Brown Bears (13-17, 9-6 Ivy League) vs. Yale Bulldogs (21-9, 12-3 Ivy League)
New York; Sunday, 12 p.m. EDT
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Bulldogs -7.5; over/under is 134.5
BOTTOM LINE: Yale plays Brown in the Ivy League Championship.
The Bulldogs have gone 12-3 against Ivy League teams, with a 9-6 record in non-conference play. Yale ranks second in the Ivy League in rebounding with 37.0 rebounds. Danny Wolf leads the Bulldogs with 9.7 boards.
The Bears are 9-6 in Ivy League play. Brown is eighth in the Ivy League with 23.2 defensive rebounds per game led by Nana Owusu-Anane averaging 5.5.
Yale makes 47.2% of its shots from the field this season, which is 2.4 percentage points higher than Brown has allowed to its opponents (44.8%). Brown has shot at a 43.1% clip from the field this season, 1.6 percentage points above the 41.5% shooting opponents of Yale have averaged.
TOP PERFORMERS: Wolf is averaging 14.4 points and 9.7 rebounds for the Bulldogs. John Poulakidas is averaging 13.2 points over the last 10 games.
Kino Lilly Jr. is shooting 34.1% from beyond the arc with 3.0 made 3-pointers per game for the Bears, while averaging 18.7 points and 3.6 assists. Owusu-Anane is shooting 48.2% and averaging 15.2 points over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Bulldogs: 7-3, averaging 74.8 points, 34.6 rebounds, 16.8 assists, 6.1 steals and 2.5 blocks per game while shooting 49.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 66.9 points per game.
Bears: 7-3, averaging 74.1 points, 36.2 rebounds, 15.6 assists, 6.1 steals and 3.7 blocks per game while shooting 44.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 72.4 points.
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