with a big roster overhaul in 2024-25. It’ll take a few games before we get a feel for the Saints’ fortunes this year, so I don’t think they’ll cover right off the proverbial bat.

Andrew Jett's Pick: Brown Bears -2