Brown vs. Bryant Spread, Line, Odds and Betting Preview | Oct. 5

At Brown Stadium (RI) on Saturday, the Brown Bears (2-0) play the Bryant Bulldogs (1-3).

The Bulldogs are underdogs, but by less than a touchdown (+6.5), against the Bears (with an over/under of 55.5 points).

Read on for our betting primer for this season, and find all of our expert predictions here, too!

Spread

Brown -6.5 vs. Bryant

Bet $20, Payout $36.67

Brown vs. Bryant Betting Odds

  • Spread favorite: Bears (-6.5)
  • Moneyline: Bears (-230), Bulldogs (+190)
  • Total: 55.5 points

Brown vs. Bryant Betting Stats and Info

The Bears’ record against the spread is just 2-0-0. In one game as a moneyline favorite, Brown won. Bryant, in two games with a set spread this season, is 0-2-0 against the spread. Against the spread, the Bulldogs are winless in two games when underdogs by 6.5 points or more. Bryant has played as the underdog on the moneyline twice so far this season, and it lost both games.

Brown vs. Bryant Key Players

Brown Bears

  • Last season Jake Willcox recorded 2,924 passing yards (292.4 per game) while going 285-for-456 (62.5%) and throwing for 18 touchdowns with nine interceptions.
  • Stockton Owen took 114 carries for 375 rushing yards a season ago (37.5 per game) and scored seven touchdowns. He also caught 25 passes for 196 yards and one TD.
  • Ian Franzoni totaled 207 rushing yards on 63 carries, with one touchdown on the ground, last year. He also caught 22 passes for 178 yards.
  • Wes Rockett hauled in 70 passes for 795 yards last year while scoring three touchdowns. He was targeted 31 times, and averaged 79.5 receiving yards.
  • Graham Walker also tacked on 540 receiving yards on 45 catches and six touchdowns. He was targeted 22 times, and put up 54 yards per game.
  • Mark Mahoney caught 39 passes on 23 targets for 445 yards and three touchdowns, averaging 44.5 yards per game.
  • Last season, Terrence Lane put up 3.5 sacks, .
  • Mac Franklin totaled over his last campaign.
  • Isaiah Reed picked off five passes and tacked on 0.5 sacks last season.

Bryant Bulldogs

  • Last year Zevi Eckhaus racked up 2,907 passing yards (264.3 per game) while going 238-for-379 (62.8%) and throwing for 28 touchdowns with seven interceptions. He also had 353 rushing yards on 78 carries plus one rushing TD.
  • Fabrice Mukendi picked up 393 rushing yards (35.7 per game) and scored five touchdowns.
  • Matthew Prochaska hauled in 44 passes for 801 yards last year while scoring four touchdowns. He was targeted 44 times, and averaged 72.8 yards per game.
  • Anthony Frederick also added 472 yards on 32 grabs and six touchdowns. He was targeted 28 times, and averaged 42.9 receiving yards last year.
  • Jalen Powell caught 36 passes on 37 targets for 436 yards and six TDs.
  • Kenny Dyson Jr. had an impressive body of work a year ago, notching nine sacks, one TFL and one interception.
  • Over the course of his 2023 campaign, Dontae Lunan racked up eight tackles and one sack.
  • Last season Robert Crockett III grabbed three interceptions and added one pass defended.